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Put Funds into Education, Not Guardsnew
Last week, Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves went on the record to push the National Rifle Association's pro-gun agenda in Mississippi.
Jackson Free Press |
JFP Editorial Board |
01-17-2013 |
Crime & Justice
From Dixie With Slugsnew
Thomas Wortham IV, a Chicago police officer and Iraq war veteran, was killed during a 2010 shootout with a gun traced to Mississippi.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
01-17-2013 |
Crime & Justice
The NRA Bankrollnew
On Dec. 21, National Rifle Association chief Wayne LaPierre went in front of the TV cameras to read an announcement regarding the shootings in Newtown, Conn.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
01-17-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Line of Firenew
To some, the AR-15 is a symbol of American freedom. To others, it’s a weapon of mass destruction.
The Inlander |
Jacob Jones |
01-17-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Assault Weapons, AR-15 Rifle
High-Capacity Magazines Flood Oaklandnew
Police say extended clips that carry more than ten bullets and can turn handguns into assault-style weapons are common in the city of Oakland.
East Bay Express |
Ali Winston |
01-17-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Guns: A Public Health Crisis?new
Despite the pervasive notion that guns make people safer, science suggests otherwise.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
01-17-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Turning Off the Spigotnew
Texas has changed its tune on turning kids into criminals, but Fort Worth may be lagging behind.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Eric Griffey |
01-16-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Juvenile Offenders
Murdered by a Prosecutor
The suicide of a tech wunderkind should prompt a general reexamination of America's out-of-control prison sentences.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
01-14-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: hacking, Aaron Swartz
The Good and Bad of William Brattonnew
The former police chief in New York and Los Angeles could help Oakland police, but he also brings a lot of baggage.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
01-10-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: William Bratton
Mohamed and “The Terror Factory”new
A look inside the Fed's counterterrorism campaign from the vantage point of an upcoming trial of the Portland Xmas tree bomber.
Willamette Week |
Trevor Aaronson |
01-09-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Terror
How Clinton, Miss. is Reducing Domestic Violencenew
Tamra Morgan was the driving force behind putting a batterer's intervention program into the Clinton judicial system's toolkit. The program has significantly reduced domestic violence in the city.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
01-05-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Anatomy of a murder-suicidenew
Only by understanding why Adam Lanza wished to die can we understand why he killed.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Andrew Solomon |
01-02-2013 |
Crime & Justice
We Don't Have the Right to Care About Newtown
Since we have made a collective national decision to be a bunch of coldhearted bastards, we have to be morally consistent. And that means not caring about our kids either.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
12-18-2012 |
Crime & Justice
The First 30 Secondsnew
Portland hopes to shield the mentally ill from excessive force by putting the right cop on the scene.
Willamette Week |
Andrea Damewood |
12-18-2012 |
Crime & Justice
L.A.'s Bloody Hit-and-Run Epidemicnew
The city ignores a crisis of car-as-weapon crime in the streets.
L.A. Weekly |
Simone Wilson |
12-07-2012 |
Crime & Justice
