Sandy Hook on Townhall

• On Guns, an Abuse of Power Fri Jan 18
  David Harsanyi
  When Barack Obama implored Americans to "do the right thing" on gun restriction during a news conference this week, the "right thing" should have been obvious to everyone. Absolute moral authority -- it's the only way to go. ... more
• Sandy Hook: Obama's Latest Crisis To Exploit Fri Jan 18
  David Limbaugh
  Liberals have an uncanny knack for designing solutions that do not address the problem at hand, and they're doing it again in their current effort to use the Sandy Hook shootings as fodder for promoting stringent gun control measures. ... more
• Bloomberg: Obama's Gun Ban Wouldn't Have Stopped Sandy Hook Fri Jan 18
  New York
  In an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper, New York Mayor Bloomberg said Obama's gun ban would not have stopped the fatal shootings at Sandy Hook, however he still believes in the importance of having fewer guns. ... more
• Gun Control Ad Implies Congressman Responsible for Newtown Massacre Fri Jan 18
  America
  The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence released a new ad against Congressman John Barrow (D-GA), implying that he and his views regarding gun rights are to blame for the Newtown massacre. ... more
• Magazine Limits Could Endanger Victims Instead of Saving Them Wed Jan 16
  Jacob Sullum
  A limit on magazine capacity is emerging as a leading contender for the something that supposedly must be done in response to last month's massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. A ban on "large-capacity ammunition feeding devices" is one of the new gun restrictions approved by the New York legislature this week and one of the measures President Obama wants Congress to enact. ... more
• Progressives' Ridiculous Gun Control Argument Wed Jan 16
  Susan Brown
  Once again, conservatives have latched onto the bait tossed out by progressives in their never-ending campaign to grab guns from the hands of law-abiding citizens. Gun control is just one aspect of the Progressive agenda; in essence, they want control of everyone and everything any way they can. ... more
• Gun Owners React To My Novel Wed Jan 16
  Douglas MacKinnon
  If my email in-box is any indication, the Obama White House and its allies may have bitten off much more than they can chew as they look to weaken or abolish the Second Amendment to the Constitution and our right to bear arms. ... more
• Control Politicians, Not Guns Tue Jan 15
  Cal Thomas
  If laws were enough to deter criminal behavior prisons would be empty. ... more
• The Atheist Response to Sandy Hook Tue Jan 15
  Dennis Prager
  Last week the New York Times published an opinion piece that offered atheism's response to the evil/tragedy in which 20 children and six adults were murdered at the Sandy Hook elementary school in Connecticut. ... more
• Fox News’ Judge Jeanine Pirro Slams The Journal News: You’re Nothing But a Bunch of Cowards Mon Jan 14
  America
  Pirro slams the newspaper for publishing the names and addresses of gun owners. ... more
• Obama to Act on Gun Control Thu Jan 10
  America
  White House officials tell CBS News that President Obama is likely to unveil new ideas to reduce gun violence next week. And, as Major Garrett reports, they say the president is ready to act with or without Congress. ... more
• The Other America Is Still There Tue Jan 8
  Robert Knight
  Well, the Republicans caved and Barack Obama celebrated in Hawaii while planning his next step in creating an irreversible welfare state. Taxes will rise, spending will soar, and the media will cheer on Mr. Obama as he presses for even more as the debt ceiling deadline approaches. ... more
• Why Did He Kill All Those Children? Wed Jan 2
  Phyllis Schlafly
  The idea for massacring children in an elementary school or shooting up a mall filled with Christmas shoppers does not come from reading books, watching movies or listening to music. Does the incitement for such unspeakable acts come from hours of role-playing violent video games? ... more
• People Are Truly Good at Heart? Sadly, No Wed Jan 2
  Jeff Jacoby
  Eleven years ago, al-Qaeda terrorist Richard Reid tried to blow up American Airlines Flight 63 with a bomb hidden in his shoes. As a result, air travelers to this day must remove their shoes to pass through security at US airports. ... more
• 5 Reasons God Allows Tragedies Like the Sandy Hook Massacre To Occur Tue Jan 1
  John Hawkins
  As a Christian, it can be difficult to reconcile all the evil that happens in the world with an all knowing, all powerful loving God who could stop it if He wants, but chooses not to do so. ... more
• 2012: When Dreams Died Thu Dec 27
  Victor Davis Hanson
  The year 2012 saw the triumph of cold reality over pie-in-the-sky dreams. ... more
• Parent Group Leader to Obama: Response to Sandy Hook Tragedy Should be Less Testing Thu Dec 27
  Kyle Olson
  There have been all sorts of responses to the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary last Friday. ... more
• Who Is Too Unbalanced to Be Armed? Wed Dec 26
  Jacob Sullum
  An "active national database of the mentally ill" clearly would not have stopped Lanza, who used guns legally purchased by his mother. ... more
• Seven Things Parents Can Do Post-Newtown Without Government Wed Dec 26
  Michelle Malkin
  These simple common-sense steps are adapted from a post I published on my blog after the horrific Newtown, Conn., massacre. ... more
• My Plan for Eliminating School Shootings Wed Dec 26
  Mike Adams
  As a candidate for president of the United States, it is incumbent on me to make a statement regarding the Sandy Hook massacre and to explain how my policies would help prevent other such massacres should I become president. ... more
• Cornel West on CT Shooting and Gun Control: Obama Only Cares When “Vanilla” Children Get Shot Wed Dec 26
  America
  Tavis Smiley and Cornel West from ‘The Smiley & West Show’ on Dec. 22 spoke about President Obama and gun control after the Sandy Hook massacre in Connecticut. ... more
• Gratitude and Counting your Blessings Tue Dec 25
  Armstrong Williams
  G.K. Chesterton once wrote, “here ends another day, during which I have had eyes, ears, hands and the great world around me. Tomorrow begins another day. Why am I allowed two?” The shortest way to happiness that I know is gratitude, counting your blessings. ... more
• After Newtown, Legislators Target Video Games Mon Dec 24
  Kevin Glass
• Illumination From Medieval Manuscripts Fri Dec 21
  Suzanne Fields
  It hasn't been an easy time -- year, decade, early century -- for organized religion. Books by atheists proliferate, some meaner than others. Fewer men and women attend church or synagogue services. The season highlights Christmas and in recent years Hanukkah, but the cultural emphasis is more materialistic than meditative. ... more
• Christmas Thoughts, 2012 Fri Dec 21
  Mark W. Hendrickson
  The gentle spirit of Christmas brings a sense of fresh promise and renewal every year. The remembrances and commemorations of the birth of an innocent baby have a softening effect. Christmas provides a respite, even surcease, from the stresses, bruises, frictions, and pressures of everyday life. Indeed, this annual event reminds us that children are the hope of the world. ... more
• Sandy Hook Shooting Demands More Than Knee-Jerk Anti-Gun Response Fri Dec 21
  Bob Barr
  One week ago, a lone lunatic took the lives of 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. ... more

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