How do we talk honestly about the issue of male-perpetrated violence without casting masculinity as the cause? Because we know that the vast, vast majority of men are good citizens who are adding to the goodness of the world.
Gun Control Bill Will Also Bring Mental Health Care Improvements
April 13, 2013 By 4 Comments
Unlike background checks or weapons bans, properly treating mental illness can prevent problems before a potential killer tries to buy a gun.
What Are You Prepared to Do?
April 11, 2013 By 22 Comments
In case of a violent attack, J. A. Drew Diaz says that it’s time to embrace the corollary to the Boy Scout motto: be prepared to fight back.
Before We Talk Gun Control, Let’s Talk Self Control
April 2, 2013 By 19 Comments
School counselor Mark Vander Ley sees the issue of gun control as a broader societal issue of individuals taking responsibility for oneself
Mass Murder and Men (video)
March 26, 2013 By 4 Comments
Could it be that men are socially conditioned to defend our manhood, with violence if necessary? Could it be that mass murder is the unfortunate and rare offshoot of that same masculine defensiveness taken to it’s extreme end?
Colorado Governor Signs Major Gun Control Bill Despite Controversy
March 20, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Colorado now has stricter gun control laws, but will they work?
Kids and Toy Guns: Pretend Battles Rage On, Long Past Newtown
March 13, 2013 By 12 Comments
With his kids, Carter Gaddis straddles a line between regulating imaginative gun play and banning it
BREAKING NEWS: Four Dead in Aurora Colorado Hostage Standoff
January 5, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Tragedy strikes again in Aurora, Colorado, when a hostage situation turns deadly.
Adam Lanza’s DNA to Be Analyzed
December 29, 2012 By 4 Comments
In the wake of the tragedy in Newtown, Conn., people want answers and some think they may be locked away in Adam Lanza’s genes.
On Swords and Guns
December 14, 2012 By 8 Comments
In the face of the nation’s worst school shooting, JP Rennquist finds comfort in his faith and urges us to find comprehensive ways of ending gun violence.
Flash Fiction: An American Tragedy
July 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
“There’s some foundational myth that adversity makes you better or stronger or whatever. That’s a nice thought, but it’s wrong.”
Why James Holmes is not a terrorist
July 24, 2012 By 15 Comments
Shawn Maxam wonders why are we so obsessed with labeling the Aurora, Colorado shooter.
What’s a Dead Black Boy Worth?
July 23, 2012 By 2 Comments
Shawn Maxam asks what is the price of a Black boy’s life?
Video of Aurora Shooter – First Court Appearance
July 23, 2012 By 8 Comments
Are we, as a society, feeding into what may have been Holmes’ ultimate plan – to become The Joker and gain notoriety?
Three Aurora Victims Died Shielding Others
July 23, 2012 By 10 Comments
Trending on Twitter: Shoutouts to the 3 men who died protecting others in the Aurora shootings.
“Words like ‘crazy’, ‘insane’, and ‘pyscho’ add stigma to mental illness and keep people from getting help.”
This is a comment by Shawn Maxam on the post “Video of Aurora Shooter – First Court Appearance”.