Tag: Gun Contol

How’s That Good Guy With a Gun Thing Working Out For You?

Filed in National by on February 10, 2013 22 Comments

Seriously — have you been following the story of the ex-LAPD officer who went on a shooting rampage? It is a horrific story — a fired police officer who decides that he is working out his perceived injustices on other officers or their families. This is a story of a previous good guy — one trained to use guns by the government — who is now just a guy with a bunch of guns seemingly seeking revenge.

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Wayne LaPierre Gets Beat up by Fox News

Filed in National by on February 4, 2013 2 Comments

Chris Wallace interviewed LaPierre yesterday and by most accounts it seems that Wallace did not deliver a softball interview. This clip of the interview has been in wide circulation, and in it, Chris Wallace is not just tough on LaPierre and his talking points, but also lets LaPierre just hang from the rhetorical noose he creates. Interesting that this is from FOX News — especially since Rupert Murdoch has been on Twitter actively dissing US gun laws and attitudes to guns. This video is approx. 10 minutes long:

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Shooting at the Empire State Building

Filed in National by on August 24, 2012 13 Comments

Another day and another shooting — this time at the Empire State Building where it looks right now several people have been shot — at least one killed — by someone who was fired by a firm in the building a year or so ago. The NYPD appears to have shot and killed the shooter.

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Legislative Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show-Thurs. March 18, 2010

Filed in National by on March 18, 2010 15 Comments

The big news is that John ‘Let’s Arm Everyone’ Atkins had to backtrack on his bill that could’ve, well, armed everyone. Here’s the money quote from Delaware’s Most Embarrassing Legislator: “We’re either going to come in with a substitute bill or an amendment,” Atkins said. “It was never Sen. Booth’s or my intent to allow […]

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