Reacting swiftly to the mass shooting in San Jose by an apparent “disgruntled employee” who had legally purchased three guns allegedly used in the incident, President Joe Biden called on Congress to pass tougher gun control laws, even though it was immediately obvious California’s already-strict laws hadn’t prevented the carnage. “Once again,” Biden said in […]
Coronavirus Collateral Damage: Commercial Burglaries up in Seattle, San Jose
UPDATED 4/8 @ 2:45 P.M.–Commercial businesses have been closed by shelter-in-place orders in several states in reaction to the COVID-19 outbreak, but criminals didn’t get the memo—or maybe they did—because in Seattle, Wash., and San Jose, Calif., there have been reported spikes in commercial burglaries, and one Seattle report said the crime has “exploded.” In […]
In Panic, Second Amendment Right Not Outmoded After All
A rush on gun stores across the country to purchase firearms and ammunition shows that during a period of national panic, Americans fall back on the Second Amendment for reassurance, say some in the gun rights community, but in two American cities, officials are saying gun shops are non-essential businesses. The San Jose Mercury News […]