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• A World of Pain

  Walter Sobchak: [pulls out a gun] Smokey, my friend, you are entering a world of pain. The Dude: Walter... Walter Sobchak: You mark that frame an 8, and you're... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2011 DEBATE

• More Minnesota Gun Violence

  Those who are strongly Pro-gun / unlimited 2nd Amendment use the word freedom a lot, to the point it is meaningless in their context of the term. Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2011 DEBATE

• Police Brutality

  via Carbon Paper Now I realize we didn't see what the guy in the wheelchair did or said to bring this one, but I'd just like to say he's lucky he didn't get... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2011 DEBATE

• Proposed Wisconsin Gun Laws Too Extreme Even for the Right

  Uppity Wisconsin reportsWhen right wing radio hosts – who generally support concealed, loaded weapons in public – call pro gun legislation “screwed up,” you kno... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2011 DEBATE

• Wisconsin Gettin' Tough on Crime

  via Norwegianity - Talk Left reports Omer Ninham was 14 when he was part of a group of kids that killed a 13 year old by throwing him off the top of a parking... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2011 DEBATE

• Ted Nugent Calls Semi-Automatic Weapons Machine Guns

  via Kick! Making Politics Fun This old video was posted in response to Nugent's saying he was the victim of Lefty threats. What I liked was the final observatio... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2011 DEBATE

• Bad Laws Be Damned - AztecRed Style

  On a recent comment thread, AztecRed linked to an old post of his which says it all. "Sometimes good people have to break bad laws. Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2011 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Helicopter Hog Hunting

  Texas is about to make this a legal commercial activity. What do you think? It looks like lots of fun, in that video-game kinda way, don't you think? Perfect fo... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2011 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Attempted Murder, Murder and Suicide in Illinois

  The Quad-City Times reports all the gory details. But basically it's the same old story: abusive boyfriend, restraining order, he comes back with a gun. Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2011 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• The Center-of-Mass Baloney

  Argus Leader reports Basically this is what happened. A suicidal man was walking down the street with a gun. Eight cops responded. A gunfight began. Five cops... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2011 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• The Toll of Gun Violence is Not Only Counted in Dead Bodies

  The Indy Star reports on the recovery of Chance Jackson shot twice one month ago. The boy had significant damage to seven vital organs. His gallbladder had to b... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2011 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Phoenix Bar Fight - 1 Dead

  Phoenix, Arizona is where they have the absolutely most lax gun laws in the country, well tied with a couple other gun-paradise states. But, as the gun-rights... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Speaking of Stolen Guns......another "Peaceful, Safe Minnesota" Incident

  From the STrib (emphasis added is mine - DG) Gun, drugs and baby in back seat?Article by: JOY POWELL Updated: May 20, 2011 - 10:13 AM Charges: A high-caliber... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2011 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Louisville Police Recover Stolen Guns

  Although driving a car through the front of the building is certainly dramatic and probably cannot be adequately defended against, why the hell are the guns... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Virginia Gives Gun Owners Lots of Leeway

  The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports on a story which illustrates why we need the MikeB is King Rule. A Chesterfield County mother accused of pulling a... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Ted Nugent According to the Armed Intelligentsia

  

  via The Truth About Guns I don't know who's worse over there, Robert who said "I agree with everything that Ted Nugent says on the subject of guns," but then... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Murder on Staten Island

  The New York Post reports A crazed gunman blew away his business partner inside the victim's Staten Island home, wounded his wife, then held a weapon to their... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Rembrandt Van Rijn - The Greatest Painter

  

  I took great umbrage at Tam's suggestion that we "have guns o the brain." Talk about the pot calling the kettle black. Unlike some people I know, we happen to b... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• California Moves Closer to Prohibiting Open Carry

  The Washington Post reports The bill’s author, Democratic Assemblyman Anthony Portantino of La Canada Flintridge, says his bill will improve public safety. It i... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, SOCIETY

• A Challenge to Laci the Dog

  

  The gauntlet has been cast. Patrick Butts, of Where Angels Fear To Tread, sez: "Between you and Laci, I don’t know who I dis­like the most.[sic]" I, for one... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2011 DEBATE