Category Archives: Gun Control

Sasha Abramsky Interview — Podcast November 25, 2013

Posted on November 27, 2013 by William Timberman

Throwing Away the Key: Mass Incarceration As a Substitute for Effective Social Policy. Author and journalist Sasha Abramsky returns to Democratic Perspective to discuss his research on the Prison Industrial Complex. How the justice system in the United States has become a one-way … Continue reading →

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Extreme Representation.

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Gary LaMaster

Arizona’s Legislative District 6 (LD6) is populated by mostly moderate, sensible people. So Democratic Perspective asked, “Why is it represented in the state legislature by a trio of right wing extremists, otherwise known as Rep. Brenda Barton, Rep. Bob Thorpe … Continue reading →

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Michael Austin Interview — Podcast April 1, 2013

Posted on April 4, 2013 by William Timberman

The Second Amendment Doesn’t Mean What the Right Wing Thinks It Does: Professor Michael Austin, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Newman University in Wichita, Kansas, returns to Democratic Perspective to discuss the national controversy surrounding the Second Amendment. In his … Continue reading →

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What The NRA Doesn’t Want You To Know.

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Gary LaMaster

There were 34 mass shootings in the US in 2012 and more than 70 since Representative Gabby Giffords was shot in the head and 6 people killed at a Congress on Your Corner event in Tucson. On average, there are … Continue reading →

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Mass Shootings and Gun Control — Podcast January 7, 2013

Posted on January 9, 2013 by William Timberman

Gun Control: Will It Ever Be Possible? In the wake of the Newtown massacre, Gary LaMaster and Bill Timberman join Democratic Perspective co-hosts Mike Cosentino and Steve Williamson for a discussion of the rise in mass shootings in the United States. … Continue reading →

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Daryl Johnson Interview, Part 2 — Podcast December 24, 2012

Posted on December 28, 2012 by William Timberman

Domestic Extremists: Who Are They, Why Are They So Angry, and How Do We Assess Their Potential for Violence? Daryl Johnson, a former senior analyst with the Department of Homeland Security, who now heads his own consulting firm, DT Analytics, returns to … Continue reading →

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Fast And Furious Lies.

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Gary LaMaster

In the wake of the House vote to find Attorney General Holder in contempt of Congress, Democratic Perspective addressed the many misconceptions and lies surrounding the ATF operation known as Fast and Furious. Of course, the Congressman Darrell Issa and … Continue reading →

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Fast and Furious: What Darrell Issa WON’T Tell You — Podcast July 9, 2012

Posted on July 10, 2012 by William Timberman

The Truth About Fast and Furious: Democratic Perspective’s co-hosts, Mike Cosentino and Steve Williamson, along with Gary LaMaster, a member of  DP’s editorial board, discuss the political furor surrounding the Arizona Office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ Fast … Continue reading →

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