Brian Norton

Brian Norton is an American expatriate living in Christchurch, New Zealand. As a Civil Engineer specializing in surface water planning, he is currently helping local government with the rebuild of Christchurch following the devastating 2010 and 2011 earthquakes. He likes fast cars, liberal politics and smokey single malt whisky. And guns.
Mass shootings like the one by James Holmes at a Batman movie premiere in Colorado last month have not prompted serious political dialogue about gun control, despite the ease with which mentally ill people and members of hate groups appear to obtain weapons. (Photo from REUTERS/RJ Sangosti)

Getting strapped in New Zealand, Americans learn ropes of gun control

by Brian Norton
Gun violence is an unfortunate and irrefutable part of American culture. An American my age can almost mark years of their life by instances of extreme violence committed by armed nutcases, from Waco, to Columbine High School, to the DC Sniper, to Virginia Tech, to Tucson, to last month in Aurora, Colorado, and the shootings […]
Aug 6, 2012