Undoubtedly, the biggest influence on my life is my mom, followed pretty closely by my dad.
Melissa Harris-PerryFrom 2001 to 2012 at least 6,410 women were murdered by an intimate partner using a gun. That`s more than the number of U.S. troops killed in action in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan combined.
Melissa Harris-PerryThe problem is that many of our policymakers want to base sweeping laws on those feelings.
Melissa Harris-Perry