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gun control

Evil isn't simple

God-awful week south of the border.

Rhonda Fields stands up to threats and name-calling in the gun control debate

Rep Rhonda Fields has been getting attacked politically over her distant past. She is also being called stupid. Here are three recent cases to explain why this name-calling is a mistake.

A logic lesson from the gun debate

A couple of days ago, I was walking my dog when a good friend of mine texted me that he had just seen a story on CNN about professor James Tracy and his theory that the Sandy Hook massacre never...

Harper v. Canada and Koch bros in Canada: top Vancouver Observer stories of 2012

The year 2012 has been a turbulent one for news, filled with soaring highs and abysmal lows. Below is a list of our top stories of the year. They aren't just the high-traffic stories, but ones that...

American guns, Canadian deaths

With four in the Lower Mainland dead and another wounded since Christmas Eve, VO investigates the source of the guns.

Tory gun-policy advisor brands police Nazi thugs

'Sooner or later, they are gonna start shooting us first and asking questions later,' says firearms advocate.