Archive for the 'guns' Category
A Celebration of Terrorism and Murder
Today, America’s right wing lunatics will march in DC ostensibly to “defend” their second amendment rights (pardon the far-right link, but it’ll give you an idea of how idiotic and enraged these people are). But that’s not what it really is.
It’s a crude attempt to send a message. It’s a threat. It is no [...]
Gun-totin’ Lefties
Our friend Alex has been talking about taking Christina and me shooting, and we finally got a chance to head to a range run by the PA Fish and Game Commission this past weekend. Alex brought the guns and ammo, while we provided transportation and money to cover the cost of bullets.
Here we are shooting [...]
Stupid Is as Stupid Does
Susie thinks it’s a tragedy. TPM calls it “very dark”.
Me? I call it “the predictable result when stupid people act stupidly”:
Meleanie Hain, the pistol-carrying Lebanon mom who received national attention for taking a loaded gun to her daughter’s soccer game, was shot to death Wednesday night with her husband in an apparent murder-suicide, police [...]
More Guns at Health Care Town Halls
I’m old enough to remember when you got arrested at Bush rallies for wearing the wrong tee-shirt:
When school was canceled to accommodate a campaign visit by President Bush, the two 55-year-old teachers reckoned the time was ripe to voice their simmering discontent with the administration’s policies.
Christine Nelson showed up at the Cedar Rapids rally with [...]
Bob Casey: “I Want your Kids to get Shot”
Bob Casey just voted in favor of the Thune Amendment, and lost:
Opponents prevailed in their argument that the measure violated states rights by forcing states with stringent requirements for permits to recognize concealed weapons carriers from states that give out permits to almost any gun owner.
“This is no minor shift in policy,” said Sen. Dianne [...]
Shooting Last Night
We stayed in last night and watched the charming and hilarious Lars and the Real Girl. Across the street in the park there was a huge basketball contest that had been going on since before I got home from work, tons of kids shooting hoops.
Sometime around 8:30 or 9:00 we heard a familiar POP [...]
Open Letter to John Street (and to Michael Nutter)
Dear Mayor Street,
A few months ago I wrote about murder number 113, which happened directly across the street from my house in the Kingsessing neighborhood and was witnessed by my former housemate.
The neighbors were frightened and angry. We live across the street from a popular recreation center that attracts kids and adults from all over [...]
404: Only 15 More to Go!
Continuing on the theme of the Killadelphia Disgrace, we hit 404 last night.
15 more to go and we break 1997’s record! Go Killadelphia!
403: C’mon Philly, You Can Do It!!
Wednesday brought us to 403 homicides. Only 16 more to go, with 4 more days. At this rate, we only need to achieve 4 murders a day. Honestly, is that so hard?
You can do it Philly. This is totally achievable. You can break the 1997 record if you really [...]
Another Shooting in Philadelphia
My brother Ray raises good points about yesterday’s truly heartbreaking gun-inflicted death here in Philadelphia:
Had the gun either been locked in a firearms case, or had a working gunlock that either immobilized the trigger or prevented the firing pin from coming in contact with the shells in the gun, or for that matter, had the [...]
