Category Archives: guns

Guns in America: How’s It Working Out for Us?

Posted on November 3, 2018 by Ken Dowell

99.85% of Americans will know a victim of gun violence Continue reading →

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Guns in America: The DIY Specter

Posted on October 30, 2018 by Ken Dowell

The first 3-D printed gun was produced by a Texan named Cody Wilson, a self-described crypto-anarchist.
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Guns in America: Smart Guns and the Folks Who Keep ‘Em Dumb

Posted on October 20, 2018 by Ken Dowell

The NRA has fought against every attempt to research, manufacture or sell a smart gun
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Guns in America: Prohibition and Gun Control

Posted on October 12, 2018 by Ken Dowell

Gun violence during Prohibition gave rise to the 1934 Federal Firearms Act.
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Guns in America: Where’s the Blaze of Glory?

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Ken Dowell

Few things have had a greater impact on popular culture in America than images of the Wild West.
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Guns in America: ‘Well Regulated’ Militias and the Right to Bear Arms

Posted on September 11, 2018 by Ken Dowell

Most of us at this point don’t see ourselves banding together and taking on the federal government in a firefight Continue reading →

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Guns in America: Prominent Americans Shooting Each Other Up

Posted on August 18, 2018 by Ken Dowell

Burr and Hamilton were not the only prominent American leaders to kill or be killed in a duel.,
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Guns in America: The Americanization of the Duel

Posted on August 11, 2018 by Ken Dowell

When the first European colonists came to America they brought with them a rather definitive dispute resolution process known as dueling.
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Guns in America: Who Fired the First Shot?

Posted on August 4, 2018 by Ken Dowell

Columbus? Ponce de Leon? The Pilgrims? Continue reading →

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