Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, gun and ammo sales have skyrocketed and nearly 8.5 million people bought their first firearm in 2020, according to the National Shooting Sports Foundation.
Protection, sex, race and more are all reasons that women and minority communities have crossed over into the world of guns. The growing diversity of American gun ownership defies the idea of the typical gun owner.
I have avoided and abhorred guns for the majority of my life but on the weekend of April 10th to 11th I stepped into the heart of American gun culture at the Wanenmacher's Gun Show in Tulsa Oklahoma, which is regarded as the largest gun show in the world.
On the afternoon of April 2nd, Decatur Illinois held their first ever gun buyback event. More than 100 people gathered at the Community Church of God to return their rifles, pistols and old magazines in exchange for cash and no questions asked. Police said they bought back $40,000 worth of weapons during the event.
President Joe Biden's administration announced Monday it will restore protections from health care discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
Just under a dozen posters with an anonymous poem titled “White Walls” detailing racism at SIU were distributed throughout the communications building on the last day of school. They were still up on Saturday.
A group of grad students in SIU’s nutrition program waded into unfamiliar territory this year, making a series of educational videos for the Unity Point school district health fair and Murphysboro Food Pantry.
SIU’s aikido club has returned after a year of COVID-19 restrictions. This club, hosted three times per week at the Student Recreation Center, is unique in its non-violent approach to martial arts.
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The welcoming atmosphere of the Gaia House interfaith center is home to various religions/faiths and organizations, one of them being the Southern Illinois Pagan Alliance.
