Most of us may've already heard of the latest scandal (crafted scandal? tempest in a teacup?) where Trump made some remarks about Hillary Clinton intending to stomp upon the precious rights of gun-toting 2nd Amendment fanboys and fangirls. The problem arose from the ambiguity of his words (typical for him), where he made some insinuations, which ( Read more... )

"Can the National Rifle Association ever be defeated? I can’t blame you if you’re thinking “no.” It won again this week, as everyone knew it would. But someday, this dam will break."
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/06/22/nra-corpses-pile-up.html

But will it really? The gun culture is so deeply ingrained into the American psyche, it's ( Read more... )

"Not all Muslims are terrorists, but curiously, most terrorists have been Muslim lately", is what I've been hearing from some circles all the time these days. And not just from Trump supporters (or as I call them, Trumpists).

Well, not so fast. First, what is terrorism? "The unofficial or unauthorized use of violence and intimidation in the ( Read more... )

There are so many shootings in the US, with so many victims, that the fact that the police are still wondering whether to treat the latest California massacre as an actual terrorist attack or not, does not appear to be that relevant at this point. We've got to put this in context, so here's some:

Number of people killed annually by firearms in the ( Read more... )

The gruesome murder of two TV persons on air is now top news around the media at both sides of the Atlantic. The sad thing is, people have grown so accustomed to hearing that sort of news coming from America that the overwhelming response I'm hearing is, "Meh, no surprise there". It's just that Americans reaching for the gun to sort out their ( Read more... )

The world probably just got its best New Year's present in many decades, it seems...

UN officials hail entry into force of landmark global arms trade treaty

"United Nations officials are welcoming the entry into force of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), hailing it as a new chapter in collective efforts to bring responsibility, accountability and ( Read more... )

Some of you might remember something I posted four years ago about right wing thug Mike Vanderboegh and his blog call for loyal patriots to smash the windows of Democratic Party Offices. The result -- surprise surprise! -- was the smashing of windows in several Democratic Party Offices. Mr. Vanderboegh opined that he wasn't promoting "actual ( Read more... )

Every time a shooter pulls a gun nowadays and uses it with lethal force, donations to political organizations dedicated to restricting firearms in some way skyrocket. No one can blame the donors; they see an out-of-control situation and seek a means to staunch the bloodshed ( Read more... )

http://www.columbiamissourian.com/a/175676/citing-tourism-town-bans-open-carrying-of-guns/

In today's news, people who are anti-gun decided to usurp the constitutional rights of the cargo cult that worships a weapon as an idol ( Read more... )

Whoops! Let's see now, it's been just a few days since I posted the op and -- well -- another week, another shooting, this time in Las Vegas ( Read more... )