The Nation Magazine

Here Comes the Gun Bill: What You Need to Know

“The idea that keeping guns out of the hands of ‘bad’ or ‘dangerous’ people will solve the problem of gun violence rests on the fallacy that ‘good’ people never do the wrong thing. It’s not the people that make guns dangerous, but the other way around.”

Mychal Denzel Smith, “Let’s End All Gun Deaths, Not Just Mass Killings”

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Because, freedom. Duh. (via Tom Tomorrow)

“I’m not against guns; I’m not trying to go against the NRA. But I’m against the way they sell them. You can go in Walmart at 3:30 in the morning and you can’t buy a can of beer. But you can walk in there to the ammunition [counter] and buy as many boxes as you want. I have a problem with that.”

—Rev. Greg Brown on Walmart’s gun and ammunition sales policies in South Bend, Indiana

“Guns aren’t like shoes that wear out every couple of years or cars that might last a decade. A gun that’s taken care of should last a lifetime. Such a durable product can be a problem for the industry that makes it. That’s why it’s crucial not only to attract new customers, but to get gun owners to buy multiple guns. And that’s where the twin fears of crime and confiscation—hyped by America’s massive gun marketing complex—come in.”

—“How the Gun Industry Got Rich Stoking Fear About Obama”