Guns
Following Gun Vote, Pat Toomey Is Now More Popular Than Ever
So much for gun control being a political third rail. At least in Pennsylvania, where we cling to our guns, Senator Pat Toomey’s recent, failed, […]
Philly Police Say 10-Year-Old “Stickup Kid” Used Toy Gun
Yesterday, police released this video of what appeared to be a ten-year-old kid brazenly pointing a gun at the head of a young woman in […]
NRA Gun Show in Harrisburg Won’t Actually Sell Guns
The NRA is sponsoring a gun show in Harrisburg…where it won’t sell guns. Vendors will be allowed to display firearms — including AR-15s and other […]
Shred Our Enemies, Not Our Constitution
I’m exhausted. I’m tired of being tired. I’ve had my fill of manufactured crises and tragedy from our President, and I’m worn down by the […]
Mayor Nutter Talks Guns At Yale
The New Haven Register reports that Mayor Michael Nutter talked about gun control during a Monday appearance at Yale: Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, in a […]
We Can’t Find the Next Adam Lanza
This past week, before yesterday’s shameless display of ideological stonewalling cast a cloud of senselessness over the U.S. Senate, the New York Times ran an […]
Toomey’s Gun Control Bill Blocked in Senate
The Senate passed Pat Toomey’s gun control bill today, by a vote of 54-46, gaining Republican support from three other Senators. But it needed 60 […]
Summer Wake-Up Call: How Many People Were Shot in Philly Last Night?
Even though it’s vacation season, I have grown to hate the summer. It’s an eerie time of year. Each morning, the news reports stories about […]
Pat Toomey’s Gun Bill Spoofed on Saturday Night Live
Not real Pat Toomey, of course, but Bill Hader Pat Toomey, wearing a wig to grant him an XL-Toomey-style forehead. (Though the real Pat Toomey […]
Pat Toomey Getting A Lot of Right-Wing Heat for Gun Control Bill
The Daily Beast has done us the favor of rounding up some examples of recent conservative opposition to Pat Toomey, after he paired up with […]
A Columbine Anniversary Threat Was Scrawled in a Bathroom at Temple
The FBI and the Philadelphia Police have been alerted to a threatening message written in a bathroom stall of an academic building at Temple. Here’s […]
Toomey Threatened to Nix Gun Control Bill For A Ridiculously Petty Reason
Today, for the first time since voting on the “Brady Bill” and the infamous assault weapons ban during the Clinton administration, the Senate will vote […]
Pat Toomey (Yes, Pat Toomey) Reaches Deal to Save Gun Control Bill [Updated]
Well, gun control advocates (and 90% of the country) have a new ally in Pennsylvania’s junior senator. Pat Toomey and Joe Manchin, blue dog Democrat […]
I’m a Republican. I’m a Mother. I’m for Stricter Gun Control Laws.
The gun control debate rages, in our homes, on the news and in Congress. I don’t understand why. I don’t understand why there is any […]
Toms River 4-Year-Old Grabs Rifle, Shoots Older Child
CBS Philly reports that a 4-year-old child in Toms River, N.J., “grabbed a .22 caliber rifle from inside a home” and took it out to […]