Statement of DPMC Chair Sachin Chheda: Today IS the Day
Statement of DPMC Chair Sachin Chheda: The nation is grieving. As President Obama said today, “Our hearts are broken.” We are shattered by the horrific scene in Connecticut. At this writing, at least...
View ArticleMike Huckabee Supports a Vengeful god
This absolute nonsense is beyond the pale. From Friday, December 14th, 2012 (YES THAT VERY FRIDAY) TPMLivewire: Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee attributed the mass shooting at Sandy Hook...
View ArticleYour Second Amendment is Already Limited
I can’t own a nuclear weapon. I can’t own a rocket propelled grenade. I can’t own a machine gun.* So when you tell me that prohibiting the sale or ownership of another classification of firearm is...
View ArticleThis Is So Wrong On So Many Levels: NRA
Just a few quick comments on today’s NRA Press Conference. I am using the quotes from this afternoon’s post from JSONLINE: “The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun,” the...
View ArticlePro-gun Rights Activists Petition to Deport Piers Morgan
Another ridiculous petition: Tens of thousands of people have signed a petition calling for British CNN host Piers Morgan to be deported from the U.S. over his gun control views. A petition created...
View ArticleWhen Gun Control Supporters Go Too Far!
Not all of the gun nuts are on the right side of the aisle. The Journal News has gone just a little too far on this one. I have questioned why it seems the Second Amendment seems to be treated with...
View ArticleWhy Wouldn’t the NRA Support Universal Health Care?
Why is it those who support the status quo on assault weapon ownership and say we can reduce gun violence with better mental health standards are most often the same people who are against single payer...
View ArticleFive Year Old Boy Shoots and Kills His Two Year Old Sister
I am not even sure what to say about this…I am totally incredulous that someone would think that a 22 caliber rifle is a reasonable gift for a four year old…that a parent wouldn’t keep it locked up at...
View ArticleThe Hypocrisy Of Republicans on Benghazi and the Navy Yard
In between voting the 41st time and the 42nd time to repeal or defund Obamacare, the Republicans have reopened their investigation into Benghazi! They are irate that four Americans lost their lives in...
View ArticleDeputies Kill Teen Carrying Toy Gun – How Could That Happen?
Today’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that a 13 year old boy was shot and killed by sheriff’s deputies while carrying a plastic toy replica of an AK-47. When spotted with the ‘weapon’ by two...
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President Calls For A Moment For Newtown? Not Enough!
I just logged on to find an email missive from the White House suggesting that we all join the President for a moment of silence to honor those who lost their lives at Newtown a year ago. How about...
View ArticleWhile People Kill People, So Do Guns
The headline was extracted from an opinion piece in the Sunday December 15, 2013 print edition of the New York Times written by Nicholas D. Kristoff titled: “The Killer Who Supports Gun Control”. The...
View ArticleUnarmed Civilian Takes Sailor’s Gun and Kills:
Hey, you John Wayne wannabes! An armed sailor…a professional fighting man…trained for war and totally familiar with the use of weapons…was on sentry duty when he was disarmed by a civilian who then...
View ArticleAn Important Point To Make, Don’t Try To Be Subtle Or Clever!
From Piers Morgan’s last appearance in CNN: As Sir Winston Churchill said: “If you have an important point to make, don’t try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come...
View ArticleBill Mahar On Open Carry and Ammosexuals:
In light of the open carry flash mobs showing up at restaurants and big box stores around the country…a few thoughts from Bill Mahar”
View ArticleAnyone Can Handle A Gun Safely: NOT!
As most of you know I have been very critical of concealed carry, open carry, etc…and can’t quite fathom why we continue to suffer mass shootings and lead the world in gun deaths. But I am repeatedly...
View ArticleGun Automatically Shot Victim
This should shoot holes (pun intended) in the meme that guns don’t kill people, people kill people. A police chief’s wife was supposedly shot by his gun and not his chiefness in their bedroom on New...
View ArticleThursday Music +: Andrews Sisters: I Didn’t Know That Gun Was Loaded
Two Year Old Kills Mother in Walmart. Toddler Wounds Both Parents. Four year old shoots and kills four year old cousin. Thirteen Year Old Shoots and Kills Eleven Year Old. Four year old shoots uncle...
View ArticleSheriff’s 10 Year Old Daughter Accidently Shoots 8 Year Old Sister
Accidental gun violence isn’t exclusive to those with limited or no gun safety training: Fresno police are investigating an incident in which a Madera County sheriff’s lieutenant’s 10-year-old daughter...
View ArticleGreetings from Fitzwalkerstan: the calendar
Earlier this week I received an email from Ken Funck, a Wisconsin author who contributes annually to the Baseball Prospectus season preview guide and website. Ken emailed me about a new writing project...
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