Props to Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut for starting and leading a filibuster to enact some sort of gun control measure, something the Republican Congress won’t even consider, even in the light of such massacres as Newtown and the Orlando Pulse Club shootings. Senate Democrats ended a nearly 15-hour filibuster early this morning after Republican Party leaders reportedly agreed to allow … Read More
Breaking: Senate Democrats Engaging In Filibuster Re: Gun Control
About an hour and a half ago (around 11:30 am), Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) started embarking on a talking filibuster in order to push the Senate to address gun control in the wake of the deadly mass shooting in Orlando, Florida. Murphy and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) alternated speaking about gun control on the Senate floor, according to Fox 61 in Connecticut. … Read More
Douche Of The Day
Seriously? NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) – A fundraising event in the works for Tennessee state Rep. Andy Holt was offering an AR-15 as the door prize. Holt, R-Dresden, is known for speaking his mind, and the day after the deadliest shooting in American history is no exception. For an upcoming fundraiser, the West Tennessee lawmaker is planning to give away two … Read More
Dems In The House: “Screw Moment Of Silence, Where Is The Bill?”
After pausing to observe a moment of silence to honor the victims in the Orlando mass shooting, Democrats in the House on Monday erupted in protest repeating the question “Where’s the bill?” Their emotional demand was directed at Speaker Paul Ryan and House Republicans to bring forth gun control legislation in the wake of the deadliest mass shooting in American history … Read More
Trump’s National Security Speech: Based on Lies
In the wake of the Orlando gay nightclub massacre, Trump seized the opportunity to Muslim-bash in a national security speech, even though (as I will write soon) it looks less and less like the shooting was a bonafide Islamic terrorist attack. Vox summarizes the lies: 1) Trump: There’s no screening for refugees coming to the US We’re not screening people. … Read More
Trump DoubleSpeak
A classic example of Donald Trump’s relentless double-speak. First he denies he ever advocated having guns in classrooms, then, within seconds, says “teachers should have guns.” Then, incredibly, he backs up, does another denial about advocating guns in the classroom, and then adds that some teachers should have guns. I don’t care what your politics are on guns… can’t we all agree … Read More
Breaking: Today’s Mass Murder
Peeples OH: Several fatalities have been reported in shootings at multiple locations on Union Hill Road in Pike County just northeast of Peebles, according to the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation. Two adults and five children have been shot to death, according to Pastor Phil Fulton of the nearby Union Hill Church. The number of fatalities is unconfirmed. Also unconfirmed … Read More
The Yahoos Get Their Day In Court
Remember that 41-day occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge that finally ended with one dude getting killed? Yeah, it’s still a rallying cry for the lunatic right, who love to carry around the Constitution but haven’t bothered to have it read and explained to them (except by other lunatics). Seven men are facing federal charges of conspiracy, weapon, theft and damaging … Read More
Good News From Newtown
The lawsuit survives: BRIDGEPORT – In a shot heard around the nation’s gun makers and dealers, a Superior Court judge Thursday refused to toss out the lawsuit by the families of the Sandy Hook victims against the manufacturer of the gun used by Adam Lanza to kill the 26 school children and teachers in December 2012. Judge Barbara Bellis ruled … Read More
Not Mentioned In The Debate — Another Mass Shooting
Guess it isn’t newsworthy to the right: A gunman killed three people in shootings that ended at a lawn care company in Kansas on Thursday, authorities said. An additional 14 people were injured — 10 of whom are in critical condition at local hospitals. The shooter was also killed by police, bringing the total number of fatalities to four. Authorities … Read More
“Good Guys With Guns” Will Be The Death Of Us
More so now that are allowed to carry guns anywhere and are easily spooked: Police say the man suspected of accidentally shooting a stranger at a Renton movie theater told them he carried a firearm because he feared mass shootings. Dane Gallion, 29, told officers he took the gun to Regal Cinemas 14 at the Landing on Thursday night because … Read More
Original Intent
From The New Yorker: December 5, 1791 James Madison House of Representatives Dear James, How is it almost 1792?! Quick question on the right to bear arms thing in your “Bill of Rights”—the wording and punctuation are slightly confusing. Did you mean that the right of the people serving in the militia to keep and bear arms shall not be … Read More
Emotional President Moves On Gun Control
White House insiders have long said that the worst day of Obama’s presidency was the day of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. What should have been a 9/11 moment for the whole nation turned out to be nothing — as in nothing changed. Congress voted against reasonable laws like universal background checks. It is clear … Read More
