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Victor Morton

Articles by Victor Morton

A Ruger AR-15 semi-automatic rifle, center, the same model, though in gray rather than black, used by the shooter in a Texas church massacre two days earlier, sits on display with other rifles on a wall in a gun shop Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017, in Lynnwood, Wash. Gun-rights supporters have seized on the Texas church massacre as proof of the well-worn saying that the best answer to a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. Gun-control advocates, meanwhile, say the tragedy shows once more that it is too easy to get a weapon in the U.S. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

New Zealand gun control threat sparks run on semi-automatic weapons

The New Zealand government's vow to pass stiffer gun laws in the wake of the Christchurch mosques massacre has produced a run on gun stores, especially benefiting military-style semi-automatic weapons, before any new bans or restrictions can pass. Published March 17, 2019

In this Dec. 18, 2018, file photo, then Rep. Martha McSally, R-Ariz., waits to speak during a news conference at the Capitol in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York) ** FILE **

Ann Coulter demands Martha McSally name her rapist

Sen. Martha McSally, Arizona Republican and a former Air Force colonel, said at a hearing this week that she was "raped by a superior officer" when serving. Conservative commentator Ann Coulter demanded Thursday night that she put up or shut up, and name the officer. Published March 7, 2019

In this Nov. 18, 2008, file photo, Sidwell Friends School is seen in northwest Washington. The exclusive private school was attended by President Barack Obama's daughters. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) **FILE**

Sidwell Friends students display swastikas during assembly

The elite Washington school that educated Sasha and Malia Obama and Chelsea Clinton had to cancel a student assembly this week when swastikas and racist user names were projected onto a screen during an assembly. Published March 7, 2019

Former Louisiana State Representative David Duke arrives to give remarks after a white nationalist protest was declared an unlawful assembly, Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017, in Charlottesville, Va. The nationalists were holding the rally to protest plans by the city of Charlottesville to remove a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. (Shaban Athuman/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)

David Duke praises Rep. Ilhan Omar

Rep. Ilhan Omar, Minnesota Democrat, has an ally of a new stripe in the furor over her use of anti-Semitic tropes regarding Israel and its American supporters -- David Duke. Published March 7, 2019