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
No one in power is scared of the gun control movement. Blake Zeff August 14, 2012 What the gun control movement can learn from gay rights [Good! That is the way it should be. If you were to read the … Continue reading
The gunfight is over, and the cities lost. The question is: Do they realize it yet? Patrick Kerkstra February 14, 2012 Cities facing a tough fight on gun control [If they were to think about it rationally they cannot help … Continue reading
I cannot help to see Joan and every other “gun control” supporter like her as being roughly analogous to book burners, especially when viewed in the light of their infatuation with censorship and controlling the message. Not only do they … Continue reading
This was a nice bit of verbal jujitsu for gun rights. The end result was the usual “Reasoned Discourse” but still it had to have stung for at least a little while.
The Guardian (U.K.) is either living in the past, is willfully ignoring the evidence and news, or is engaged in deliberate misinformation. I have to conclude the later because of the extreme anti-gun bias of people in the U.K.) and … Continue reading
#GunControl, por favor! Or just ban guns completely! What’s wrong with the world? #whereisthelove? [link] @linoge_wotc Why should I respect ignorance and violence? I could never do that. #peaceonearth [link] Just realized that I’ve done absolutely nothing to prepare for … Continue reading
That’s the assertion of all leftists (communists, socialists, Fascists, Nazis, the KKK, Progressives, or whatever it is they prefer to be called this week). Here’s one of the super duper smart people (Chuck Schumer) discussing the horrible things (naturally) that … Continue reading
There is a common “mistake” advocates of anti-freedom legislation make. In many cases I doubt that is an actual mistake but more likely just a deceptive method of argument but I tend to give people a chance or two before … Continue reading
Same planet different world, mass insanity, or Peterson Syndrome gone airborne? From the Gun Control Network Children licenced to carry guns on our streets: We call for children currently licenced to hold any firearms to be immediately jailed for a … Continue reading
As we all now know, if you want to answer a question scientifically, you take a poll. That’s the New Scientific Method. Scientific American magazine took such a poll regarding anthropogenic Gluball Worming (that’s Kim Du Toit’s term, IIRC) and since they … Continue reading
Juan was not the first to express his belief that gun owners are stupid. It has long been a belief among anti-gun bigots that gun owners are fatter and slower and dumber that “the enlightened ones”. In response to Juan’s … Continue reading
Brady Campaign board member Joan Peterson, posting under the name “japete”, recently asked 20 questions of gun rights activists. Sebastian answered with a post of his own as did many others in the comments. I have been very busy with … Continue reading
The Brady Campaign is proudly touting an interview they did with United States Secretary of Education Arne Duncan: Duncan is from Chicago, the nearly gun law utopia of the Brady Campaign. While he praises the Brady Campaign for “all their … Continue reading
Guns in bars. No background checks at gun shows. No permits to carry required. No restrictions on how many guns a person may buy (in some cases now it’s one per month). What Americans don’t seem to understand is how … Continue reading
I detest what you write, but I would give my life to make it possible for you to continue to write. Francois-Marie Arouet VoltaireTo M. le Riche, February 6, 1770It was not Voltaire, but his biographer, S. G. Talentyre in … Continue reading
I’ve been pretty quiet on the big open carry debate that has finally cooled down some. I have open carried a few times and had a few things to say over the years but never took a really strong position: Coming … Continue reading
Gun lovers typically argue that when a perpetrator encounters an armed person–the perpetrator will either back down or get shot. The way to stop gun violence is with guns. We can prevent gun violence so long as sane and rational … Continue reading
Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do. Ben Franklin Also attributed to Dale Carnegie. [I was reminded of this by what The Liberal Doomsayer had to say yesterday on guns. I left a comment which is … Continue reading