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Dec-2
Just to correct one thing. We are not a Constitutional democracy. We are a Constitutional 'Republic'. :) Our founders hated a democracy and warned us against having one. Even though we hear all of our leaders servants call us a democracy, they are wrong, and I imagine, most know it.
Dec-2
One of the most commonly encountered questions about the word democracy has nothing to do with its spelling or pronunciation, and isn’t even directly related to the meaning of the word itself. That question is “is the United States a democracy or a republic?” The answer to this, as with so many other questions about meaning, may be phrased as some form of “it depends.”
Some people assert that a country calling itself a democracy must be engaged in direct (or pure) democracy, in which the people of a state or region vote directly for policies, rather than elect representatives who make choices on their behalf. People who follow this line of reasoning hold that the United States is more properly described as a republic, using the following definition of that word: "a government in which supreme power resides in a body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by elected officers and representatives responsible to them and governing according to law."
However, both democracy andDec-3
The boy had ordered all the parts he needed to make guns, including semiautomatic weapons, and the boy had been selling them.
Kyra Scott was killed in Douglasville after reportedly being struck by a shot her younger brother fired at people who took the weapon without paying.
Read more from HuffPostDec-3
Earlier in the week, after one of Ethan’s teachers caught him researching ammunition on his phone during class, his parents failed to respond to a voicemail and email from the school alerting them, according to McDonald.
Instead, she said, Jennifer texted Ethan: “lol I’m not mad at you, you have to learn not to get caught.”
Ethan Crumbley's mother and father face charges in the wake of a Michigan school shooting that left four students dead and seven people injured.
Read more from HuffPostJan-5
Toddlers are discovering guns under piles of clothes and between couch cushions. Teenagers are obtaining untraceable ghost guns made from kits. Middle school students are carrying handguns for protection.
Read more from www.nytimes.comJan-28
The JR-15 functions like a modern sporting rifle, however and most importantly its Lightweight & rugged polymer construction and Ergonomics are geared towards children.
Apr-4
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The usual crowds filled the streets as bars and nightclubs were closing in California's capital city of Sacramento when the sound of rapid-fire gunshots sent people
Read more from Santa Maria TimesApr-10
Florida Man getting an early start?
Joshua Vining and Colton Whitler, both 17, are facing charges as adults in connection with the death.
Read more from BuzzFeed NewsApr-16
and then there is the good guy with a gun dealing with shoplifters:
VICTORVILLE, Calif. (AP) - A Southern California shoe store owner opened fire at two shoplifters, police said, but mistakenly shot a 9-year-old girl about to get her picture with a mall Easter bunny.
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