Same date, same day of the week, 17 years later. The annual observance of the 9/11 terror attack will stir emotions all day long. People will be remembering where they were “when the world stopped turning, that September day,” as Alan Jackson’s sorrowful, soul-searching ballad asks. The names of the victims will be […]
Schumer’s Hypocrisy on ‘Politicizing a Tragedy’ Quickly Emerges
Anti-gun New York Senator Charles Schumer’s hypocrisy is taking center stage in the wake of Tuesday’s murderous Manhattan terror attack by proclaiming in response to a tweet from President Donald Trump that, “I guess it’s not too soon to politicize a tragedy.” This is the same man who, almost immediately after the Oct. 1 Las […]
Lest We Forget: Where Were You 16 Years Ago?
While much of Monday’s news is properly focused on the devastation of Hurricane Irma on Florida and the Caribbean, it is a somber anniversary of the terrorist attack that shook America and the western world. Thousands lost their lives and millions were traumatized to one degree or another. It was this generation’s Pearl Harbor. Singer/songwriter […]
Terrorists Strike Again With Vehicle As Weapon
At least 13 people were killed Thursday in Barcelona in what authorities are calling a terrorist act, and the case once again demonstrates that terrorists – or other people determined to commit mayhem – don’t require firearms to pile up a body count. The perpetrators used a rented van to mow down scores of […]
Bratton: Euro-style Terror Attacks Coming to US
Terror attacks in Europe are “the new normal” and they are almost certainly coming to the United States, according to Bill Bratton, former New York Police commissioner, the New York Post reported. So, perhaps militia groups like the one profiled in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Monday morning aren’t so foolish after all? According to the story, […]
Trump Sarcasm about Guns after London Terror Was Spot-on
President Donald Trump’s media critics have found yet another reason to attack him, this time about his sarcastic tweet following the weekend terror attack in London: “Do you notice we are not having a gun debate right now? That’s because they used knives and a truck!” Trump’s observation was not as off the mark as […]
