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Gun Ownership is Declining

Gun Ownership is Declining

November 29, 2014 FlammBlog, General, Gun Violence Prevention, Issues, Politics, Uncategorized 0

The loud voices of gun-rights extremists make it seem as though they have the majority of Americans on their side. To the contrary, they represent a smaller and smaller percentage of households in America and in Illinois. The University of Chicago’s National Opinion Research Center (NORC) has been asking this question every two years since 1973: “Do you happen to have in your home (or ... »

Looking back, looking forward

Looking back, looking forward

November 13, 2014 FlammBlog, General, Politics, Uncategorized 0

The results of this year’s election were not what we had hoped they would be. Historically, the President’s party loses seats in the sixth year of an Administration. As Juan Williams wrote, this year was not bad by historical standards. Defeat should not obscure the good things we accomplished. Governor Quinn ran a great campaign, articulating the differences between the parties. Unlik... »