In the wake of the recent mass shooting in Orlando that left 49 people dead, Democrats in both houses of Congress have proposed legislation aimed to curb gun violence by expanding background checks to include guns purchased either online or at gun shows, and block anyone on the federal terrorist watchlist from purchasing deadly weapons. […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Uncategorized | Also tagged assault rifles, background checks, C-Span, Chris Murphy, Debbie Dingell, filibuster, gun control, gun laws, gun violence, House of Representatives, John Lewis, Mark Walker, mass shootings, Mitch McConnell, Orlando, Paul Ryan, terrorism |
By Mark | February 24, 2016
As I have a number of friends and loved ones who teach college here in Michigan, where our elected officials are always looking for new ways to remove barriers to gun ownership and increase the number of places where deadly weapons can be legally carried, I thought I’d pass along the following incredibly helpful tips […]
Posted in Education, Ideas, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged college, concealed weapons, fight fire with fire, gun violence, guns, Jeffrey R. Villines, mutually assured destruction, open carry, snipers, suicide vests, teaching, teaching college, Texas, University of Houston |
By Mark | January 4, 2016
Perhaps worrying that not enough self-described “patriots” were heading out to join the well-armed Christian militia members who are massing in that abandoned Oregon gift shop to fight federal “tyranny”, President Obama just announced that, starting tomorrow, he’d finally be coming for our guns… If that doesn’t light a fire under the asses, nothing will. […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Observations, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged background checks, executive actions, gun control, gun violence, guns, Obama, second amendment, tyranny |
Ann Arbor Catholic priest Ed Fride is in the news today for encouraging his parishioners at Christ the King Catholic Church to arm themselves. In a letter sent out this past weekend to his flock, Fride explained why he carried a weapon, and why the church would likely be hosting more CPL classes on their […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Civil Liberties, Religious Extremism, Uncategorized | Also tagged "cling to guns or religion", anti-Muslim violence, Ave Maria, Ave Maria College, Catholicism, Christ the King, Citizens Alliance for Life and Liberty, Columbine, CPL, Dearborn, druggies, Ed Fride, Father Gabriel Richard High School, Floyd Dent, gun violence, guns, guns in schools, Inkster, Jay McNally, Josh Wade, Joshua Wade, Mayberry, mixed metaphors, Muslim, pacifism, paranoia, police violence, priests, pro-life, racism, rape, rape fantasy, religion, threats, threats of violence, Tom Monaghan, toto, Vietnam, Word of God |
Stolen from the pages of Facebook to demonstrate to those outside of Michigan what a thoroughly backward and fucked-up state we find ourselves living in. And, yes, because schools are so fucking terrifying, we have the right here in Michigan to carry loaded weapons around inside of them. [For a more well-thought-out post on the […]
