Some archived columns of mine
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Here are my columns to date, posted at Girls Just Wanna Have Guns. I’ll put up the texts a bit at a time, but if you want to go to the site, here they are. http://girlsjustwannahaveguns.com/?s=edwin+leap
Category Archives: politics
Transcending divisions (my column in today’s Greenville News)
This is my column in today’s Greenville News. Acts of Altruism and Goodness Transcend our Divisions. http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20130505/OPINION/305050013/Ed-Leap-Acts-altruism-goodness-transcend-our-divisions?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Opinion|s We all love a good story because its lessons endure; it penetrates into our hearts and minds. For example, you can sit … Continue reading
The moral authority for law; how do we derive it?
My column in today’s GJWHG. http://girlsjustwannahaveguns.com/2013/04/moral-authority/ Edwin
The national uterine registry initiative.
This is a link to my column at Girls Just Wanna Have Guns. I hope it proves thought-provoking! http://girlsjustwannahaveguns.com/2013/03/the-national-uterine-registry-initiative/ Edwin
The New Religion of Narcotics
I just finished reading Neil Gaiman’s fascinating novel, Gods of America. Here’s a link to it on Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/American-Gods-Authors-Preferred-Text/dp/0062080237/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1362266866&sr=8-1&keywords=American+Gods I first learned about his work by watching the movie Stardust, then reading the novel. One of the themes of Gods of America is … Continue reading
Yes I do need a high capacity magazine! Here’s why.
Yes I do need a hight capacity magzine! Here’s why… Who needs a high capacity magazine? Who needs a weapon capable of firing more than ten rounds? These questions echo across the airwaves and in the pages of magazines, … Continue reading
Deciding who needs what…my latest Greenville News column.
Deciding who needs what can be risk business! http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20130203/OPINION/302030022/Ed-Leap-Deciding-who-needs-what-can-risky-business What do you need? It’s an interesting question, much discussed in the wake of the current gun debate. I frequently hear this statement: ‘no one needs a rifle with a magazine … Continue reading
Evil is restrained by the courage of armed citizens
Here’s my column in today’s Greenville News. ‘Evil is restrained by the courage of armed citizens.’ http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20130113/OPINION/301130016/Ed-Leap-Evil-restrained-by-courage-armed-citizens?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Making Despite the assertion that gun-owners like me are dangerous Neanderthals, we do have a few good points to make in the current debate. … Continue reading
What do you want from me, as a gun-owner?
‘Hi, I’m Edwin, and I own firearms!’ Right now, in the shadow of the horrors of the Sandy Hook shooting, it feels as if every gun-owner is on edge. Some are apologizing, distancing themselves from gun advocacy groups. Some are … Continue reading
Gun crime increases in tightly controlled UK
It’s not so simple to stop gun crime, it seems. Even on an island with cameras on every corner and self-defense virtually illegal. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1223193/Culture-violence-Gun-crime-goes-89-decade.html Edwin