Browsing Tag: Gun Control

In Gun Debate, No Rift on Better Care for Mentally Ill

“It’s very difficult to come up with a system that’s foolproof,” he said. “The bigger point is if you really want to improve mental health care in this country, then let’s improve mental health care.”

Sikhs join US Religious Leaders demanding gun control At makeshift National Mall graveyard

“I wanted to get off of that parade of pain,” he said. “I said, ‘I don’t want to come to these vigils anymore,’ -- it was killing me --

Gun Violence & Freedom to Bear Arms ~ A Sikh Perspective (Part III of III)

But in the US, both in terms of tradition as well as law concealed carrying of dagger or sword clashes with the norms of life.

Gun Violence & Freedom to Bear Arms ~ A Sikh Perspective (Part II of III)

Gun issues vary from locale to locale. A ban imposed in 1994 on semi-automatic weapons during the Clinton administration had expired in 2004. After the CT shooting, gun control advocates asked for the ban to be reinstated.

Gun Violence & Freedom to Bear Arms ~ A Sikh Perspective - (Part I of III)

Envisioning imminent prospect of an intense Gun Control debate, pursued in the interfaith arena through intense activist interventions by church groups, I concurred that we need to be meaningfully engaged in this debate as a faith group.

Temple massacre has some Sikhs mulling gun ownership

The Sikh temple massacre prompted calls for stricter gun control, but some members of the India-based faith -- who carry ceremonial knives -- are considering taking up firearms in light of the tragedy.