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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
The hunt for politeness never ends.
Was it his antlers or his fluffy white tail?
Aside:
Please note, I am not against hunting. I grew up with hunters, and I do like a bit of venison.
I’m against stupid.
Guns and stupid, guns and stupid,
They go together like love and Cupid.
Let me tell you, brother,
You can’t have one without the other.
Commonalities 0
The San Francisco Chronicle reports on two social scientists who have taken a step back from immediacy and identified four characteristics common to mass shooters. Here they are; follow the link for details.
First, these mass shooters had early childhood trauma and exposure to violence at an early age.
Second, practically every mass shooter they studied had reached an identifiable crisis point in the weeks or months leading up to the shooting.
Third, most of the shooters had studied the actions of other shooters and sought validation for their motives.
Fourth, the shooters all had the means to carry out their plans.
Only one of them can be addressed by the polity, and that is the last one.
And more guns is not the answer.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Politeness takes practice.
An incident report said (11-year-old Kylee Dawn–ed.) Woods’ father was attempting to unload a .40-caliber handgun, when it accidentally discharged, striking Woods, who was standing beside him.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Be polite to your siblings.
Guns and stupid, guns and stupid,
They go together like love and Cupid.
Let me tell you, brother,
You can’t have one without the other.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
A polite society is a clean society.
Teresa died Monday night in what police said was an accidental shooting, sparked when her boyfriend, 18-year-old Shawn Patrick Burse, was cleaning a loaded rifle beside her.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Politeness goes to the dogs.
At one point, the woman said she fell to the ground. Deputies said the argument escalated, and the dog tried to protect the woman by nipping at Jordan.
Jordan then allegedly shot the family dog with a 12 gauge shotgun and left the scene. The dog was an 8-year-old pitbull lab mix.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Be polite in your big box store.
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(Police Capt. Kyle–ed.) Gibbs said the report indicates that an older man accidentally fired a round near the store’s jewelry department. The gun appears to have still been in his holster when the shot was fired.
“He said he’d dropped it earlier,” Gibbs said. “There is speculation that his jacket snagged the trigger.”
No one was injured and the man was asked to leave the store.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Do not let politeness go to waist.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.
Guns and stupid, guns and stupid,
They go together like love and Cupid.
Let me tell you, brother,
You can’t have one without the other.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Practice brotherly politeness.
Officers learned that the woman was home when her brother was allegedly cleaning his handgun and accidentally shot her.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Exercise courtesy on our highways and byways.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
They never know that the gun was loaded, do they?
If rule one of using a gun is don’t allow the gun to point at any living creature you don’t plan to shoot, rule two is to consider every gun loaded until you know positively it is not.
One more time, “responsible gun owner” is an oxymoron.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
The hunt for politeness continues with another gun that allegedly fired itself.
Rule one of using a gun is don’t allow the gun to point at any living creature you don’t plan to shoot for Pete’s sake.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Politeness is, as ever, child’s play.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Be polite to your escort.
In a rather unusual twist, the politeness practitioner is in custody.








