Tonight’s TTAG Daily Digest finds Luke Skywalker disarming while NPR shudders at armed teachers in Kansas. We check-in with the gun control paradise known as Chicago and discover that TMZ is now pro-gun! Ballistic bubbly? That and more after the jump . . .
Luke Skywalker Calls For Blaster Control – I find his lack of knowledge disturbing.
Is Democrat Sen. Heidi Heitkamp Prepared to Support Obama’s Anti-Gun SCOTUS Nominee? – Why wouldn’t she?
Kansas Campuses Prepare For Guns In Classrooms – “I don’t think this is smart for Kansas. I don’t think this is the best thing for the health of our population.” You mean other than those who are interested in armed self defense.
1 dead, 14 wounded in Chicago shootings – Otherwise knows as ‘Monday’ in the City of Big Shoulders.
3 Firearm Truths Everyone Should Know – The truth about assault weapons, the “gun show loophole” and the lie that more guns don’t equal more crime.
Tyga — I Need a Gun ‘Cause I’m a Baller – The normally anti-gun TMZ approves of rapper’s armed security guard flashing his gat. Sorry, “returning it to its holster.”
Rhode Island lawmakers consider multiple gun law bills – Ocean State’s WPRI (Fox affiliate) is in the tank for gun control.
Austin police fire officer who fatally shot naked teen David Joseph – Officer Freeman said he feared being overpowered by the teen.
He Killed a Pregnant Mom—but He Still Gets a Gun – “In a letter explaining the state’s decision not to prosecute, assistant state attorney Brad Magrino wrote, ‘There is no evidence to suggest DeHayes had a careless or reckless indifference to the safety of the victims when the firearm discharged.'”
How the ‘digital exhaust’ of social media data can predict gun violence – Because correlation equals causation.
‘Just Shoot Them All,’ Say Moms Demand Action Activists About Texas Gun Rights Group – How ironic is that?
The Champagne Gun Is Here to Fulfill Your Dreams – I’ve always thought of cheap champagne as something of a nightmare. Now I’m not so sure.