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• Because Sometimes the Police Are the Bad Guys....

  Six police officers were needed to subdue one apparently unarmed homeless man? This puts the kill in overkill. Published: Sept. 9, 2011 Updated: 2:47 p.m. Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2011 DEBATE

• Another Regrettable Fatalioty

  

  In view of our recent discussions about homicides and suicides relating to the large numbers of guns in private possession, this story struck me as interesting... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2011 DEBATE

• Update on the Nevada IHOP Mass Shooting

  

  We have not yet learned why the shooter did this terrible thing; but it is a safe bet that he thought he had some sort of right to do so, or justification to... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2011 DEBATE

• Jon Stewart Predicts Rick Perry for the GOP

  via Beautiful Horizons The Daily Show Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2011 DEBATE

• Former Congressman Bob Nay on the Iraq War

  Nay is one of the guys implicated in the Jack Abramoff Indian lobbying scandal, yet concerning 9/11 he seems to speak the truth. What do you think? Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2011 DEBATE

• Jodie Foster is "not a Real American"

  Jodie Foster spent several years of her childhood in Europe, and has spent a lot of time there since then. She says she's surprised when people there claim... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2011 DEBATE

• Toys for Boys

  MikeB's post about legal silencers in Michigan had me wondering how much the things cost, but articles about airgun silencers came up instead of coming up with... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2011 DEBATE

• More on the James Bond Fantasy

  

  As referred to in a previous post, meet Brad Kozak in action. There's only one thing missing. I don't know what the law is in Louisiana concerning silencers,... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2011 DEBATE

• States United to Prevent Gun Violence

  

  is a national non-profit organization working to decrease gun death and injury. Our mission is to support existing state-based gun violence prevention... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2011 DEBATE

• It Was the Gun's Fault

  

  L.A. Now reports on an incredible crime committed by Joseph Hyungmin Son, seven years before the 1997 movie "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2011 DEBATE

• Machinegun Ad from the 1920s

  

  This ad seems to me to convey the myth that a machinegun is the ultimate weapon (you know those schoolboy debates as to which is the best weapon). Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2011 DEBATE

• Duluth Teen Shoots Step-dad

  The Duluth News Tribune reports, link provided by DKos user carolus It seems the 16-year-old had unsupervised access to the gun safe. Plus, we now know, he had... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2011 DEBATE

• Troy Davis Again Facing Execution

  via Democratic Underground Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2011 DEBATE

• Grotesque GOP Reaction to Texas Executions

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  Posted on 09 September 2011 DEBATE

• The Sikh Kirpan

  

  Jim Asked What if a religion espouses the belief that people should carry guns at all times? Should Congress be allowed to prohibit the free exercise of that... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2011 DEBATE

• The Opposite of a DGU - Criminal Brandishing

  The Maumelle Monitor, which is in Arkansas, reports. Vivzier said when she was able to exit the freeway and pulled into the Morgan Shell station at 20515... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2011 DEBATE

• Legal Silencers in Michigan

  Several times I've been challenged by the pro-gun crowd to name one gun control law that I do not support. These are the same guys who accuse me of wanting to... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2011 DEBATE

• Prayer in School

  

  Fat White Man's Comment and a Story I mention in another previous post on my blog, Oi Vey!, reminds me of a piece of art I would like to make called prayer in... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2011 DEBATE

• What is the Cost of a Single Gunshot?

  No one can put a price on a human life or a family’s suffering, but policy experts can calculate the price society pays.Public health experts say that the... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2011 DEBATE

• 24 Hours of Reality

  Denial Ends 14 September 2011See also: http://climaterealityproject.org/ Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2011 DEBATE