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Come and take them: A Rebuttal to Kyle Campbell's Repeal the Second Amendment

Davy Bennett July 27, 2016

It goes without saying that any time innocent blood is shed it constitutes a tragedy. Kyle Campbell’s most recent article, “Repeal the Second Amendment,” speaks to the outrage that Americans are...

Repeal the 2nd Amendment

Kyle Campbell July 13, 2016

This was all preventable. We need to acknowledge that. If two officers have blood on their hands, ours are tinged a light red. If Micah Johnson deserved to explode, a piece of shrapnel was intended...

Opposing Views: Campus Concealed Carry

Opposing Views: Campus Concealed Carry

Leigh Terry February 4, 2016

In response to the accelerating rate of mass shootings, particularly on college campuses, State Representative Mack Butler (R-Rainbow City) has proposed a state constitutional amendment that would prohibit...

In defense of self-defense: why campus carry is a good idea

Jordan LaPorta February 4, 2016

My experience in the media has exposed me to far too many tragedies resulting from high-profile shootings. Of the disturbing images, perhaps the most harrowing came from the attack on a military recruitment...

UA students need funding, not firearms

UA students need funding, not firearms

Hunter Richey February 4, 2016

Over the past several years, the topic of gun control has been hotly contested in the political arena. Perhaps because of Alabama’s deeply conservative nature, the topic of guns has made an appearance...

Realistic view on guns necessary for actual progress

Mark Hammontree October 5, 2015

You may have missed it – I know some of my friends did – but there was another school shooting late last week. This time the shooting was at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon. Nine people...

Debate over gun control continues

Rich Robinson October 5, 2011

As the freshly energized debate over allowing firearms on college campuses is brought back into the spotlight by the actions of state legislatures across the country, it is important to remember the event...