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Enough, Already!

June 21, 2016 · by · in Firearms politics, History, Protests, tax policy for the 99%, Uncategorized · Leave a comment

A diatribe against Second Amendment ‘freedom’ I’m fresh off anger over the disgraceful Senate vote against restricting individuals on the terror watch list from purchasing weapons. My librul friends are posting their disgust, while my tinfoil hat uh, friends, are posting things like this meme above. For the record: We did not get a Second Amendment because […]

Omar Mateen’s story unravels (updated)

June 19, 2016 · by · in Don't know much about..., Firearms politics, History, Police and policing, Uncategorized · Leave a comment

A caveat here. My sympathy still lies with not only the victims of the Orlando massacre and their families, but my many LGBT friends who’ve (understandably) been taking this attack to heart. I had hoped that we would have some sort of closure in the days that followed news about the massacre. As usual, the mainstream […]

Orlando 2016 massacre

June 14, 2016 · by · in Firearms politics, healthcare, Police and policing · Leave a comment

It’s been over 48 hours now since a shooter named Omar Mateen walked into the Pulse (a gay bar in Orlando) while armed with an AR 15, explosives, and lots of ammunition. He had gone to the bar on ‘Latin Night’, a highlight of  the week leading up to Gay Pride week. The sequence of events […]