The Truth About Guns, from Townhall.com
Year: 2012
The New Civility
I realize that this stuff gets a little old, but I’m always amazed at the creativity that anti-gun folks bring to the table when it comes to silencing their political opponents. For example, one woman wants to transition from a volunteer military to one that institutes a draft based on political views:
Why don’t we send
#NRA to war zones, and bring some war-weary soldiers home?— Laura Goodwin (@ToolPackinMama) July 31, 2012
This person wants everyone to know that those citizens who have a different interpretation of the Second Amendment clearly should be forced to pay for other people’s medical expenses, regardless of the fact that they have nothing to do with that person or the circumstances that caused medical care. Since I assume one would need to tax NRA members at or near 100% in order pay the entire healthcare needs of the rest of the country, I guess this person is advocating for government-mandated bankruptcy for all of those who disagree with his views:
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@supermanhotmale: The NRA does NOT make guns, they just support the murderers….#NRA / AND SHOULD PAY ALL MEDICAL BILLS!— LOrion (@LOrion) July 31, 2012
This person believes that all NRA members are male. Of course, this comes with the always popular small manhood joke.
Bet not a lot of
#NRA members are nudists!Cause there’s nowhere to place a counseled weapon and they’ve got tinny peckers!— AnonMike (@ZedRebel) July 31, 2012
And for the groups that like to say they aren’t really trying to confiscate guns, well, maybe a little education is in order for their supporters:
Getting calls from the
#NRA <<<. Yes, I do support the UN being on American soil and trying to take away our gun rights, guns are not good.— Alex Gray (@afgray95) August 1, 2012
Of course, maybe giving them that advice is a bad idea. If their followers were educated on the reality of politics and law, they might actually figure out how to win a few battles on the political front. Oh, wait, that requires support from people who actually turn up to vote on the issue, so scratch that.
And, finally, we have a few more tweets about Olympian Corey Cogdell who has been witness to the love and understanding that animal rights activists show for all of God’s creatures on this earth:
@coreycogdell I hope that someone someday shoot your whole familly just practicing.— Pablo Honney (@pablito_honas) August 2, 2012
@coreycogdell SHOOT YOUR ASS!— rm (@fingerwom) August 3, 2012
@coreycogdell please go shoot yourself in the knees. YOU ANIMAL MURDERER!! you’re a disgusting human being.— Konejira (@Konejira) August 3, 2012
Other Delving into MAIG’s Relationship With City Governments
Thirdpower uncovers a very interesting story about MAIG conspiring with the Mayor of Columbus to exploit the Chardon mass shooting. I encourage you to follow the links. I had speculated back when this happened it was a coordinated effort, designed to get e-mails. Turns out I was right.
Mass Killing in China
Guns are very seriously restricted in China, yet a mass killer armed with a simple knife killed eight, and wounded five. China has a problem with mass killings with knives. The article points out there was a rash of these in 2010 with 20 killed and 50 wounded.
Where there is a will, there is a way. We keep being told by our presumptuous betters how ridiculous we are with that statement, but experience seems to bear it.
Gun Laws By State
A friend e-mailed a recommendation for this resource, which is a comprehensive guide to the gun laws of the 50 states done in a fairly non-technical manner.
The Laws Don’t Work, So Bloomberg Says We Need More Laws
Huffington Post has done an interview with King Bloomberg, replete with choice quotes:
“I don’t think there’s anybody, any rational person, that seriously could argue that what we have and the way we enforce it prohibits carnage,” he said. “There’s 34 people killed every single day [nationwide]. We’ve killed more than 400,000 Americans since 1968, when RFK and Martin Luther King Jr. were assassinated. That is more Americans than died during WWII. So the argument that we can do with existing laws and stop this is just preposterous. It isn’t worth having a discussion about.”
So the laws on murder, which can earn you the death penalty in many states, don’t stop people from murdering each other, but a few extra gun control laws will do the trick? Sorry, but I don’t think there’s any rational person that doesn’t think Bloomberg’s assumption is full of excrement.
The American Hunger for More Gun Control
We keep hearing from the gun control people that this time will be different. The AP reports on a protest in Colorado by gun control advocates, “A small group of gun control advocates rallied outside the campaign stop at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds.” Now, keep in mind this is the same media that’s been all too willing in the past to hide poor turnout at gun control protests, or inflate their numbers. So if the media is saying it’s a small group, it’s a small group. This is not what a national movement looks like. This is not an America that’s hungry for more gun control.
Primary Accountability
Debra Maggart was defeated by her primary opponent, pretty overwhelmingly. No word yet on whether her shrunken head will be added to the decor in Chris Cox’s office*. Word I heard from folks in Tennessee was that upon assuming a leadership position with the newly GOP house, she seemed to believe she could take gun owners for granted, and apparently wasn’t shy about telling them that. A strategy of primary challenging intransigent Republicans in an area where Democrats are also likely to be reasonable on the gun issue is a wise one.
* For our humor challenged friends in the gun control movement, this is what we call a joke. Chris Cox does not actually have a shrunken head collection in his office.
Government at Work
Gun Control Groups Putting Pressure on Scott Brown
They think they can get Brown to capitulate. They might be right. Scott Brown already stabbed us in the back on reciprocity:
An aide to the Massachusetts Republican said Brown believes that states are the appropriate venue for weapons bans. Brown said he supports Massachusetts’ assault weapons ban.
As much as people might be angry, and as much as I might disagree with Brown’s position here, because the Second Amendment is not a state to state kind of deal, you have to admit this guy has some room to be “not as bad as the other guy”, or woman, as the case may be. What do you think? Is it a victory to replace staunch anti-gun Senator and gun control leader Ted Kennedy with a Republican who’s wishy washy on gun rights at best? I don’t think Senator Brown should carry any further NRA endorsements, but I have to admit I’m having a hard time figuring out, if my alternative is another Ted Kennedy, why keeping Brown in that seat isn’t better for us overall.