From Gawker: Kirill Bartashevitch, 52, of St. Paul was arrested and charged with two counts of felony terroristic threats for allegedly threatening his daughter and wife with an assault rifle. Police say Bartashevitch recently purchased the weapons because he was concerned that President Obama was planning to ban them. The incident report states that on Sunday January 13th, Bartashevitch and his … Read More
Conservative Pundit Has a Theory About Why Obama Is Suddenly Pushing For Gun Control
So here's a columnist named Matthew Boyle. Writing at Dead Breitbart News, he finds it strangely curious that Obama has suddenly ramped up gun control efforts at the same time Media Matters starts writing about. Read the article (the full thing is below) and see if you can tell what is missing: The far left-wing, George Soros-backed Media Matters for … Read More
NRA Publishes List Of Gun Control Advocates
Now its followers know who to shoot. The list is long, so I place it below the fold.
News From The Fetus Front: Maybe Fetuses Aren’t “Persons”
(1) A New Mexico bill introduced Wednesday would force rape victims to carry their pregnancies to term during their sexual assault trial or be charged with “tampering with evidence.” If a woman ended her pregnancy after being raped, both she and her doctor would be charged with a third degree felony under HB 206: Tampering with evidence shall include procuring or facilitating … Read More
The Infinitely Recursive Conspiracy Theory Conspiracy
So… I guess you know about the Sandy Hook school shooting conspiracy theories — the ones that opine that the government was behind the shootings and that the shoortings were staged by actors. Glenn Beck wants you to know that those conspiracy theories are bunk. AND he wants you to know who is BEHIND those conspiracy theories: the government. That's … Read More
Today’s Mass School Shooting
Multiple People Shot on College Campus in Texas. HOUSTON – Multiple people have been shot at a Harris County college, Harris County Precinct 4 deputy constables said. Investigators said the shooting happened at Lone Star College's North Harris campus, 2700 West W. W. Thorne Drive near Aldine Westfield shortly after noon. Officials have not said exactly how many people have … Read More
Not Feeding The Trolls
I wanted to badly to do an extensive take-down of this latest screed from The World's Dumbest Blogger™, but I'm mindful of Rachel's admonition about feeding the trolls. So my take-down will be less extensive. Basically, Aaron Walker Worthing, tackles Godwin's Law, which states that anyone who invokes Hitler in an online argument loses that argument merely by showing desparation. … Read More
Gun Succession Begins
From the Jackson Clarion-Ledger in Mississippi: Gov. Phil Bryant and House Speaker Philip Gunn said they would block any federal measures limiting the right to bear and possess arms from being enforced in Mississippi. … State Rep. Chris Brown, R-Aberdeen, said he is drafting legislation to say that firearms manufactured in Mississippi would fall under state law and wouldn’t be subjected to … Read More
Who Is On The Board Of The NRA?
Mother Jones takes a peak. Yes, Ted Nugent. Yes, Tom Selleck. Yes, Oliver North. Yes, R. Lee Ermey (from "Full Metal Jacket") Yes, Roy Innis (I know this guy; total dick) Yes, Larry "Wide Stance" Craig. Yes, Grover Norquist. And then there's this: She live in…. Newtown, Connecticut? Wonder what her neighbors think. Wonder if she has kids in school there. … Read More
The President Isn’t Kidding About This
With his gun control proposals now public, it's clear that the President isn't letting this go. He's revved up his campaign machine (the one he used to get him elected) and ramped up social media. Check out this well-made web page.
The Gun Plan
He's giving his statement now (and invoking Reagan, heh), but here is a list provided by the White House of the 23 executive actions President Obama plans to take to reduce gun violence in the wake of the Newtown, Conn., massacre: 1. Issue a Presidential Memorandum to require federal agencies to make relevant data available to the federal background check … Read More
Dumb Lawsuit of the Day, Or Is It?
One should always be careful when mocking a lawsuit. Several years ago, late-night comics joined the rest of the nation in mocking a woman who sued for McDonald's for "hot coffee". On its face, the suit sounded ridiculous, but in reality, it was not. So with that caveat in mind, I turn your attention to this: Retired Ohio teacher Maria … Read More
The Pro-Gun Argument In A Nutshell
It goes like this: "We need guns so that we can resist the government when it becomes tyrannical. And when does the government become tyrannical? When it comes to take our guns away." From Wikipedia: Circular reasoning (also known as paradoxical thinking or circular logic), is a logical fallacy in which "the reasoner begins with what he or she is … Read More
NRA Launches Ad Calling Obama An “Elitist Hypocrite”
WHY is Obama an "elistist hypocrite"? Because HIS daughters go to school with armed guards protecting them, and YOUR kids can't. Watch: Yes… how DARE Obama act like he's something special, like he holds a position of importance, like his kids are obvious and unique targets for terrorists and, uh, gun nuts and therefore require special protection. Who does … Read More
Sandy Hook Truthers Harass Retired Psychologist Who Helped Kids During Shooting
On the morning of December 14, Gene Rosen, a retired psychologist in Newtown Connecticut, had just finished feeding his cat when he noticed six elementary school students sitting in a semi-circle at the end of his driveway. A school bus driver was with the students, telling them everything would be okay. It was just past 9:30 a.m., and the students had … Read More