Four Years after Sandy Hook, the NRA Continues the Arming of America
“I don’t think it’s quite game over,” said Jonathan E. Lowy, legal director of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. “But there are reasons to be concerned.”
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The Dangerous Movement Behind Donald Trump
/in franksmyth.com, The Progressive/by Frank SmythIt makes sense to worry that Donald Trump’s recent comments about the Second Amendment could encourage an assassination attempt against Hillary Clinton. But, as a long-time follower of the gun-rights movement, I think Trump’s words mean something else.
Why Trump’s Second Amendment Comments are More Dangerous than You Think
/in The Progressive/by Frank SmythDonald Trump seems to be suggesting that some kind of collective act of resistance may be necessary to stop an overreaching government should Clinton win the November election.
The Legacy of Berta Cáceres: What Environmentalists Can Learn From Human Rights Groups
/in Philanthropy News Digest/by Frank SmythDoes anyone doubt a link between the work of frontline environmentalists and global warming? Yet how many activists, let alone the public, are aware of the rising murder toll of local environmental activists?
Why Can’t We Do Anything About Guns?
/in The Progressive/by Frank SmythThe only thing stopping real gun reform in the United States is a paranoid fear that some future, tyrannical regime would seize Americans’ guns and impose a totalitarian state.
Despite Widespread Calls For Him to Go, the NRA is Stuck With Nugent
/in The Progressive/by Frank SmythSimilar to the way NRA bylaws control who gets elected to the board, the same bylaws control how a director may be removed once elected.
Cat Scratch Fever—Is Ted Nugent’s Racism Too Much for Republicans?
/in The Progressive/by Frank SmythHow will the NRA respond to Nugent’s anti-Semitic rant? The NRA’s polished leadership has long walked a fine line between extremism and respectability.