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More Gun Control in Mississippinew
With statewide household gun ownership at 54 percent in Mississippi, it's no secret that heightened gun-control laws aren't likely to get much support from the state Legislature.
Jackson Free Press |
Jacob Fuller |
01-17-2013 |
Commentary
Castle Doctrine: Not So Cut and Drynew
Mississippi legislators passed one of the nation's broadest Castle Doctrine laws in 2006, giving Mississippians a wide range of legal reasoning to use deadly force. The statute exists as a lengthy amendment to the state's "justifiable homicide" law.
Jackson Free Press |
Jacob Fuller |
01-17-2013 |
Commentary
ALEC Pushes Stand-Your Ground Billsnew
Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law, which received widespread media coverage after the shooting death of Trayvon Martin Feb. 26, 2012, is similar to Mississippi's Castle Doctrine, with one major difference: location doesn't matter.
Jackson Free Press |
Jacob Fuller |
01-17-2013 |
Policy Issues
TobyMac is Bigger Than Evernew
As a member of DC Talk in the ’90s and early 2000s and a solo artist ever since, TobyMac has long known what it’s like to be at the peak of the Christian music scene.
Jackson Free Press |
Jacob Fuller |
11-30-2012 |
Music
FBI Arrests 'Rogue Officers'new
The FBI arrested four men, including two former metro police officers and one acting Hinds County Sheriff's deputy, Oct. 2 on charges of conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States and theft of government property.
Jackson Free Press |
Jacob Fuller |
10-19-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Can I Get A Witness?new
Former Black Flag frontman Henry Rollins will bring his “Capitalism” tour to Duling Hall Sunday, Oct. 14.
Jackson Free Press |
Jacob Fuller |
10-11-2012 |
Commentary
Developing Jackson: A Decade of Progressnew
In 2002, Jackson looked in many ways like a city doomed to decay.
Jackson Free Press |
Jacob Fuller |
09-21-2012 |
Commentary
Stolen Lives: Remembering the Tragedy of Slaverynew
A half moon disappeared as the sun rose out of the Atlantic Ocean on Sept. 1, 1832. The humid coastal winds filled the sails and carried the ship through the waves as J.W. Martin captained the Schooner Wild Cat, a 40-plus ton sailboat, out of the port of Charleston, S.C.
Among the tons of cargo, the ship carried six slaves, bound for new owners in New Orleans.
Jackson Free Press |
Jacob Fuller |
06-01-2012 |
Race & Class
Code Bluenew
Police pursuits cost a life a day. Does it matter?
Jackson Free Press |
Jacob Fuller |
04-20-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: high-speed chases, police pursuits
Jackson Rallies for Trayvon Martinnew
"What's going on in Florida is a direct representation of what went on in 1955, when a young man named Emmett Till, at the age of 14 years old, did not have the opportunity to have his due process," Tony Yarber said. "And we are standing here in the same state that this took place in 1955, and we're saying, 'It will not happen.'"
Jackson Free Press |
Jacob Fuller |
03-31-2012 |
Crime & Justice
