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Of guns and patriarchy

By darryl reid | Published: April 26, 2013

Tweet“Carry a concealed weapon. That’ll fix it.” This statement was part of public comments Sheriff Chuck Wright of Spartanburg County, South Carolina made after a woman was brutally raped in his department’s jurisdiction. It would be easy to dismiss Wright’s comments as insensitive victim blaming if this tired argument ― more guns equals fewer rapes [...]

Also tagged gendered violence, rape | Leave a comment

After Giffords Shooting, More Bravery Needed

By Womens Voices | Published: January 20, 2011

By Chris Lombardi from WVFC

Can the "civil dialogue" that was promised this week include the facts about gun safety?

Also tagged carolyn mccarthy, gabrielle giffords, lori haas, mayor bloomberg, mayor corey booker, mayors against illegal guns, Obama, scott brown, women's voices for change, wvfc | 1 Comment

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