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• President Obama's Speech on the Budget

  via Lefty's Last Cry. Listen to this and then tell me he's not going to win a second term. I dare ya. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2011 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• MN.......We're One of the Safest States? Another One:

  

  The thought passing through my mind was.......how did this kid ever get the idea that pointing a loaded hand gun at another student, for whatever reason, but... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, SOCIETY

• St. Paul, Minnesota - 1 Dead, 1 Wounded

  

  Trevell Glass, fatally shot early Wednesday outside a St. Paul bar, was the third person in Raynard Glass' family to be gunned down in St. Paul in two decades.... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2011 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• 2 Dead, 1 Wounded in The Least Peaceful State

  The Shreveport Timess reports. The shooting happened just before 6:30 p.m. Tuesday inside the Bill Norris Appliance Center, located in the 2300 block of... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, SOCIETY

• The Least Peaceful States

  I certainly would not want to disparage the tremendous work that went into this report, but we could have told them this. Am I right? Top 10 least peaceful... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2011 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Chicago Police-Involved Shooting

  The Chicago Tribune reports. The incident happened before 8:30 p.m. in the 5300 block of West Van Buren Avenue. Preliminary reports said Austin District officer... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, SOCIETY

• The Brady Campaign Ad

  What do you think? I've never been too excited about the magazine limitation laws, but this ad is certainly a good reminder that the victims of gun violence ar... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, SOCIETY

• A Blast from the Past

  Remember Duke Watrous? Well, his trial has started. Apparently, he was giving his kids an NRA training course when things went badly: A North Texas jury... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Mike Barkley - Candidate for Congress

  Mike Barkley, Candidate for Congress QUALIFICATIONS: * Lawyer/CPA (Inactive)/Computer Programmer/Activist* Liberal Democrat/Moderate... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Lynn Police Shoot Man for Disobedience

  

  According to O’Connell, Mathieu Michaud confronted the arriving officers on the street while carrying a butcher knife and two carving knives. Michaud... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, SOCIETY

• South Dakota - Murder and Attempted Suicide

  Even in the supposedly placid state of South Dakota, guns are bad news for women. In this case the shooter was of that most vile type, succeeding in the murder... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Columbus, Ohio Vying for Most Violent City

  The local news reports on the several shootings accross the city. Two more people were wounded in shootings on Sunday, closing out a violent weekend that saw... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, SOCIETY

• And We In Minnesota Are One of the Most Peaceful States, Right?

  And yet, this seems to be quite a lot of continuing gun violence, compared to jurisdictions that just have fewer guns. We're free - to die in greater numbers... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Gun Laws in the Netherlands

  via Radio Netherlands Worldwide Self defence is not regarded as a valid argument for owning a gun, and only the police are allowed to carry a weapon. Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Negligent Discharge at Gun Show

  Drunk and stupid, handling guns, breaking safety rules, this is a perfect candidate for the MikeB is King rule, formerly known as the one-strike-you're-out rule... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Another Tucson Tragedy

  via The Arizona Daily Star Just before 1 a.m., Valenzuela, 21, and another man were at the northwest corner of the Corbett Elementary School yard when Valenzuel... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Brooklyn Park - Double Murder Suicide

  via The Star Tribune a store employee, apparently fueled by jealousy, had stormed into the break room where two co-workers sat at 8:30 p.m. Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, SOCIETY

• The Netherlands - 5 Dead 17 Wounded

  via ReutersThe 24-year-old gun club member then shot and killed himself. "This is something you usually see in America, not in the Netherlands," said local... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, SOCIETY

• British Gun Fanatic David Evans

  

  The Daily Mail reports. But yesterday the self-confessed gun ‘fanatic’ was starting a 16-year jail term after being convicted of a total of 29 charges of... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, SOCIETY

• NH Parole Board Grants Early Release

  Boston.com reports The New Hampshire Parole Board granted early release Thursday to a killer who says he has transformed himself behind bars. Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, SOCIETY