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Beto O’Rourke as Sacrificial Lamb? Hell, YES

At this point in the 2020 Democratic primary campaign for president, it is already obvious that former Rep. Beto O’Rourke’s efforts aren’t going to earn him the nomination. So maybe it is not so surprising that he’s the one out front on gun control. He’s a lost cause so he…

But what if there are 50 good guys with guns?

The Philadelphia shooting stand off resulted in 6 police officers being wounded while dozens of others sought to contain and capture the shooter…which they did after 4 hours of the stand off and negotiations with the suspect. So the myth about the good guy with a gun resolving a mass…

Law Abiding Gun Owners until they aren’t:

We don’t want to limit gun ownership because it will impact law abiding gun owners. But the shooters in El Paso and Dayton both acquired their guns legally…so a ban on assault type weapons? Just might be the prudent course of action.

Ron Johnson: 2nd Amendment is Sacrosanct, but the others?

Is it too soon to talk about gun control (sarcasm)? After the mass killings in El Paso and Dayton, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel talked with Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson (R) about how the federal government could prevent similar occurrences in the future. Well he’s got the NRA party line down!…

Trump Wants To Prevent Shootings…but has no plan!

Of course NPR was talking to everybody this morning about the apparent (illusory in my opinion) change in direction around gun control in Washington; with comments from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and others. One of the interviews was with a spokesman from the White House…I can’t find his name…

President Bloviates To NRA And Next Day? New Synagogue Shooting

When will enough be enough??? Four shot, injured at Southern California Chabad synagogue on last day of Passover

H/T To Jake formerly of the LP For This Piece On Trump, Russia, And Wisconsin

This piece over at the Daily Kos was brought to my attention by one of our regular readers. It is a very thorough description of the Wisconsin connection to the Russia/Trump relationship during the 2016 election cycle. It’s well worth the read by one of our regular readers and commenters:…

NRA comes out against reauthorization of Violence Against Women Act

In news that should surprise absolutely no one the National Rifle Association announced its opposition to the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, legislation which has provided countless victims of domestic violence with some measure of protection and accountability against perpetrators of domestic violence. Apparently the NRA’s feelings were…

NRA Takes Aim At Nancy Pelosi…Literally.

And it’s not funny. Last June I took Citizen Action Wisconsin to task for a photo that depicted former Governor Scott Walker and former State Senator Leah Vukmir behind a target with an arrow sticking out of it. Now the NRA has taken a similar tack in an article and…