Gangs Blamed for Gun Violence

Violent street gangs are responsible for the bullets whizzing through one neighborhood near Central Square, according to local teens and one city councilor.

What morons!

Everybody knows it's the guns' fault.

Hungering for Tyranny

The family of a north Dublin man gunned down in front of his stepson vowed to go on hunger strike today unless their concerns were acknowledged.

Donna Kinsella, whose brother Lee was murdered in May, is demanding that Minister for Justice Michael McDowell toughen gun and bail laws.

Donna, do you really want to vest that kind of power in one man?

Look for attention-seeking cud-chewers on this side of the pond to pick up on this surefire media hysteria generator technique.

Hoplophobe Jane E. Brody Follow-Up: "In Other Words, She is Delusional"

1894C had some great insights that shouldn't remain buried in yesterday's "Comments".

Ironic that at the bottom of that article there was a reference to a previous article from the same author about children and accidental drowning.

Compare these two quotes:

"These are just two of several hundred such deaths that will almost certainly occur this year. Guns account for 10 percent of all injury-related deaths among children ages 5 to 14."

"drowning kills more than 1,400 children under 20 in a typical year. And for every child who dies in the water, four others are hospitalized for near-drowning, some of whom suffer permanent brain damage or physical disabilities."

So assuming her numbers are correct, then children are SEVEN TIMES more likely to die by drowning than by firearms accident. Even though there are WAY more firearms in the US than pools.

Yet she says this:
"If it were up to me, there would be no guns in any household with children under 18. Better yet, no guns in any household — children or no children."

She does NOT say this:

"If it were up to me, there would be no POOLS in any household with children under 18. Better yet, no POOLS in any household — children or no children."

Why? Clearly guns can be used to protect life and property and not merely for recreation. Guns are FAR LESS dangerous to children than pools. Nobody really "NEEDS" a pool, right? I have NEVER heard of a parent defending their family from brutal attack with their pool. So why then is her advice so different for guns than pools.

She clearly has hoplophobia. Because she fears firearms, she assigns them a higher risk than pools even though her own words confirm that pools pose the greater risk to children. In other words, she is delusional.

Well said!

I Guess Not Everyone Named Newton is a Genius

Newton is licensed to carry a concealed weapon. And the safety is always on. He says his gun shouldn't have gone off.

"I don't know what made the gun go off. Because the gun's never done that before," said Newton...

Newton tells us he's gotten rid of all his guns, except one. It was a family heirloom.

One other thing: I couldn't get the video to play. I can't help but wonder if the revolver in the photo is the gun he says had its safety on...

So--Did We Get Our Money's Worth?

Sharing the stage with several White House Press Secretaries, President George W. Bush jokes with reporters in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room Wednesday, August 2, 2006. It was the last press briefing before the room undergoes extensive renovations. Pictured at the President’s right is Press Secretary James S. Brady, who was wounded during an assassination attempt on President Reagan. The room is named in his honor. White House photo by Eric Draper

I guess $20 million doesn't buy what it used to...