It’s been a week since the attack in Orlando and much of what’s happened is predictable. Both political parties have rolled out their positions on gun control, and both are very familiar. Democrats want new background checks and to ban sales of guns to anyone on the no-fly or terrorist watch lists. Republicans counter by… Continue reading One Week Later
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Report: Orlando Shooter and Wife Texted Each Other During Massacre
In the beginning, Noor Salman, wife of the Orlando shooter, insisted that she had no idea what her husband was up to when he gunned down 49 people at a Pulse night club. Now, reports say the two were communicating via text during the terrorist attack. The Orlando shooter and his wife exchanged text messages… Continue reading Report: Orlando Shooter and Wife Texted Each Other During Massacre
New Report – Police Could Not See Gun When They Killed Tamir Rice
According to a new investigative report, 12 year old Tamir Rice did not have a gun or even a pellet gun in his hand when police pulled up and gunned him down at a recreation center in November 2014. And the various reports that said Rice was killed 2 to 3 seconds after police arrived… Continue reading New Report – Police Could Not See Gun When They Killed Tamir Rice
Two Year Old Shot and Killed by 20 Gauge Shotgun – Video
This happened in Henderson County, North Carolina on Monday. No conclusion yet on what exactly happened to two-year old Abigail, but as she was being transported to the hospital after being shot by a 20 gauge shotgun, she died. “It’s a very, very traumatic situation for everybody involved,” Maj. Frank Stout with the Henderson County… Continue reading Two Year Old Shot and Killed by 20 Gauge Shotgun – Video
6 Year Old Shoots 3 Year Old in The Face While Playing “Cops and Robbers” – Video
The 3-year-old was pronounced dead at the hospital. According to CBS News, the older boy retrieved the gun from atop the refrigerator Saturday night and a game of “Cops and Robbers” began with his 3-year-old brother and the loaded gun. Shortly after, the bullet struck the infant in the face, killing him. Police spokesman Anthony… Continue reading 6 Year Old Shoots 3 Year Old in The Face While Playing “Cops and Robbers” – Video
11 Year Old Charged With Murder – Kills his 8 Year Old Neighbor
Don’t be silly, he didn’t buy the guy. He got it from his father – another Responsible gun owner! An 11-year-old boy has been charged with murder after he killed his 8-year-old neighbor, police said, and witnesses say it was because the girl wouldn’t let him see her puppy. Deputies were called to the neighborhood… Continue reading 11 Year Old Charged With Murder – Kills his 8 Year Old Neighbor
Gun Control Australia Calls for Boycott on Travels to America – Video
It’s like anything else you don’t believe in or support – if it goes against your values system, then you hit them in the wallet where it hurts most – you boycott! And that is exactly what Gun Control Australia Director, Samantha Lee, is calling for – ending all unnecessary trips to America until Americans,… Continue reading Gun Control Australia Calls for Boycott on Travels to America – Video
Megyn Kelly Interviews Father of Murdered Reporter – Video
Moments after his daughter was murdered on live television for the world to see, Andy Parker, father of WDBJ’s Alison Parker – one of the victims in Wednesday Virginia killings – appeared on Fox News of all places to talk about his daughter and the need for sensible gun laws in this country. “Next week it… Continue reading Megyn Kelly Interviews Father of Murdered Reporter – Video
Bobby Jindal – This is Not The Time to Talk about Guns
Sure Bobby. After all, you are running for president and getting the approval of the NRA and the gun nuts of America is better for you than talking about ways to stop the mass shootings in America, like the latest mass shooting at the Grand Theatre in your state of Louisiana. Let’s not talk about… Continue reading Bobby Jindal – This is Not The Time to Talk about Guns
Jeb Bush – White Lives Matter, but BlackLivesMatter is a “Political Slogan” – Video
Since Democratic presidential candidate Martin O’Malley felt the need to apologize for saying “black lives matter, white lives matter, all lives matter” when confronted by a group from the “BlackLivesMatter” movement, his apology has caused much talk and headlines. Jeb Bush is just one of a few presidential candidates urged to emphasize that yes, white lives… Continue reading Jeb Bush – White Lives Matter, but BlackLivesMatter is a “Political Slogan” – Video
The Race Confronts Race
Racial politics is sometimes like the weather. Everybody complains about it or has an opinion about it, but there’s precious little that we can seemingly do about it. Here we are again, having the same conversation about the same issue and the politicians are crafting their statements and the sociologists are telling us about how… Continue reading The Race Confronts Race
#GunSense – 5 Year Old Shoots 9 Month Old Baby Brother in the Head
And once again, another killing, sanctioned and approved by the no-regulations-more-guns NRA and the foot soldiers of the NRA, Republican party. The mother called 911 to say her 5-year-old boy shot his baby brother with a paintball gun. But it wasn’t a paintball gun. It was a .22-caliber Magnum revolver. And the 9-month-old boy didn’t… Continue reading #GunSense – 5 Year Old Shoots 9 Month Old Baby Brother in the Head