All Hail the Second Amendment

[Minimalist]

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_p...oting.html

3,027 dead bodies in the pile....blew right past the total number for the Battle of Saipan (2949) ...and its only March.

[Minimalist]

3,279 bodies in the pile.....approaching the total killed on both sides at the Battle of Shiloh.

Meanwhile.... so much for "self-defense."

http://http://www.9news.com/news/article...d-himself-

KAUFMAN, Texas (AP) - Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland took no chances after one of his assistant prosecutors was gunned down two months ago. McLelland said he carried a gun everywhere he went and took extra care when answering the door at his home.

"I'm ahead of everybody else because, basically, I'm a soldier," the 23-year Army veteran said in an interview less than two weeks ago.

On Saturday, he and his wife were found shot to death in their rural home just outside the town of Forney, about 20 miles from Dallas.

[The Grand Nudger]

Failed to properly secure his position. So prosecutors are dropping like flies all of sudden?
(guy clearly didn't have proper mout - thought his gun, or being an ex-soldier, was gonna save him)

[Minimalist]

Obviously the problem was that he didn't have enough guns in his home!

[The Grand Nudger]

I'd say there was at least -one- too many guns in his home Min.
(I still can't seem to get that link to load...have they finally come out and said that these guys are getting assassinated yet? Some macabre part of me was thinking - when the first one got offed- that they probably did have suspects and decided not o relase that info or move on it before they could really tighten the noose - wondering now if that's something they regret - course, could be unrelated...maybe I've been misreading?)

[Minimalist]

Try the Washington Post version.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/d...story.html

[Foxaèr]

I am certain everyone is familiar with Jim Carrey's stance on guns. Here is something recent he just released:

I Never Wanted to Take Your Guns Away

I disagree wholeheartedly with those who say that there are just too many guns out there to control and that more gun laws won't make a difference. Change must start someplace. I'm pretty sure that no worthwhile endeavor has ever been accomplished without a beginning and reducing gun violence in America is a worthwhile endeavor.

These mass shootings and daily body counts on your local news are terrible tragedies. The utter devastation that must be endured by the victims' families is unfathomable. These horrific events are also an invitation for us to become more civilized and to deal with our addiction and entitlement to violence. Not to shut our eyes and ears and scream at those with a different opinion than ours to "fuck off and go back to Canada." I will gladly go back and visit Canada as I have many friends and loved ones there. I am so proud of that country and everything it's given to me, but I am also a naturalized American citizen and I have been bringing as much joy as I can to people in this country for 30 years. I care deeply about our future and I feel it's my duty as a citizen to do everything in my power to make this a better place.

For those who say I'm a hypocrite because I have an armed bodyguard, lets make one thing clear: No one in my employ is allowed to carry a large magazine and NO ONE IS ASKING ANYONE TO GIVE UP THEIR RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS, though it is in the vested interests of those who profit by gun sales to make it seem so. It's just the type of arms, the easy access and the means with which to cause massive devastation to good and innocent people that I hope we can limit. It's the quality of mercy, the tiniest spark of empathy that I know lives in every one of us that I wish to ignite in you.

And to the bullies who will try to marginalize and discredit me by saying, "Shut up, you're just an actor," while they brag about what a great president the ACTOR Ronald Reagan was, who threaten me with the demise of my acting career and much worse, I say SO BE IT! How shallow do they think I am? I would trade my money, my fame, my reputation and legacy if there were the slightest chance of preventing the anguish of another Columbine, Virginia Tech, Aurora, or Sandy Hook Elementary School. I ask you, truly, what manner of human being would not?

I have been aghast at the level of hatred heaped upon me, my family and the people I work with over a mere difference of opinion on this issue. Perhaps my words were a bit harsh at the onset, but calling someone a "Motherfucker" is far different than wishing them to die. It is shocking to see this concerted effort to brutally intimidate anyone who speaks of a compassionate compromise.

These thugs, though menacing, are a minority but they will have their way if good people don't step forward now and make a difference. Every American has the right to speak their mind. Every American has the right to bear arms. But it is up to every American to draw the line when it comes to the type of guns that are considered a reasonable means of self-defense.

No one is allowed to own a bazooka. In a movie theater an assault rifle with a 100-round drum magazine can cause just as much damage.

So don't just sit there and do nothing. Contact your representatives and let them know that their jobs depend upon change. It won't always be someone else's kids in the line of fire.

The time is now. LET YOUR HEART BE HEARD.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jim-carrey...02001.html

[The Grand Nudger]

We can own bazookas, just need to live in or store it in a state where it is not banned, have it registered with the ATF, and in some case posess a "destructive device" permit. Easier to get a damned bazooka than it is to get an M-249...which really pisses me off.

(national firearms act)

Jim is surprisingly well-spoke, on the page, as it were.

[Minimalist]

I ask you, truly, what manner of human being would not?

Er...gun nuts, Jim.

Just like that idiot DA in Texas who thought he was safe because he had a gun they are slaves to their delusions.

[Autumnlicious]

More weapons to give people the power to blow each other away in a few seconds from >10 feet away DOESN'T make everyone safer?

Color me surprised.