I am warning you now: this is a post that somewhat angrily responds to the attempts by President Obama to verbally bully people into agreeing with him about gun control legislation. If that offends you, too bad. Continue reading
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“Shame on us if we have forgotten.”
Posted in Firearms, In the News, Politics, Rant, Second Amendment with tags assault weapons ban, firearms, gun control, gun control legislation, Newtown, Politics, President Obama, Sandy Hook, Second Amendment on April 9, 2013 by XajowGun Control Nuts Going Off Half-Cocked, Again – Second Addendum
Posted in Argumentation, Firearms, Government, In the News, Philosophy, Politics, Second Amendment with tags Connecticut, firearms, gun control, guns, Newtown, Obama, Politics, Second Amendment, weapons on December 17, 2012 by XajowDon’t worry. This one will be brief. I have seen a little more of what Obama said in his speech, and the context does not make it better. Continue reading
Gun Control Nuts Going Off Half-Cocked, Again – Addendum
Posted in Argumentation, Firearms, Government, In the News, Philosophy, Politics, Second Amendment with tags Connecticut, firearms, gun control, guns, Newtown, Obama, Politics, Second Amendment, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, weapons on December 17, 2012 by XajowSadly, this is just getting worse. Fear-mongering nonsense is pouring out all over the place. “Surely we can do better than this,” said Obama. “We have an obligation to try.” Which would be nice if I believed by “better” he meant “better” and not “more nonsensical”. Continue reading
Gun Control Nuts Going Off Half-Cocked, Again
Posted in Firearms, In the News, Philosophy, Politics, Second Amendment with tags Connecticut, firearms, gun control, guns, Newtown, Politics, Second Amendment, weapons on December 16, 2012 by XajowMere hours after a school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, and already I was reading opinions about how the shooting proves we need more and stricter gun control laws. It very much gave the appearance that the gun control nuts all rushed to their computers, thinking not of concern for the grieving but how to try to use the tragedy for political gain. To see what these people said would almost make a person think the guns of their own accord had marched into the school and done all the shooting. The facts, of course, are quite different. Continue reading
Quick Bite: Another Person Who Should Know Better Makes Another Stupid Comment about Gun Control
Posted in Firearms, Quick Bite, Second Amendment with tags 100 round magazine, firearms, Second Amendment on July 27, 2012 by XajowAt CNN, Daniel W. Webster, professor and co-director of the Center for Gun Policy and Research at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health (i.e. someone who should be smart enough to know better), said: Continue reading
Quick Bite: A Reply to a Former Cop’s Question
Posted in Firearms, Quick Bite, Second Amendment with tags 100 round magazine, firearms, Second Amendment on July 27, 2012 by XajowAt The New York Times, retired police officer Michael A. Black asks: Continue reading
An Important Point about the Second Amendment
Posted in Firearms, Government, In the News, Philosophy, Politics, Second Amendment with tags firearms, gun control, guns, individual rights, Mayor Bloomberg, Michael Bloomberg, rights, Second Amendment, weapons on July 25, 2012 by XajowAfter reading about how New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg apparently wants President Obama and Presidential candidate Mitt Romney to start committing to gun control laws, Continue reading
The Gun Control Law Nuts Are At It Again
Posted in Firearms, In the News, Politics with tags Colorado, firearms, gun control, tragedy on July 23, 2012 by XajowWell, another shooting tragedy, another spate of “why doesn’t government do something to control guns” fills the op-eds and airwaves.
To all those who think the recent tragedy in Colorado is some sort of proof that more gun control laws are needed, I just want to say… Continue reading