…is “incredibly dangerous” to the gun ban er, control, um safety movement:
Gun-Control Exec Says Attempts to Sell Guns to Minorities, Women ‘Incredibly Dangerous’
Tag: Gun bigots
How About “No.” Does “No” Work for You?
So much for “nobody wants to take your guns.”
Seems the New York Times, Paper of (making up the) Record, found it worthwhile to put an op-ed on its front page for the first time in forever. The topic? Banning “assault weapons” – oh, wait, I’m sorry – “End(ing) the Gun Epidemic in America.” Excerpt:
It is a moral outrage and a national disgrace that civilians can legally purchase weapons designed specifically to kill people with brutal speed and efficiency. These are weapons of war, barely modified and deliberately marketed as tools of macho vigilantism and even insurrection.
As was the Brown Bess musket, the 1903 Springfield, and now the AR-15. Your point?
Certain kinds of weapons, like the slightly modified combat rifles used in California, and certain kinds of ammunition, must be outlawed for civilian ownership. It is possible to define those guns in a clear and effective way and, yes, it would require Americans who own those kinds of weapons to give them up for the good of their fellow citizens.
Considering that our fellow citizens in Connecticut, New York and California won’t even register them, I think your idea of banning them is a complete non-starter.
So, how does “NO” work for you?
HEAR, HEAR!
Nikki fisks. Read the whole thing.
One Facet of The Other Side™
Why are anti-gun people so violent?
Seen on the Book of Face.
Still Playing at Quora.com
The question was asked,
How realistic is the average gun rights enthusiast about their ability to use their firearm for self-defense/ home protection without being a danger to themselves or bystanders?
I have a friend who is a gun enthusiast, and while he is otherwise intelligent (PhD), I simply don’t trust his judgment or competence with a firearm. He is paranoid, can’t read situations well, and is not particularly coordinated.
If I was present at bank robbery, I would feel *less* safe knowing he was armed.
Is this an unusual case?
I responded to one of the comments.
There was a response from an anonymous user.
Überpost!
Just not here.
Over at Quora.com a while back, someone posted the question “Why is the National Rifle Association so influential in American politics, and how did it become so?” I answered. You can read the whole thing and all the comments, but for the purposes of this post, just scroll down to the comment thread started by one Jason Lancaster. I’m sure Billll will have something to say about it.
I have to admit, it’s been fun.
I Don’t Have the TIME It Would Take to Fisk This
Sweet BLEEDING Jeebus. I thought “professional” “news” “media” had “layers of editors and fact-checkers.” Here’s just the FIRST PARAGRAPH of a Guardian (UK) article.
A plan by President Barack Obama to close a loophole which allows Americans to buy weapons such as machine guns, grenades and sawn-off shotguns without undergoing background checks is set to be delayed, due to intense opposition from the NRA and other anti-gun-control activists.
And it goes on like that!
The mind boggles.
Read the comments, too.
(h/t to my favorite Merchant O’Death.)
If You Haven’t Read It…
…pop over to Rummel’s place and read his old essay Confessions of a Deathbeast. It disappeared for a while, but I asked him about it, and he reposted.
One Person at the Navy Yard Probably Was Shot to Death with an AR-15…
Aaron Alexis.
See? The AR-15 is the preferred weapon for “legally hunting humans.” “For sport,” you understand.
The shooter just has to be sprinkled with the magic fairy dust of a .gov paycheck.
And Then There Were None
Sorry I’m late. It was the shock.
General Assembly overrides governor’s veto of concealed carry bill
Now we just have to get those few “may issue” states to become “shall issue.”