Tag Archives: Guns

Skeet Shooting Truthers Doubt Skeet Shooting Photo

Posted on February 4, 2013 at 9:34 am by Bob Cesca

By now we’re familiar with the story. The president said he’s gone skeet shooting occasionally at Camp David. Issue closed. Ignore the Skeet Shooting Truthers who demanded that he prove it. Instead, the White House awkwardly released an August 2012 … Continue reading →

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‘Good Guys With Guns’ Will Not Stop Gun Massacres

Posted on February 4, 2013 at 7:20 am by Bob Cesca

My Monday column begins like so: On HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher this weekend there was an extended and heated debate about gun control. The participants included Newark, NJ mayor Cory Booker and author Sam Harris, who, in case … Continue reading →

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More NRA Myths Debunked

Posted on February 1, 2013 at 11:26 am by Bob Cesca

Mother Jones has a comprehensive list of myths and subsequent debunkery. Some highlights: Myth #4: More good guys with guns can stop rampaging bad guys. Fact-check: Mass shootings stopped by armed civilians in the past 30 years: 0 • Chances … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Morning

Posted on February 1, 2013 at 8:21 am by Bob Cesca

“That’s the way reductions in liberty occur. When you start saying people all have to sign up for something, and they have a database where they know exactly who’s who, and where government can persecute people because of the database, … Continue reading →

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David Mamet’s Latest Far-Right Screed

Posted on January 31, 2013 at 9:42 am by Bob Cesca

By now you might’ve seen David Mamet’s pro-gun screed in Newsweek in which he basically assembled every NRA bumper sticker into essay form. It’s just as wingnutty as everything else he’s written since he strangely transformed from a far-left liberal … Continue reading →

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Senator Claims Video Games Are More Dangerous Than Guns

Posted on January 31, 2013 at 8:16 am by Bob Cesca

Senator Lamar Alexander thinks video games are to blame for all of the mass shootings in America. He’s wrong, of course. Multiple studies have shown no evidence of a connection between gunmen in mass shootings and video games. Jamil Smith … Continue reading →

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A Not So Good Guy With a Gun

Posted on January 30, 2013 at 10:45 am by Bob Cesca

I agree with Josh Marshall. This is one of the most tragic gun stories I’ve read since Sandy Hook. And it’s all about a man who thought he was one of those “good guys with a gun” the NRA has … Continue reading →

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Here Comes the Skeet Shooting Truthers

Posted on January 30, 2013 at 7:19 am by Bob Cesca

My Wednesday column: Way back in mid-August of 2006, President Bush was dealing with two ground wars; crises in Israel and Lebanon; a midterm election; a housing market on the verge of collapse; the forthcoming hurricane season (Katrina was just … Continue reading →

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Worst Persons in the World

Posted on January 29, 2013 at 1:45 pm by Bob Cesca

The NRA radicals who heckled Neil Heslin, the father of a 6-year-old Sandy Hook victim. Disgusting. So the NRA freaks are engaging in Westboro Baptist Church behavior now? This is Heslin’s son, Jesse Lewis. Jesse’s teacher was Victoria Soto, who … Continue reading →

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The NRA’s Enemies List

Posted on January 29, 2013 at 10:38 am by Bob Cesca

Rats. I didn’t make the NRA’s enemies list, but then again it’s made up of organizations and not publications or individual people, so there’s still a chance for another list. Oh and yes. The NRA has an enemies list. For … Continue reading →

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