Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC), challenged by a Democrat to articulate what he’s willing to do to stop gun violence, replied: “I wouldn’t let teachers prop doors open. I would make sure that police are not discouraged from going in and saving children who are being assaulted while the assa[...]
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May 27th, 2022 - 11:57 pm § in Misc.
How did Uvalde shooter get guns?
According to media reports, he entered the school with an AR-15 style rifle and a handgun, and another AR-15 style rifle was found at the vehicle he crashed near the school. The murder weapon was identified as a Daniel Defense DDM4 V7 (upper left in this page of the company’s website), which l[...]
The guns of January
Brian Ulrich (photo, left), “one of the 11 members of the Oath Keepers facing sedition-related charges” from the Capitol riot, pleaded guilty on Friday, April 29, 2022, CNN reported here. Briefly, he’s going to prison for taking guns to Washington D.C. on January 6, 2021. CNN descr[...]
April 7th, 2022 - 11:51 am § in Misc.
Guns in homes don’t make you safer
“Most American gun owners say they own firearms to protect themselves and their loved ones,” the Guardian reports, “but a study published this week suggests people who live with handgun owners are shot to death at a higher rate.” “We found zero evidence of any … prote[...]
February 1st, 2022 - 9:55 pm § in Law and Courts, Politics
2 GOP candidates tell poll watchers to bring guns and unplug voting machines
Two GOP candidates in Michigan state races told a crowd of supporters to unplug voting machines if they suspect fraud, and bring guns to polling places to make sure Republicans are allowed to observe ballot counting. They are Ryan Kelley, running for governor, and Mike Detmer, running for state sena[...]
December 18th, 2021 - 2:03 pm § in Law and Courts, Politics
The guns of January 6
Republicans have tried to whitewash the Capitol riot as a protest. Among their claims: The “protesters” weren’t armed. Except they were. They had spears, clubs, and bear spray. Those are weapons. They threw boards, fire extinguishers, and metal barriers at police officers guarding [...]
November 1st, 2021 - 2:15 am § in Misc.
“Use your guns!”
Frightened GOP Senator wanted police to use lethal force on Capitol rioters Read story here Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
October 3rd, 2021 - 12:54 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
The Guns of January
Of all the GOP’s lies enveloping the 2020 election, one of the most enduring is that the Capitol insurrection was a gun-free political protest. It was neither. It wasn’t a protest. The rioters’ own videos, reinforced by their social media posts and internal messaging, irrefutably d[...]
Ex-cop Capitol rioter jailed after buying 37 guns
An ex-cop arrested in January and fired from his police job for participating in the Capitol riot had his bail revoked and was ordered to jail after buying 37 guns, being caught with bomb-making materials, and advocating violent revolution in online posts, CNN reported on Wednesday, July 28, 2021 (r[...]
June 11th, 2021 - 2:44 pm § in Misc.
America lets monsters have guns
Timothy J. Wall, 55, posted on Facebook that he desired to “kill people and children.” Then he walked into a Florida supermarket, shot a 1-year-old boy in the head, and after a brief struggle with the boy’s grandmother, shot her too. Police say they didn’t know him. Then he k[...]