by LMR | Apr 18, 2021 | Gun Control, Under Certain Conditions
By Michael Schiller Freshman, FSU In wake of the recent mass shootings in Atlanta and Boulder, gun violence has once again become a hot topic; citizens and legislators alike are seeking any avenue that will end the senseless violence and help prevent these calamities...
by LMR | Apr 18, 2021 | Gun Control, Yes
By Sebastian Hartley Freshman, GW Living in the United States means that every time I get a news notification, I dread that it could be yet another mass shooting. For as long as I can remember, I have heard the names of schools and neighborhoods become synonymous with...
by LMR | Apr 11, 2021 | DC Statehood, No
By Jamie Filias Freshman, GW Recently, the debate over statehood for Washington DC has returned to the respective floors of both houses of Congress and sparked arguments between politicians and citizens alike. A review of the evidence will unambiguously show that...
by LMR | Apr 11, 2021 | DC Statehood, No, however..
By Matteo Caulfield Sophomore, Georgetown In 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 51, a bill crafted in order to admit the District of Columbia as the 51st state in the union. However, the bill did not advance to the U.S. Senate, where the deliberative...
by LMR | Apr 11, 2021 | DC Statehood, Yes
By Maria Leon-Acosta Freshman, GWU Taxation without representation. The same three words that sparked the American Revolution are now at the heart of another struggle against tyranny, albeit a slightly different one: the fight for D.C. statehood. Historically powered...
