Posts tagged “guns”

I’m not terrified of inflation or student loan debt.
I’m not terrified of global warming or tornadoes or hurricanes.
I’m not terrified of nuclear war or Russia or China.
I’m not terrified of COVID or monkeypox or salmonella.
I’m terrified of dropping my son off at kindergarten.

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I knew plenty of the bullied and the bullies all through elementary and high school. It was just a lot harder to get an assault rifle back then.

There is no such thing as a responsible gun owner.

We Aren’t Just Watching the Decline of the Oscars. We’re Watching the End of the Movies.

Great New York Times Opinion article by Ross Douthat but it misses 2 biggest reasons:

fear of always-armed, gun-toting public and
tix + dinner + babysitter + $12 popcorn = car payment

The GOP Is a Death Cult, Episode 7,302: Virginia Delegate Shares Family Tragedy in Support of Red Flag Law

In America, a child is shot every hour, and hundreds die. Here are 13 young lives lost in 2021.

Abhorrent. Despicable. Unconscionable. Irrational. Imbecilic. Unacceptable.

“There is absolutely no reason why, out on the street, today, a civilian should be carrying a loaded weapon.”
Ronald Reagan, Sacramento, CA, May 2, 1967

The Gun You Buy to Protect Your Family Is the Greatest Threat to Your Family

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