The Debate Around Guns Has to Change

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San Bernardino, California, is the latest place to experience a tragic mass shooting and joins a list that includes Charleston, South Carolina, Sandy Hook, Aurora, Colorado, and may other locations.  After such incidents, the issue of gun violence inevitably follows, but the discussion seems stagnant with the various voices involved arguing their positions with little change.  One of the most powerful voices is the National Rifle Association.  Alabama Media Group columnist John Archibald says “to hell with the NRA.”  He shares his thoughts and also explains why the process around Birmingham’s approval of Uber and other ride-hailing companies was flawed.

 

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