Gunnuttery category archive
Boebert Is the New Gohmert 0
We are a society of stupid.
A Tune for the Times 0
Mangy comments at the Youtube page:
Totally convinced that if background checks were instituted, it could have severe, long-term negative effects on gun sales, (and subsequently on NRA lobbyist donations to campaign funds) NRA poster boys like Greg Abbott and Ted Cruz boldly say NO MORE. (No more questions that is.) A lot of the dead children in school shootings were probably going to expire soon anyway from diseases George Soros manufactured in China with Bill Gates, right?
Power Trippers 0
F. T. Rea gets to the gist:
Here’s what I see: Possessors of assault rifles adore the thrill of shooting those weapons of war.
Follow the link for the rest.
Misdirection Play, Polite Society Dept. 0
Mark Follman disagrees with the popular notion that mass shooters are mentally ill persons who suddenly “snap.” Here’s a bit of his article:
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In 2018, a deep investigation of 63 rampage shooters conducted by experts with the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit showed that only a quarter of the offenders were known to have been professionally diagnosed with a mental illness of any kind. While it’s possible that some suicidal attackers may have gone undiagnosed, only three of the 63 perpetrators, or about 5 percent of the total examined, had a known psychotic disorder.
Elsewhere, Chris Williams argues America’s refusal to do anything to stop the shootings could almost be classified as “grooming.”
Clearly, mass shooters are somehow not right in the head, but I believe that citing “mental illness” as the reason for their behavior does indeed count as a misdirection play, as it diverts attention from concrete actions, particularly limits on the types of weapons that can be sold and who can buy them, that could, if not prevent them completely, greatly reduce their frequency.
Thoughts and Prayers 0
Via Job’s Anger.
The Other Pandemic 0
Nike Kelly comments on the other pandemic—you know, the one no one willing to confront. Here’s a brief bit:
But America is also ground zero for cluelessness.
Much more at the link.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Politeness is a family value.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Still rising again after all these years, oh so politely.