Category Archives: Guns

The upside of the current debate over gun control

It’s vastly overshadowing the shooter himself – it’s been just a cursory look at whatever he is and then back to our usual gun control argument.  A hugely positive development; attention paid to the shooter is some part their motivation.  A desire for infamy is quite baffling, but that does seem to be a common theme amongst these monsters.

Civil Rights at work

This is a good thing

NRA seeks hundreds whose guns were seized after Katrina
The National Rifle Association has hired private investigators to find hundreds of people whose firearms were seized by city police in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, according to court papers filed this week.

The NRA is trying to locate gun owners for a federal lawsuit that the lobbying group filed against Mayor Ray Nagin and Police Superintendent Warren Riley over the city’s seizure of firearms after the August 29, 2005, hurricane.

In the lawsuit, the NRA and the Second Amendment Foundation claim the city violated gun owners’ constitutional right to bear arms and left them “at the mercy of roving gangs, home invaders, and other criminals” after Katrina.

It’s nice they’re doing it for everyone, not just their members.

Quotes of the moment

Marine Corps Gun Rules

  • Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice. Ammo is cheap. Life is expensive.
  • Someday someone may kill you with your own gun, but they should have to beat you to death with it because it is empty.
  • Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet.

From the quiet insightful Green Lantern theory comments

“Conan, what is best in life?”

“To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of the women!”