April 8, 2013
Quote: Lawrence O’Donnell – Gun Rights Are In Conflict With The Right To Life
“The government is now populated by some who hold the right to bear arms higher than the right to life.”
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April 8, 2013
Quote: David Wheeler – It’s Somebody Else’s School, Until One Day…It’s Not
“It’s going to happen again. Every time, it’s somebody else’s school, it’s somebody else’s community, it’s somebody else’s town. Until one day, you wake up and it’s not.”
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April 7, 2013
Dannel Malloy: The NRA’s Wayne LaPierre Is A Circus Clown
“Wayne [LaPierre] reminds me of the clowns at the circus – they get the most attention. That’s what he’s paid to do.”
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April 5, 2013
Wayne’s World: Guns Over People
If all human beings displayed the same fervor and passion for human rights as NRA members and gun owners express for their guns, we might already have achieved world peace. — Well, if only we could do something about those guns.
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April 2, 2013
Gun Laws: Nelson, Georgia to Newtown, Connecticut
The small city of Nelson, GA, population 1300, has passed a new ordinance requiring all residents to own a gun. Yes, you read that correctly. I speculate that at least one of the people responsible for this new law opposed the Affordable Care Act’s “individual mandate,” on the grounds of freedom of choice and individual liberty. But when it comes to guns? You’ll buy one and you’ll like it, or else…
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March 25, 2013
VIDEO: Jim Carrey Mocks The NRA And Charlton Heston With “Cold Dead Hand”
If you missed it, Jim Carrey is featured in a Funny or Die video that spoofs an episode of “Hee Haw” and mocks the late Charlton Heston and gun owners in general…
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March 23, 2013
You Like Guns? “No…Because I’ve Seen What They Can Do.”
On a recent episode of “Touch” starring Kiefer Sutherland, there was an exchange that went like this:
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March 4, 2013
America’s Gun Culture: Questions To Ponder
Some questions to ponder when debating America’s gun culture:
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February 28, 2013
Assault Weapons: No One Needs Those Guns
On Tuesday night, Rachel Maddow’s guests were the siblings of Newtown shooting victim Victoria Soto, who was a teacher at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Rachel asked Carlos Matthew Soto, brother of Victoria, what he would like to see congress change. “It would probably be the assault weapon ban. Just because, no one needs those guns,” said Soto. “There’s no reason to have them unless your military.”
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February 12, 2013
Die Hard: John McClane’s Kill List, Free Speech, And The Second Amendment
I’d like to preface this post by saying I’ve been a fan of the Die Hard series since the beginning. And even though Kevin Smith has given me reason to believe Bruce Willis is a serious prick, I still look forward to a new Die Hard flick.
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