US culture of mass killings

[Big Sarge]

yes, but why punish the cheese?

[DanaC]

Couldn't find a better clip than this, but Jon Stewart was great on gun control last week:

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by DanaC

Couldn't find a better clip than this, but Jon Stewart was great on gun control last week:

Beck. He's the leader of the club that's made for you and me.
B... Because he's crazy
E... Easy to see he's crazy
C... 'Cause there's money in being crazy
K... Krazy can be spelled more than one way

[Griff]

I saw a very amusing cartoon about the coming new Civil War. It showed a scared of his own shadow tree hugger vs a morbidly obese gun nut riding a scooter. Maybe we are not that close to total annihilation.

I love how professorial Beck is, taking himself oh so seriously.

[infinite monkey]

Great Stewart clip, Dana!

[classicman]

Eh hem... don't forget Philadelphia's Mayor Goode bombing his own citizens.
C'mon, thats gotta win a Political Darwin award of some sort.

[tw]

Originally Posted by classicman

Eh hem... don't forget Philadelphia's Mayor Goode bombing his own citizens.

Which proves what? Not even one conclusion posted. Why does a Philadelphia Move confrontation justify the massacre of school children?

Police raided a house full of assault weapons held by people who were intentionally threatening the citizens of Philadelphia. Who were stocking assault weapons and ammo in mass quantities. Clearly the police must have been wrong because Move was a biggest threat to the population? Clearly Move was right because they had the more and biggest guns? Did you forget reality while not even posting a conclusion?

Move confrontation proves why people do not need assault weapons. And why the most violent and anti-social types crave more guns. Move proves why assault weapons have no useful purpose. Move was mentioned without even saying why it is relevant. Because once the 'why' is posted, then a Move confrontation becomes bogus and irrelevant here.

That 'Darwin award' belongs to John Africa. Awarding evil for being evil is, well, irrelevant to this discussion. What does Move really prove? Notice a post that includes a conclusion. Move demonstrates why the most evil and criminal need everyone to have access to more assault weapons.

[classicman]

It was humor. Go away.
Conclusion - you are still an asshole.

[tw]

The NRA publicly demands government enforce existing gun laws while adding riders to bills that make enforcement difficult or impossible. For example a latest rider is defined by the Washington Post on 18 Mar 2013:

... bar the Justice Department from conducting inventories of federally licensed firearms dealers and block ATF from using data on firearms sales to draw conclusions about gun-related crime.

The NRA only represents the gun industry. Even gets consumers to sign up and pay like it was a celebrity fan club. Even passes laws to subvert research into gun violence. Then blames everyone else for the massive increase in gun violence predicted by a corresponding increase in the number of guns.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Most of the laws going unenforced is simply a lack of funding/manpower.

[ZenGum]

Did The Gatekeeper just hook up with The Keymaster?

[DanaC]

Hahahahahahahaha.

Zen that is teh funneh.

[ZenGum]

You could not possibly have posted next.


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There is no Dana. Only Zuul!

[DanaC]

Ha! I read that on my phone at the time and meant to post a response when I got home to a proper computer. I laughed out loud. Which was mildly embarrassing as I was on the train home at the time :P


The Daily Show has been truly magnificent over the gun control debate. In particular the ongoing series John Oliver has been doing has caught my attention.

Part 1:



Part 2:

This is my favourite part so far. The political bravery of those involved is really impressive.