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Maine Voices: As a nation, we are failing to keep ourselves safe
The unprecedented level of gun violence prompts a call to observe a Gun Sabbath on Sunday.
Our View: Debate on guns should focus on daily death toll
There’s no magic solution to the gun violence crisis, but each case needs a different response.
Maine Voices: Better background checks will help Maine avoid gun violence
So far, our state has been lucky, but the factors that contribute to gun violence are all too plain to see.
Barney Frank: Mismatched fervor sways gun debate
The dynamic of the Democratic presidential primary contest helps answer a question that is often asked – with great frustration – by proponents of sensible restrictions on gun ownership. That is, why is it so hard to get Congress and various state legislatures to pass laws that make it much less likely that people who […]
M.D. Harmon: Obama, Clinton try to divert attention to gun control
Obama ducks accountability and Clinton struggles to prove she’s left-wing enough to win back some of the hard-core support she’s lost to Bernie Sanders.