Daily Archives: April 18, 2010

Thank You for Shooting (with apologies to Christopher Buckley)

Posted on April 18, 2010 by Brad Kozak

A recent exchange between blogger and commenter on TTAG brought up the question “is the gun industry fanning the flames of anti-gun sentiment in order to sell more guns”? I speculated about the nature of the NRA in the mix in an earlier post. But if you want to take the question to the logical extreme, it becomes far more nuanced (doesn’t everything?) than the more simplistic “are the gun guys stirring up trouble to increase sales.” Here’s what I mean… Continue reading →

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Rick Santorum Flirts with Armed Insurrection Rhetoric

Posted on April 18, 2010 by Robert Farago

America’s political left has been getting plenty of mileage out right wing chatter about opposing not-to-say-overthrowing an over-reaching not-to-say Socialist federal government. The administration’s defenders linked the protest movement with the Republican and the armed militia (a.k.a. domestic terrorists). While … Continue reading →

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Sunday Morning Post: Vaseline Machine Gun

Posted on April 18, 2010 by Brad Kozak

Now before you get the wrong idea and go all Gloria Allred on me, this is a well-known (near legendary) song composed and performed by the master of the 12 string guitar, Leo Kottke. This is a recent performance of … Continue reading →

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Richard Osborne: “Anyone with a gun just might pull the trigger”

Posted on April 18, 2010 by Robert Farago

In the same sense that anyone without a gun can’t pull a trigger? Well, almost. Writing for Northern Ohio’s The Morning Journal, Richard Osborne feels obliged to translate his recent stumble upon experience with a parking lot homicide into a … Continue reading →

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Editorial: Gun Grab Fear Driven by Firearms Industry

Posted on April 18, 2010 by Robert Farago

Donal Fagan constantly reminds the TTAG team to look for the truth beyond the official version of a story. Specifically, beneath the main text. And so we scan the comments section under posts like a sooth-sayer examining used tea leaves—except … Continue reading →

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Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: Fired Up.

Posted on April 18, 2010 by Brad Kozak

If the NRA ever decided to commission a TV show that’s like Jackass meets Shooting USA, it might look like the video above. Strike that. It might look EXACTLY like the video above. The jackass in question has been a … Continue reading →

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How Long Has Hollywood Hated Guns?

Posted on April 18, 2010 by Brad Kozak

I’m a huge fan of the late, great Don Knotts. And Andy Griffith, for that matter. I have no idea about their personal political leanings (although I hear that Opie is a Leftie). And I don’t have any idea or indication that Desilu Productions, the producers, directors, stars or anybody else associated with The Andy Griffith Show was anti-gun. But the point I am trying to make here, is that if you want to hurt something, one of the most effective ways to do it is to make fun of it. Continue reading →

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