“This is in many ways intuitive: People of every country get into arguments and fights with friends, family, and peers. But in the US, it’s much more likely that someone will get angry at an argument and be able to pull out a gun and kill someone. “Or in the case of Pittsburgh, America does … Read more
“Because we are obliged by the sickness of our political culture to analyze every despicable event in a manner designed to confirm our priors, we have already, mere hours after the barbarity, sunk into a nauseating discussion about how much blame to assign to the president for this unspeakable act. The obvious answer is: None. … Read more
“When we were all colonies, there were laws in the 1600s making it illegal to discharge a weapon near a road, near buildings, populated areas or on Sundays, and that barred discharge of a gun during social occasions. In New Jersey there was a law that said you weren’t allowed to discharge a weapon when … Read more
Georgia readers, check out Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams’ gun views as voting day approaches: “…people get shot in the streets because some bigot decided he got to stand his ground.” SecondAmendmentDaily.com, Stacey Abrams Video “We need waiting periods because we know that we need time to find out what’s happened. We should make … Read more
Greg Ellifritz wrote a stellar post regarding the Molotov cocktail situation in Palestine and why it is absolutely relevant to our currently tumultuous times. Check it out (link below): When in your vehicle, do you carry your gun on your person? Or do you keep it in the glove compartment “just in case I need … Read more
Why you’d better get out and vote: “…if an offender does break into your house, and they steal your unsecured firearm, you may be held liable for the criminal’s actions, victimizing you twice — once by the criminal and again by the state.” “This extreme initiative mandates blatant age discrimination, requires additional costly firearm registration, … Read more
“It’s often been said ‘violence never solved anything.’ The simple truth is that when you are slammed up against the wall and the knife is at your throat, when a circle of teenagers is kicking you as you curl into a ball on the sidewalk, or when the man walks into your office building or … Read more
The Second Amendment was passed on December 15, 1791 without debate as follows: “On motion to amend article the fifth [the numerical position of the Second Amendment at that time] by inserting these words – ‘for the common defense’ – next to the words ‘bear arms’ it passed in the negative.” “On motion, on article … Read more
“Sixty-one percent of Americans favor stricter laws on the sale of firearms, down modestly from March, when 67% said this shortly after the Parkland, Florida, school shooting on Feb. 14. The current reading is similar to the 60% measured last fall after the Las Vegas mass shooting. Along with March, it reflects the highest percentage … Read more
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