More Guns Does Not Mean More Murders
April 6, 2016 |
Good morning from Washington, where abortion trips up a senator's idea to combat the evil of modern slavery. Kevin Mooney and Ken McIntyre explain conservatives' concerns. The Supreme Court erred in ruling that legislative districts must be drawn by total population, Hans von Spakovsky and Elizabeth Slattery decide. Mississippi's governor did the right thing by signing a religious liberty bill into law, Roger Severino writes. And bans on guns don't result in fewer murders, concludes a Harvard study flagged by Patrick Tyrrell. |
NewsFunding of Abortions Slows Senate Support for Human Trafficking BillConservatives argue that Republican Sen. Bob Corker's bill would duplicate current government programs and not sufficiently guard against the use of funds to pay for abortions for victims of human trafficking. |
CommentaryMore Guns Does Not Mean More MurdersThose in favor of disarming the citizenry claim that fewer guns will mean less gun crime. This assertion is not based on facts. |
CommentaryGov. Bryant Stands Up to Liberal Bullying, Signs Mississippi Religious Freedom BillIn his signing statement, Republican Gov. Phil Bryant noted that the law simply protects individuals against government coercing them against their beliefs and that it does so "in the most targeted manner to prevent government interference in the lives of the people." |
CommentarySupreme Court Got It Wrong: Noncitizens Shouldn't Be CountedIn a loss for voters, the Supreme Court has ruled unanimously against two residents of Texas who had argued that the state legislature diluted their votes when it used total population to redraw state Senate districts. |
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