gun control
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Idiot Gun Owner Shoots Himself and Wife in Church While Speaking About His Right to Have a Gun in Church
In today’s “What Would Jesus Do?” news, a Tennessee man shot himself in church while trying to advocate for his right to bring guns to church. According to the Knoxville News Sentinel, the incident occurred at the First United Methodist Church in Tellico Plains, Tenn., after an 80-year-old man pulled out his gun during a…
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Every Argument Against Commonsense Gun Control Broken Down to Its Idiotic Nonsense
Baby killing is bad. It is difficult for Americans to come to a consensus on almost anything. Some people think Kevin Hart is funny. There are people out there who believe Beyoncé is fair to middling in the looks department. The Root employs a full-blown Nazi. (She isn’t a white supremacist or anything, but she…
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Did Y’all’s Dotard President Just Tweet Condolences About the Wrong Mass Shooting?
That we have had mass shooting after mass shooting after horrific mass shooting in this country is already unconscionable and unforgivable in a country that touts itself as a leading power. When your president sends what appears to be a generic tweet about the latest assault on American lives? Well, that just adds infuriating insult…
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Viral Video Shows White Gun-Store Owner Calling Cops on Black Customer After Refusing to Sell Him Firearms
A Facebook video of a Virginia gun-shop owner refusing to sell to a black customer has gone viral after the owner of the business called police on a paying customer who tried to legally purchase a firearm. According to Chris Mason’s Facebook video, he walked into Hopkins Gun and Tackle, located in Arlington, Va., prepared…
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Demented Cheese Grit Claims Gun Control Would Have Made ‘No Difference’ in Latest American Mass Shooting
During his visit to South Korea, Donald Trump was asked whether he’d push for the same “extreme vetting” of gun owners that he’s proposed for refugees and U.S. visa holders. Trump’s response was a blustery and, at times, indignant mix of “How dare you,” “Nah, son” and “It could have been worse.” In Trump’s joint…
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A Crime by Any Other Name Is Probably Not Mental Illness
Stop me if you have heard this before: A person with a gun walks into a church and shoots as many people as he can before being killed. What is to blame for this? Regarding the recent Texas church massacre, President Donald Trump stated that this was caused by a “mental health problem.” In other…
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Trump Says Texas Shooting Is a ‘Mental Health Problem,’ but Was It?
President Donald Trump is insisting that the horrific mass shooting at a Texas church Sunday was not “a guns situation” but, rather, an issue with mental health—because that’s always how these conversations go. “I think that mental health is your problem here,” Trump told reporters at a press conference in Tokyo Monday, according to Time…
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5 Ways Black People Can Force Commonsense Gun Control
They wouldn’t do it after the Las Vegas massacre. They wouldn’t do it after Gabby Giffords was shot. They wouldn’t even do it after Sandy Hook. Maybe there is no one who can break the toxic romance that America has with guns … I bet black people could. You know we have to do all…
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How Many (White) People Have to Die Before America Gives a Damn About Its Gun Problem?
At the time of writing, the death toll from the Las Vegas terrorist attack stands at 58—a number that will undoubtedly rise as the day continues and may continue to rise for the following week(s). These people and several hundred others were allegedly shot by 64-year-old Stephen Paddock as he took position on the 32nd…
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Texas Campus-Carry Law Goes Into Effect
Texas’ campus-carry law has officially taken effect as of Monday, allowing gun owners with concealed-handgun licenses to carry their firearms into public university buildings, classrooms and dorms in the state, the Associated Press reports. The law, AP notes, takes effect on the 50th anniversary of the mass shooting at the University of Texas’ clock tower.…