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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Another oxymoronic “responsible gun owner.” Another purse. Another gun.
As Victoria Hugo-Vidal pointed out (see the second post below), this is us.
A broken society.
A Question of Identity 0
The Portland Press-Herald’s Victoria Hugo-Vidal reacts to the recent mass shooting in Maine. She writes powerfully of America’s unwillingness to act against the merchants of death. A snippet; follow the link for context.
Shortly after the massacres, Sen. Angus King said of Maine, “this is not who we are.” But it is.
The fact that this killing happened proves that this is who we are.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
And another “responsible gun owner” discharges his responsibility . . . .
When police arrived, they found a four-year-old with a head injury being carried into an ambulance.
Authorities were able to find out that the grandfather had taken out his gun to practice at a shooting range earlier in the day. When he got home, he was cleaning the gun and a bullet had accidentally fired grazing the victim’s head.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
One more time, “responsible gun owner” is an oxymoron.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another random act of politeness.
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
The hunt for politeness claims another victim.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Another child is sacrificed at the feet of the NRA’s leaden idol.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Whatever happened to “Make sure your gun isn’t pointing at anything (or anyone) you don’t intend to shoot“?
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
She had politeness in the bag.
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
(snip)
The Evansville family said Cheeto was shot from behind more than 10 times and left in a ditch on Boonville Harmony Road.
We are a broken society.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Another “responsible gun owner” displays politeness in passing.
Incensed To Kill 0
Richard Lettieri, writing at Psychology Today Blogs, takes a look at what research to date tells about mass. He notes that the recent shooting in Maine “mass shooting of 2023, a year that has witnessed 565 such massacres as of this writing. That’s almost two such calamities per day.”
He goes on to look at qualities mass shooters tend to have in common and identifies six; follow the link for a detailed discussion of each one.
- The majority of random mass murderers are white men (emphasis in the original–ed.), middle-aged or younger.
- They have histories of mental health problems.
- Chronic cynicism and brooding distrust are why mass murderers tend to be loners.
- Ninety percent of future mass murderers had prior contact with the law.
- The revenge motive is another animating force behind random mass murder.
- They typically have a history of difficulty maintaining employment, and are frequently out of work at the time of the killings.
In my view, though, he failed to address perhaps the most significant characteristic, though, granted, it’s not a psychological one: the ready availability of weapons of war at your local store.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
A “responsible gun owner” politely shows off his new acquisition.
We are a society of stupid.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society,” Reprise 0
Steve M. cites a column by Jamelle Bouie, in which Bouie argues forcefully that America’s gun culture poses not only a threat to other Americans (take a look at the numbers), but also to democracy. Steve M. points out that
Methinks his post is worth a read.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Another “responsible gun owner” treats a family member to his politeness.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Always be polite to your mother.
“It was just a freak accident. It just went off and shot straight through the house,” she said. “He was in one end, and she was in another.”
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Celebrate Hallowe’en with politeness.