Remember Terilyn Reber from about 10 days ago? My blog post about the Facebook discussion I had with her was shared on Facebook 131 times and was viewed by thousands of people making it one of my most popular blog … Continue reading
As reported by AntiTango, LInoge, and Sebastian Joan Peterson has outlined what facts she will and will not allow in the comments to her blog. She would do well to remember what Gandhi had to say on the topic.
I ran across a blog post advocating for the banning of normal capacity magazines today. I left a comment. It immediately showed up but I fear he might engage in some “Reasoned Discourse” so I’m posting my comment here as … Continue reading
Via Ry we find more Reasoned Discourse: They pretty much confirmed my attitudes about gun-toters. My OS postings rarely get feedback, so I wondered why so many comments showed up in just a day or two. That’s when Google found … Continue reading
I’m sure no one will be surprised that Brady Campaign board member Joan Peterson is now firmly committing herself to “Reasoned Discourse”: After careful thought and reflection about the direction my blog has taken since I asked questions and got … Continue reading
Via Thirdpower I find out Illinois governor Pat Quinn is running ads attacking his opponent. His opponent apparently claims to have no problem uphold his oath of office in relation to the Second Amendment. As is typical for anti-gun bigots … Continue reading
Apparently I’ve run across another novice trying to run with the big dogs. I posted about him earlier today and he let my comment go through then responded with this: This is what really gets me about people who believe … Continue reading
I just posted a comment to this article. My comment was: I have just one question (http://blog.joehuffman.org/2004/12/14/just-one-question/) for you: Can you demonstrate one time or place, throughout all history, where the average person was made safer by restricting access … Continue reading
The beautiful thing about gun rights is that there is no longer any pretense that there is value in having a conversation with those who would disarm you Tweet away, gun proliferation is through the roof and increasing (thank god) … Continue reading
Ban the manufacturers from producing them to begin with you ignorant bitch. Daniel Williams @sheriff_shivelyTweeted on May 8, 2019[This was in response to: The murderers used illegally possessed handguns that one must be 21 to purchase or carry. Please describe … Continue reading
“And please don’t respond. I detest when men who don’t read Design Mom come here and lecture this community of incredibly smart, well-educated women.” You want to advocate that tens of millions of Americans be made in to felons to … Continue reading
When your friends and family are depending on you to make ethical decisions that affect their lives for many years a member of Congress should hold her or himself to a much higher standard than the bare minimum that many … Continue reading
I’ve known Les Freeman for over 35 years. My ex-wife and I didn’t see nearly as much of him after he moved to Oregon in, I think, the 1990’s. But there was occasional contact and then when Facebook became a … Continue reading
So, my Former Classmate I talked about the other day came back and posted a rant on Facebook: Personally I don’t like guns and superbly do not agree that there is any NON military need for many types of guns … Continue reading
From Half of Gun Owners Support an Assault Rifle Ban, So Why Are Politicians Still so Afraid of the NRA? now that I’ve mentioned the unmentionable, those readers in the pro-gun community will please do everyone a favor and keep … Continue reading
Anyone who objects to real background checks for ALL gun purchases is an IDIOT! And, yes I own guns, and was a member of the NRA back in the 1950’s before it was taken over by survivalist unregulated white trash … Continue reading
I’m backing up this comment here in case “Reasoned Discourse” breaks out over there. Gun ownership is a specific enumerated right. Driving a car is a privilege. Gun ownership is much closer compared to freedom of religion. We don’t, and … Continue reading
Die verfluchte Hure, Vernunft. (The damned whore, Reason). Martin Luther [While this and similar words from Luther are frequently used as justification for rejection of religion I, even as an atheist, tend to give him a bit of a pass for it. … Continue reading
Heidi Yewman is a board member of the Brady Campaign and the author of a book about “the impact of gun violence”, Beyond the Bullet. She recently bought a 9mm Glock and is carrying it daily now. You can be … Continue reading
If Freud were alive today, he just might contend that gun-obsessed guys in America never made it out of the phallic stage. With such a fun plaything, who would want to—right? If you substitute “penis” for “gun” in our national … Continue reading