The entire problem with 

the 'good guy with a gun'

myth is that EVERYONE

thinks of themselves as 

a 'Good Guy.'

Everyone.

Including Donald Trump,

racist police officers, 

unstable meth heads, 

rapists, criminals, Nazis,

and every other vile

creature on the planet.

Subjectivity rules--and

those who least have control

of their faculties or Reality

usually think they're most

in control.

'Common sense' on gun

safety can not be decided 

by people who have a proven 

history of not having 

common sense.

End the GOP & NRA

love affair: Protect

American citizens.

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Double Speak

Double-Speak; Still Nothing to Say

NEWT GINGRICH:
Defending the American ideal against 'Tyranny'

and oppression--Says we need 'less government'

as he clutches his little pistol.

Still thinks queer people are second-class citizens and

the government should regulate our civil liberties.

That's Republican-speak for

"Let's just pretend I'm credible and know

what the hell I'm talking about!"

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300 Million Judges, Juries, & Executioners

The thing is, when you have a cache

of guns and a million pieces of ammo,

it's probably because you see threats where

none exist...so having weapons to "defend yourself

against threats" becomes problematic.

Every gun owner I've ever known was an

extreme paranoid, an aggressive problem-starter,

and quick to whip out those damned KILLING
MACHINES like they were toys and holding them

 was no big deal.

Perception is a prickly beast.

Everybody thinks they're the good guy;

An armed nation would mean every person

with a gun, an attitude, and a grudge feeling

justified to use force because they 'perceive'

that they are threatened.

People's perceptions are often wrong.

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Americans & Guns:"Bowling For Columbine" complete documentary...

The gun control debate and subsequent upset is by no means a new issue.

Here, Michael Moore's documentary "Bowling for Columbine" expertly
showcases the gun culture of America, how we compare to other countries,
and how we came to be in this predicament.

Worth watching, whether you're upset over Sandy Hook or you've been
upset all along.

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Your Aim is a Little Off

(Except for the fact that

the mental and emotional

reliability and balance of those who

feel the need to 'cling' to either

has ever been in question.

That, and that wherever

clingers of guns

and clingers of religion go,

death surely follows in greater

numbers.

And that religion and gun use seem

to go hand-in-hand, for some

strange reason. Hmmmn.

And except for how the

religious nuts and gun nuts have an

exaggerated sense of privilege that goes

along with their heightened disregard for others.

But, yeah...other than that...

there's nothing 'wrong' with it.)

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Twisted

I love that the 'thought-process' of

a Gun 'afficianado' is that in

order to come to a rational agreement,

we all just need to ignore the facts

and common sense and do what

they want us to do.

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