Guns – Page 2 – Philip Nel

When will I be shot dead?

October 1, 2015Philip NelAcademe, Death, Education, Guns, Kansas, Kansas Board of RegentsAcademe, Death, Education, Guns, Kansas, Kansas Board of Regents1 Comment

As we read the news of yet another shooting at a school (the 17th on a college campus this year, the 45th school shooting this year*), I cannot help but wonder: when will I be among those murdered? Earlier this year, a roving gunman had the campus of Kansas State University (where I teach) on

These Senators Want to Kill Your Children

April 17, 2013Philip NelDunderheads, GunsDunderheads, Guns3 Comments

45 U.S. Senators think that massacres like the ones at Sandy Hook and Aurora and Tuscon are acceptable collateral damage. They support mentally unstable people’s “rights” to have access to firearms. In sum, if you would prefer to live in a country in which children have a better chance of growing up, in which adults