“Under current interpretations of the Second Amendment, prevention of gun violence is basically impossible.”
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Letter: Edwards should listen to the people, not NRA
“For too long, the Second Amendment has been cherry-picked by politicians like Edwards and Sens. Ted Budd and Thom Tillis, who value their ‘A’ National Rifle Association rating over the voices of the American people.”
Letter: Asheville Friends urge action against war in Iran
“All this fuss about firearms and the Second Amendment, while we ignore the core intent of the Constitution: balance of power!”
Letter: No to Second Amendment sanctuary
“Buncombe County commissioners should not declare our county a Second Amendment sanctuary. Doing that would send a message that this amendment is more important than the others.”
Overflow crowd debates gun policy at Buncombe commission
Most of those who spoke were in support of declaring Buncombe a “Second Amendment sanctuary” where officials would pledge not to enact or enforce laws that threaten the right to bear arms. The commissioners did not weigh in on the discussion following public comment.
Buncombe residents seek Second Amendment “sanctuary”
Under language proposed by the N.C. Federation of Republican Men, Buncombe County would commit to using “all legal means necessary” to protect its citizens’ access to firearms. Additionally, county officials would agree to refrain from enforcing any “acts, laws, orders, mandates, rules or regulations that infringe on the right of the people to keep and bear arms.”
Letter: Woodsmall proposes solution for gun violence
“He knows that a complex problem like gun violence is not solved by solely allowing guns to be carried in our schools and concealed in our pocketbooks and waistbands.”
Letter: Shame to share for openly toting guns
“Shame on us for not rising up in outrage and allowing this issue to disappear into another black hole news cycle.”
Letter writer: We can honor Second Amendment and also create commonsense gun-control measures
“Guns shouldn’t fall on party lines, and change shouldn’t be held at ransom by powerful lobbyists and corporations.”
Diversity is perfection
In response to Thomas Kelemen-Beatty’s Jan. 23 letter to Xpress, “Evacuation Should Be a Serious Concern”: I commend his commitment to a safe plan for disaster evacuation, but I can’t help thinking that we could alleviate the issue much less circuitously by finding alternatives to nuclear energy and weaponry. I trust he's coming from a […]
Pass the ammo: Supreme Court rules for individual gun rights
Asheville resident Robert Levy filed and funded the legal challenge that led to today’s landmark ruling.
Arms and the man
A native of Washington, D.C., Robert Levy now divides his time between homes in Asheville and Florida. But the 66-year-old is far from retired. A self-made multimillionaire who created and later sold CDA Investment Technologies, Levy has spent the second half of his life as a lawyer, author and senior fellow at the libertarian-leaning Cato […]