It was the first time I had to bring up guns in the name of keeping my son safe, but it wouldn't be the last.
In some states, gun safety is being notably strengthened; in others, it is being considerably weakened by the gun lobby in the name of protecting gun rights.
"At a time when some were trying to shut down gun shows in the name of fighting crime, John McCain tried to preserve gun shows by standardizing sales procedures.
To raise awareness about gun violence prevention, Stultz recently donated money to the advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety in the name of the attorney who handled her lawsuit.
But there's the gun, right in the name of her new band, Pistol Annies, a collaboration with the singer-songwriters Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley.
The group devotes massive resources to fighting gun regulations in the name of the Second Amendment to the Constitution, which protects the right to bear arms.
As long as people continue to consider automatic weapons as some sort of divine right, view violent video games as harmless fun, and further dismantle our already lax gun restrictions in the name of "sport," we will be here again soon.
The fund-raiser, sponsored by the association in partnership with two New Hampshire gun makers, Sig Sauer and Sturm, Ruger & Company, has prompted a chorus of protests from lawmakers and gun-control advocates questioning why the police are giving away guns, even in the name of a good cause.
Communities will continue to protest and our brothers, sisters, friends family, mentors and elders will continue to be gunned down in the name of the law.
This is a man who has become a paragon for gun ownership and action in the name of self-defense.
