Welcome to the first Opinion newsletter of spring (though, and I’m sorry to say this, if the warming season provides a reason to hope, the circumstances certainly do not). I’m Paul Thornton, and it is Saturday, March 27, 2021. Let’s take a look back at the week in Opinion. Last week, it was Atlanta. Or was it Sandy Hook? Or Charleston? Or El … [Read more...]
Opinion: Two weeks, two mass shootings — back to normal for America
Eine Wartephase nach dem Waffenkauf würde einen Zeitpuffer schaffen – “A waiting phase after buying a weapon would create a time buffer”
After the firearms attacks in Colorado and Atlanta, Professor Densley believes that something will change when it comes to gun laws in the United States Interview with Frank Herrmann from Minneapolis Nach den Schusswaffenangriffen in Colorado und Atlanta glaubt Strafrechtsprofessor Densley, dass sich in puncto Waffengesetze in den USA etwas … [Read more...]
Diese Waffen werden glorifiziert – “These weapons are glorified”
"After recent mass shootings with many dead in the USA, calls for stricter gun laws have risen again. Frank Herrmann spoke to James Densley about this. The lawyer co-founded the 'Violence Project' - the most comprehensive database in the US that documents gun violence. BZ: Mr. Densley, following the bloodshed at massage parlors in Georgia and a … [Read more...]
The way we think about mass shootings ignores many black victims
The Violence Project's Dr. Jillian Peterson speaks with The Trace about the challenges of defining a mass shooting. Taken from The Trace's article, "Varying definitions of what constitutes a 'mass shooting' also seem to have influenced coverage choices. The Violence Project, whose data has been cited by several news organizations in the wake … [Read more...]
Columbine and the era of the mass shooter, two decades on
Twenty-one years ago, two seniors at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo., shot and killed 12 fellow students and a teacher. Three months later, a gunman murdered his wife and children and then attacked two day-trading firms in the Atlanta suburbs, killing a dozen more people. The eerie echoes of those back-to-back assaults have … [Read more...]