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Geeking Out with Jeffrey Harlan
Tag: Guns
After spending the holidays with my family, I took my car, which had been sitting in my mom’s driveway in Iowa since I had left for Basic Training in August, and drove myself back to Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri. I returned a couple days early, so I didn’t have to go back to my classes immediately. I was nearly finished with my training; only a few more tasks remained ahead of me.
At the end of 1990, American servicemembers began to build up in Saudi Arabia, along the border that country shared with Kuwait. This action, Operation Desert Shield, was precipitated by the fact that Kuwait had been invaded by its larger neighbor to the North, Iraq. While these events were front-page news across the globe, they had an immediate, direct impact on my life, as I was a teenager growing up in Baumholder, an Army post in Germany.
Originally published in the Fullerton Student Journal, Vol. 1, Issue 3; 4 Mar 2000
Fullerton College resounded with the sounds of political activism March 2, as representatives of five political parties packed the patio in front of the Cadena/Transfer Center.
Originally published in the Fullerton College Hornet, Vol. 79, Issue 5; 22 Sep 1999
“This year shall go down in history. For the first time, a civilized nation has full gun registration. Our streets are safer, our police more efficient and the world will follow our lead into the future!”
Originally published in the Fullerton College Hornet, Vol. 79, Issue 4; 15 Sep 1999
Militias. The mere mention of the word will conjure up any of three images — eighteenth-century patriots fighting the British, the “weekend warriors” of the National Guard or the more hyped “redneck fringe.”
My copy of Wizard: The Comics Magazine lay waiting on my bed for me when I returned home from work on the night of July…
Originally published in the Fullerton College Hornet, Vol. 78, Issue 23; 28 Apr 1999
The Columbine High School massacre has left the nation scarred.
It is a sensitive topic. I felt revulsion at the thought of teenagers murdering one another. I felt anger that firearms were used to inflict such senseless violence.
The fault lies not with the guns. The fault is with those who pulled the trigger.