Monday, August 21, 2006

Madden 2007 to End Philly Gun Violence!

"Look at all the kids involved in gun violence lately. I'd be willing to bet some hard money that most of them play this game. Maybe the hook is to get them participating in tournaments and then get them into something else positive while we have their attention."

The writer hits the mark with this next line:
Later, Lane is going to end teen pregnancy by doing a really neat trick in Super Mario Bros.

Domestic Enemies: The Reconquista

Matthew Bracken informs me his latest novel has been printed and is now available for purchase.

I haven't read it yet, but I thoroughly enjoyed his first book.

Spend some time over at Matt's website. The guy writes a helluva tale.

We've recently explored some issues here at WarOnGuns regarding what we need to do to reclaim the Second Amendment. Don't discount the power of fiction for introducing ideas into the popular culture.

If we can help create a market demand for such ideas, there will be no shortage of entrepreneurs rushing in to promote and fulfill it.

Another "Child Gun Death"

I guess if you want to build a case for "child gun deaths, it helps to leave out the convenient fact that he was committing an armed robbery and a citizen defended himself...

The Chicago Tribune version [Use BugMeNot to bypass site registration]:
A 15-year-old boy died Thursday after being found with gunshot wounds to the stomach in a field in Hazel Crest, police said.

Daily Southtown version:
Detectives are searching for a teenage gunman after a botched robbery left his accomplice dead and a third man fighting for his life in hospital.

You may speculate that the Tribune story was not intentionally slanted, and merely reflected facts known at the time. If that's the case, one would expect a story update, which a site search reveals has not yet happened at the time of this posting, two days after the Southtown story was printed.

[Thanks to HZ]

Someone Has Daddy Issues

My dad and his friends maintained a ludicrous fantasy that their possession of guns was in some way preventing a foreign invasion or discouraging some sort of internal coup...Guns have no place in an advanced society...

The Los Angeles Times has published three letters in response to Jenny Price's latest hit piece on gun owners.

Try not to point and laugh at the third letter writer, Lee Trumble. Pathetic. What a disappointment he must be to his father.