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Gun Control: What Works
Three of the 10 deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history have occurred in just the past five months, leading to lots of talk about various gun control measures. Last October, the New York Times ran this infographic to show the public support for various proposals, charted against the popularity of each one. The polling numbers […]
Open Thread Feb. 28: Corporate America Does What Congress Won’t
My fake radio-show sponsor, Dick’s Sporting Goods (“Wherever You Find Athletes, You’ll Find Dick’s!”) announced it would stop selling assault weapons in the wake of the Parkland shooting. Problem is, Dick’s pulled this stunt once before, after the Sandy Hook shooting. Fool me once… Why won’t FedEx cut ties with the NRA? Take a wild […]
Quote for Today
“If Trump suggested going to the moon to harvest the green cheese to feed the homeless, rather than dismissing it as the ravings of a loon, [cable TV] would bring someone on to talk about the logistics of getting to the moon, and someone else on the dangers of a moon cheese diet.” — John […]
Know Your Firearm Fondlers: State Rep. Steve Smyk
If you listen to Republican State Rep. Steve Smyk talk about himself, he’s all about the public safety community. The former state cop calls himself “an outspoken authority on public safety issues,” but what he really should call himself is a traitor to the people he claims are more important than you or me. He […]
Professional Democrats Will Never Be Liberals
Have we learned our lesson yet? Professional Democrats and the Democratic Party will not save us. They are not up to the task, and never were. Professional Democrats are happy to be the party in opposition as long as they hold those well-paying positions “leading” the opposition. This is something the Hillary loyalists still don’t […]
Open Thread Feb. 27: GOP’s Embrace of NRA Will Prove Deadly
America’s mass shootings only seem to occur like clockwork. The truth is that three of the deadliest mass shootings in American history have taken place in the past five months. Damon Linker at The Week wonder whether the GOP’s refusal to abandon the NRA will be the undoing of their criminal enterprise political party. Just […]
Seven Dover Democrats Pledge Gun Money to Charity
Matt Bittle of the Delaware State News posted the story late Monday: Seven Democrats in the General Assembly who took campaign donations from gun groups have pledged the money to charity. Bittle’s list of Democrats who took donations goes back further than mine, and so included a couple of lawmakers not on my list, so […]
On Presidential Heroism
Donald Trump today made his most deranged statement yet since assuming his office, claiming that, had he been there, he would have confronted the Parkland school shooter even without a gun. Let’s establish some facts here: If your 10-year-old said that, you’d think it was cute and brave. If your 20-year-old said it you’d get […]
Know Your Firearm Fondlers: State Rep. John “Larry” Mitchell [UPDATE]: Larry Sees the Light
![Know Your Firearm Fondlers: State Rep. John “Larry” Mitchell [UPDATE]: Larry Sees the Light](http://delawareliberal.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Gun-Violence-240x180.png "Know Your Firearm Fondlers: State Rep. John “Larry” Mitchell [UPDATE]: Larry Sees the Light")
State Rep. John L. “Larry” Mitchell isn’t a major recipient of blood money — $100 in 2016, another $100 in 2017 from the Delaware Foundation for Legislative Action. The question is why he took any at all. Democrat Larry Mitchell, you see, is an ex-New Castle County cop and current Chief of Security at DelTech, […]
Open Thread Feb. 26: Stupidity Springs From the Barrel of a Gun
Every time America has another mass shooting, gun owners demonstrate that gun ownership is inversely related to intelligence. Or, to paraphrase an old axiom, if all you’ve got is a gun, everything looks like a target. The Parkland school shooting victims are finding that out, as they have been inundated with death threats from ammosexuals […]
Open Thread Feb. 25: Puff the Magic Rifle
American corporations are fleeing the NRA faster than bullets from a semi-automatic rifle, and the NRA’s response sums up perfectly why people own guns: The organization, which claims 5 million members, called the corporations cowards. That’s what the guns are about, you see. Without lifelong friend Puff the Magic Rifle, little Jackie Paper cannot be […]
The NRA Loves School Shootings
Dana “Super Hot Mom” Loesch tried to score points the other day by claiming the media “loves” school shootings because they like grieving white moms. She claimed it’s good for ratings, which, in fairness, it is. As always, though, the charge is more aptly applied to the conservatives making the accusation: The NRA represents gun […]
And Then There Were Three — Democrats. Plus 23 Republicans (with updated list)
In the past 48 hours, four of the Democrats in Delaware’s General Assembly have donated the campaign donations they received from the NRA Political Victory Fund and/or the Delaware Foundation for Legislative Action, a local affiliate, to a charity for victims of the Stoneman Douglas high school shooting. Those actions deserve applause and appreciation. While […]
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