Daily Archives: June 13, 2010

Scotland Yard Bodyguard Unit Downsizes Guns for Girls

Posted on June 13, 2010 by Robert Farago

OK, women. (Tough room.) But OMG! Is PC A-OK in the UK, or what?  ”MEMBERS of Scotland Yard’s elite bodyguard unit are being armed with smaller, lighter ‘baby’ guns as part of a drive to attract more female officers,” timesonline.co.uk … Continue reading →

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Why Are Guns On Trains So Hard to Understand?

Posted on June 13, 2010 by Robert Farago

Terrorists and spree killers. Who needs ‘em? No one. Who stops them? Law enforcement officers, of course. And when they don’t? People with guns. Not always, but sometimes. And yes, that includes bombs; armed Israeli citizens have shot terrorist bombers on a … Continue reading →

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Omaha Gun Amnesty Yields a Box of Broken Ass Guns

Posted on June 13, 2010 by Robert Farago

Gun amnesties are, of course, a farce. No criminal is his right mind—and what gun-wielding criminal is?—would walk up to a cop and turn in a perfectly good gun. Unless, of course, there was big money in it. Which, of … Continue reading →

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Do They REALLY “Get It” In Gun Bustin’ Flushing?

Posted on June 13, 2010 by Robert Farago
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Republican U.S. Senate Candidate Rand Paul Hearts Guns

Posted on June 13, 2010 by Robert Farago

“A lot of politicians will show up at a gun-rights groups like this, and they’ll say, ‘we support the Second Amendment; we’re all for you,’ and then you send them off to Washington and, before you know it, they vote … Continue reading →

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The Gender Politics of Guns

Posted on June 13, 2010 by Brad Kozak

I was at a gun store recently. The clerk behind the counter showed me a gun I wanted to see. He said, “she’s a beauty, isn’t she?” Got me to thinking . . . Why do we assign gender to … Continue reading →

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Sunday Morning Funnies: The Good, The Bad, The Ukelele.

Posted on June 13, 2010 by Brad Kozak

You read that headline correctly. Featured above, in our inaugural Sunday Morning Funnies feature, is the musical stylings of the Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain, (possibly the only thing “great” that’s left in G.B.) with their rendition of the theme … Continue reading →

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