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Tag: Gun Violence

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Republican Jesus – The Right to Cast Stones

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on August 6, 2019August 6, 2019

“Certainly it’s these men’s God given right to bear stones, and there’s no law against them bearing stones?”

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  • Essay

A Well Regulated Militia

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on October 15, 2018August 4, 2019

I think this is a fair exchange, because it’s right there in the language, in the history behind the amendment itself.

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  • Essay

Stand Up Teachers – or – The Conversations Comedians Have Been Telling Us to Have for Years

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on March 2, 2018March 2, 2018

Excerpts of some of the best life lessons I’ve gotten from stand up comedians, including decades old warnings on toxic masculinity and gun violence.

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The Politics of Fantasy

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on February 19, 2018February 19, 2018

Real world politics and morality have always found their way into great fantasy and sci-fi. Why I’m allowing the tragedy of America’s gun violence epidemic take center stage in my latest novel in progress.

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