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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[...]
Why you’ve gotta read candidate biographies
“Trucker Randy” Bishop is well-known in northern Michigan politics. The ex-felon hosts a rightwing radio show, is an outspoken promoter of gun rights (for ex-felons, too?), and was kicked off Facebook, a badge of honor in his circles (details here). Now he’s running for state sena[...]
What happens when Democrats behave like Republicans
California’s Democratic governor has “directed his staff to collaborate with the legislature and attorney general to draft a bill” to offer cash bounties to citizen legal vigilantes who sue “anyone who manufactures, distributes, or sells an assault weapon or ghost gun kit or part[...]
November 20th, 2021 - 1:08 pm § in Law and Courts
Why it’s not safe to fly
This is why: “The accidental discharge of a passenger’s weapon in a security area of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport caused widespread panic Saturday afternoon, prompting a brief halt of departing flights over the busy travel weekend,” CNN reported on November 20, [...]
October 14th, 2020 - 5:30 pm § in Law and Courts, Politics
Are guns legal in polling places?
It depends on where you live. States where guns are illegal in polling places Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas. Also in D.C. and Puerto Rico. Read details of state-by-state prohibitions here. States with all-mail voting where ther[...]
Should a crazy, homicidal, suicidal wife beater have guns?
That sure sounds like a loaded question, doesn’t it? But we’re talking about Republican America, and Republican Florida, so guess what, this is a real-life question that was put to a judge. The judge said no, so the police can keep Brad Parscale’s 11 firearms in their custody for a[...]
August 25th, 2020 - 9:19 am § in Donald Trump, Politics
“They’re coming for your suburbs!”
Describing peaceful BLM protesters walking past their mansion as a “mob,” a St. Louis couple facing felony charges for threatening the protesters with drawn guns claimed Democrats want to “abolish the suburbs” in a fireside chat recorded for the GOP convention. Read story her[...]
July 26th, 2020 - 2:47 pm § in Racism
About that Austin protest shooting
There was another night of raucous and sometimes-violent protests on Saturday, July 25, 2020; and in Austin, Texas, a motorist shot an armed protester to death. NBC News reports, “A protester who apparently was armed with a rifle at a demonstration against police violence in the Texas capital[...]
June 30th, 2020 - 10:19 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
Update: Police seize AR-15 from St. Louis couple who confronted BLM marchers
By now you’ve probably heard about the St. Louis couple who brandished guns at protesters walking by their home. Some claimed on social media they’re Democrats and BLM supporters. They’re not. Mark and Patricia McCloskey are personal injury lawyers who specialize in brain and spina[...]