Video- D.C. Trauma Surgeon Janis Orlowski Goes Off on Gun Violence: "There Is...
My hero. She's leaving her position at the hospital. Wonder if she'd be interested in a career in politics? The post Video- D.C. Trauma Surgeon Janis Orlowski Goes Off on Gun Violence: "There Is...
View ArticleCartoons of the Day- Navy Yard Shooting & The NRA
John Cole David Fitzsimmons Rob Rogers Chan Lowe The post Cartoons of the Day- Navy Yard Shooting & The NRA appeared first on The Political Carnival.
View ArticleVIDEO: "You know who has the job of deciding whether or not contractors get...
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Rachel Maddow reminds us how privatization has failed us once again: So much of what we do in national security now is done...
View ArticleGun makers set our national policy. "Is having such easy access to guns worth...
Today's Los Angeles Times letters to the editor, because our voices matter: Re "13 dead in D.C. shooting," Sept. 17 For too long we have allowed the gun lobby to set our national gun policy. It has...
View ArticleGun Control. It's Nothing More Than A Passing Fancy
A few weeks ago I wrote a post, That's Like The Blind Shooting Blind, about the gun purchases in Iowa by three residents. They all passed a background check, they paid their money and walked out of...
View Article3 GOP-supported policies that do nothing to prevent-- & can contribute...
This graphic shows the Mass Shooting/Killing incidents since President Barack Obama took office in January 2009. (H/t: Nicole Sandler) In today's Los Angeles Times, there was an article that went into...
View ArticleNothing Like A Violent Shooting To Bring Out The GOP Crazies
Even in a small, quite benign state like New Hampshire, you can't be shielded from the whack-atude of the GOP right. On the heels of the horrific tragedy at the Washington DC Navy Yard a Republican...
View Article9/11 Redux-- First responders: Radios failed during #NavyYard massacre
Sadly, very very sadly, there is a piece in The Hill that is all too reminiscent of an old post of mine, "Hey Rudy, can you hear them NOW?" Here's an excerpt: On September 11th, 2001, this was heard...
View ArticleUniversity of Kansas professor on leave after tweet to NRA
A professor apparently "disrupted the learning environment" at the University of Kansas with a tweet. The NRA has disrupted America with its gun lobbying, but they're not "on leave." Wayne LaPierre...
View ArticleGun Watch: "If a disease were killing us at this rate, we would be using...
A University of Kansas professor was put on leave after a tweet to the NRA. Please use that as the backdrop for today's Los Angeles Times letters to the editor, because our voices matter: Re "Police...
View ArticleVideo- NRA’s Wayne LaPierre on Navy Yard Shooting: ‘There Weren’t Enough Good...
Wow. Should have asked him how many guns he recommend the Navy Yard should have had. Via. The post Video- NRA’s Wayne LaPierre on Navy Yard Shooting: ‘There Weren’t Enough Good Guys With Guns’...
View ArticleLive Streaming Video- President Obama Speaks at the Memorial for Victims of...
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View ArticleVideo- President Obama Speaks at a Memorial for Victims of the Navy Yard...
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View ArticleIf media could quickly uncover information about #NavyYard shooter, an...
Today's Los Angeles Times letters to the editor, because our voices matter: Re "Gun laws for mentally ill not so easy," Sept. 22 The instant background check on Navy Yard gunman Aaron Alexis is no...
View ArticleThis week, 12 kids were shot, and children as young as 7 years old took guns...
My old pal @KagroX (David Waldman) wrote up a stomach-turning post at Daily Kos. Here's an excerpt: Twelve [kids] were accidentally shot this week, including four three-year-olds, three...
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