Gunnuttery category archive
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Er, yeah.
Follow the link. This one has ancillary twists and turns which I do not feel competent to address.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
inculcate politeness from a young age.
Officers learned that two (13-year old–ed.) boys had made threats against school staff, students and property.
Investigators discovered the two had made up a list they described as a “kill list” and that they were discussing plans to carry out their threats.
Police contacted the boy’s parents and the adults whose names were on the list.
Investigators also executed off campus searches and collected evidence, including firearms.
“Just Because He Could” 0
Much ink and many electrons have been consumed in wondering about the motive for the Las Vegas shootings. As I write this, no possible motive–at least not one that would make sense to most of us–has been proposed.
At Psychology Today Blogs, Joe Navorro suggests that such a motive may not be the issue.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Politeness plays “Catch Me If You Can.”
In a related item, Josh Marshall ponders the gun nut strategy to normalize gunnuttery. Follow the link, then consider whether that strategy has any bearing on this child’s father’s gunnuttery rendering the child fatherless.
Scare Tactics 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Roy Eidelson describes how the NRA and the gun lobby uses fear to line their pockets. A snippet:
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Of course, scientific evidence regarding gun violence isn’t popular with many beholden members of Congress. For them, propaganda is just fine. In fact, thanks to NRA lobbying, Congress prohibits the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from even conducting research related to guns and public health.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Expose your progeny to politeness.
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An Orange County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman said the boy’s father left him in the vehicle with access to the loaded gun while he went into Neighborhood Kids Academy preschool to pick up another child.
Falsehood Prophets 0
Using the Las Vegas shooting as a springboard, Mike discusses the venality and hypocrisy of the religious right.
Warning: Language.
Misdirection Play, “Politicization” Dept. 0
Monica Messe reveals the “don’t politicize this” scam. A snippet:
What “Don’t politicize this” often means is, Don’t politicize this if the shooter belongs to me.
Follow the link for her reasoning.