In the wake of Newtown, CT, Christopher Dorner, the theater shooting in Colorado, Columbine and a host of other terrible shooting assaults on a defenseless public, there are calls for greater legislation to ban assault weapons and proposals to arm…
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NRA has an Enemies List of Political Cartoonists
by Dan Chmielewski • • 4 Comments
Remember President Nixon’s Enemies List? The National Rifle Association has one too. The NRA’s list features prominent journalists and political editorial cartoonists. From the post: So perhaps it’s linguistically fitting that of the 37 journalists on an NRA-ILA roster of…
Own a Gun? California Dems want to Require you Buy Liability Insurance
by Dan Chmielewski • • 18 Comments
A car can cause lots of damage to property or people when used carelessly. So can a gun. In a proposal that in no way hinder’s anyone’s ability to own a gun, California Democrats are proposing new legislation that would…
NRA Releases Videogame with Coffin Shaped Targets
by Dan Chmielewski • • 1 Comment
After blaming the horrific shooting of school children in Newtwon, CT on violent videogames, the National Rifle Association has released a videogame that teaches kids to shoot firearms. The game, “NRA Practice Range,” has coffin shaped targets with red bullseyes…
A Must Read Post on Mental Illness
by Dan Chmielewski • • 2 Comments
This guest post was shared with me on Facebook. In the wake of the killings of children in Connecticut, it’s insight into how a parent with a mentally ill child deals with daily life. I’ve excerpted a couple of…
The Right To Shoot Liberals Shall Not Be Infringed
by Chris Prevatt • • 3 Comments
In Knoxville, Tennessee Sunday morning began like any other Sunday for the congregation of the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church. It did not end that way. Two people are dead, seven others are injured, because a gunman motivated by frustration…
