Category Archives: Guns

Ignoring the Evil of Nashville

In my last post, I asked why one-channel media ignored the crime and the manifesto of the Nashville shooter, a member of an “oppressed” group, and failed to blame the usual suspects (guns, Christians, conservatives). A friend of mine called me paranoid: There seems to be a bit of paranoia with your statement.  How wouldContinue reading “Ignoring the Evil of Nashville”

Can We Call Ignoring the Constitution an Insurrection?

Last week, New Mexico Governor Lujan Grisham declared a public health emergency in order to limit New Mexicans ability to carry firearms in public. https://www.governor.state.nm.us/ Governor announces statewide enforcement plan for gun violence, fentanyl reduction – Plan includes 30-day suspension of concealed, open carry in Albuquerque and Bernalillo Country What just happened in New Mexico?Continue reading “Can We Call Ignoring the Constitution an Insurrection?”

Guns and Transgenderism. It’s All About the Narrative.

We don’t yet know exactly why a transgender man (actually a female), killed six at a Nashville Christian school. She said she wanted to die and knew she would die that day (I refer to this person by her actual sex, not by the preferred one). She left behind a manifesto to explain everything, butContinue reading “Guns and Transgenderism. It’s All About the Narrative.”

Too Many Guns or Something Else?

I entered into a lengthy debate regarding gun control following my post: Gun-Control-Argument-is-Flawed. My critic posted the following counter and we engaged in a lengthy discussion on his page: https://rautakyy.wordpress.com/2022/06/16/2nd-amendment/ “They are trying to take our guns!” In light of years of school shootings, staggering numbers of all sorts of gun related violence, and tragicomicContinue reading “Too Many Guns or Something Else?”

The Gun Control Argument is Flawed

I, like everyone else, am appalled at senseless shooting tragedies, whether in New Town Connecticut ten years ago or in Uvalde Texas in 2022. I don’t have easy solutions, but neither do folks spouting off publicly. Any ideas proposed, raising the legal age along with other ideas under consideration are not enough to move theContinue reading “The Gun Control Argument is Flawed”