Mikeb302000

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• Voter Registration NRA Style

  via Ammo Land, where apparently they think there are more non-registered potential voters among gun-rights folks than among the lefty gun controllers. What do... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2012 DEBATE

• Captain Beefheart Festival 2011-2012 - 9th Night of the Living Van Vliet

  Here's the explanation of the origin and the dates. Thanks to Microdot for the title of the Festival. Zen Comix has joined the festivities. Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2012 DEBATE

• The People's Right to Live Quietly

  

  The Orlando Sentinal reports on what we've been saying for a long time around here. Sudden shotgun blasts recently shattered the quiet of the homes that line... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2012 DEBATE

• Guns and the Incredibly Gullible Climate Change Deniers

  

  The right wing is fact averse; this man is not, and he's serious about conservation. Climate change denials are funded by big oil. This is one more way to... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2012 DEBATE

• Another Instance of Gun Culture Violence

  

  In our gun culture, a gun is a means to power over other people. It is true of lawful gun owners and criminal gun owners, a common denominator that we saw in th... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2012 DEBATE

• Captain Beefheart Festival 2011-2012 - 8th Night of the Living Van Vliet

  via The Valley Advocate Ah, the Internet is a strange place for beings both alive and dead. You see, back before the Northeast Underground joined forces with th... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2012 DEBATE

• More Shootings in Alaska

  

  Guess all those guns in Wasilla and other parts of Alaska don't make the place all that safe. I was just looking for an update on the two drunken gun nuts last... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2012 DEBATE

• Another Mass Shooting

  

  We have too many guns; our gun culture is toxic and destructive, not the noble and heroic fantasy of the gun lunatics who are delusional in ignoring the... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2012 DEBATE

• Freedom for All....

  My dad used to tell me that the Soviet Constitution sounded pretty democratic if you read it, but as we all know, it was hardly a democratic... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2012 DEBATE

• Ben Franklin's Advice for Battle

  

  via The Futility Closet In a letter to general Charles Lee in February 1776, Benjamin Franklin suggested that the colonists arm themselves with bows and... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2012 DEBATE

• One Common Concept in World Religions is Something Called...

  One common concept in world religions is something called the rule of reciprocity, or the Golden Rule. That is to treat others as you would have them treat you. Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2012 DEBATE

• Virginia Senate Kills Gun Data Privacy Bill

  Roanoke.com reports A state Senate committee killed legislation Wednesday that would put concealed handgun permit records off-limits to the public at local... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2012 DEBATE

• The Starbucks Statement

  

  The Los Angeles Times reports In a statement released Wednesday after this post was published, Starbucks reiterated that its policy is to comply with the law... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2012 DEBATE

• U.S. Immigration Officers Shoot It Out - 2 Dead

  

  Yahoo News reports A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent is dead after gunfire at the agency's offices in a California federal building. In the... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2012 DEBATE

• Good Cop, Or Trigger Happy Bad Cop?

  I am concerned that when there are other police present, when there is no clear drawing of a gun on the officers or anyone else, when no weapon is found in the... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2012 DEBATE

• Speaking of Militias.........

  

  Rebellion or Insurrection - 18 U.S.C. § 2383 “Whoever incites, sets on foot, assists, or engages in any rebellion or insurrection against the authority of... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2012 DEBATE

• Should Public Policy Be Decided by Science Fiction?

  "an armed society is a polite one"That comes from science fiction writer Robert Heinlein's book Beyond This Horizon. One sub-theme of the book is the carrying... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2012 DEBATE

• Gun Permit

  

  via Gds44's blogwhere I had the best laugh of the day. I suppose this means that tough-guy Gds doesn't ever disarm and will never submit to even the slightest... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2012 DEBATE

• BBC America's Poor

  Since you can't get Panorama, you can get the World Service Podcasr, which is found here:Here is the URL since I know quite a few of you are... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2012 DEBATE

• Captain Beefheart Festival 2011-2012 - 7th Night of the Living Van Vliet

  Here's the explanation of the origin and the dates. Thanks to Microdot for the title of the Festival. Zen Comix has joined the festivities. Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2012 DEBATE