Mikeb302000

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• Syria's Victims

  I'm sure that my comment that untrained civvies with guns make up the bulk of the body count in Syria will generate some comments. Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2012 DEBATE

• A Theory

  I have this theory which I can't really prove, but I would like to throw out for someone to look into:The rise of the lunatic right in the US and the... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2012 DEBATE

• More on Hoplophobia

  It was made up by Jeff Cooper who gave us the four rules of gun safety and the combat mindset. So, is he saying that we shouldn't be concerned if we see... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2012 DEBATE

• Seriously--How Stupid Are Gun Loons?

  Webster:un·or·ga·nizedadjDefinition of UNORGANIZED : not organized : lacking order or coherence The free dictionary:Adj. 1. unorganised - not having or... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2012 DEBATE

• Is This the Militia?

  Joe Blogs, a dual US-UK citizen is a member of the Rifles, which is a direct descendant of the Royal American Regiment, which was created in 1756 as the 62nd... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2012 DEBATE

• Bad Habit - Offspring

  Hey man you know I'm really okay The gun in my hand will tell you the same But when I'm in my car Don't give me no crap Cause the slightest thing and I just... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2012 DEBATE

• An Interesting Observation

  Since I don't make my internet searches from the US, I've found that I get more balanced results and more factually accurate information when I look up topics... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2012 DEBATE

• Om Mani!

  Russell Brand and the Dalai Lama at the Manchester Arena last weekend:The Dalai Lama, on a ten-day tour of Britain to share his Buddhist message of peace and... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2012 DEBATE

• Blog Break - One Month

  This'll be my last day of blogging for about a month. I'll be traveling with my family in one of the most dangerous countries in the world. Wish us luck. Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2012 DEBATE

• Gun Nuts Wonderful World: Don't Know Much About History, Don't Know Much...

  So here is an excerpt from Wikipedia; good ol' Wikipedia, I can count on it being written at a simple enough level to be clear to those foreign readers, for who... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2012 DEBATE

• Romney = Dubya, Redux and Multiplied

  Crossposted from Penigma: I found this Josh Horowitz article on HuffPo, which reminded me how eagerly the right wants to attribute Bush failures to Obama's... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2012 DEBATE

• Charlie Brooker on Women in Video Games

  From the Guardian comes this from the ever perceptive Charlie Brooker:Last month the creators of the game Hitman drew widespread criticism for a grisly... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2012 DEBATE

• Dropped Guns Just Don't Discharge Unless You Try to Catch Them

  via TTAG My comment: I hope you guys realize this comment thread will be used to disarm the negligent if and when the winds change with regards US gun laws. Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2012 DEBATE

• NRA Stand-Your-Ground Insurance

  Think Progress reports In a rare “scoop” for an editorial cartoonist today, Matt Bors skewered a little-known National Rifle Association (NRA) program that... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2012 DEBATE

• Cat Blogging

  I made a (pseudo) threat over at The Truth About Guns last week which went like this. I’m giving it four more years then I’m either gonna switch sides or start... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2012 DEBATE

• "Can We All Get Along?" Rodney King - R.I.P.

  

  Yahoo news reports Los Angeles' police department certainly changed. Years of investigations revealed corruption and "a significant number of officers in the... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2012 DEBATE

• Gotta Post It Again...

  From Henry Mayer, a Patrick Henry scholar:In this connection, however, I need to say something about a recent popular misconception concerning Patrick Henry’s... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2012 DEBATE

• Where's Ruffy?

  

  If I were going to think of an internet identity which would show bad taste and general ignorance for a pro-gunner, I could come up with some obvious ones... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2012 DEBATE

• The Unasked Question...

  Unfortunately, this list still remains uncritically posted on the internet:CONSIDER THIS… This is just part of the known tally … * In 1929 the Soviet Union... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2012 DEBATE

• The Opposite of the Gun Culture

  I was struck by this, particularly the part some ways into the video that describe how this kind of a project affects people who are traumatized by the... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2012 DEBATE