Is this shooter shooting [a] lefty? Politicians do exhibit a lot of dexterity in evading responsibility for what all these sinister young white men do with their AR-15s. And yes, those pols who offend in this kind tend to be those on the right.
The line from the Sermon on the Mount, “Let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth,” seems backward if applied here, though: it’s the “whorified and heartbroken” pols who who feign ignorance of the statistically inevitable result of their whoring for NRA dollars.
From The Guardian: Japan, with 126 million citizens, has less than 10 gun related murders per year. The former prime minister was assassinated yesterday by a man who built his own shotgun. 21 arrests for firearms violations in 2020 in Japan, 12 gang related.
There are 13 steps to gun ownership in Japan. Join an hunting or shooting club. Take a firearms class and pass a written exam. Getting certified by a doctor for mental fitness and absense of drug dependency. Take a full day course in how to fire a gun and storing it safely. Interviews by police of the potential owner as to why he/she wants to own a gun, interviews with family and neighbors, investigations of employment status and financial history. If one passes all this, he/she applies for a gunpowder permit from a licensed dealer stating which gun they want to purchase. He/she then needs to purchase an ammunition locker and gun safe, which is inspected by police who also do another background check. Shotguns are exempted for club members who still have to take classes and pass exhaustive psychological and background checks. Handguns are banned.
Somehow Japanese society is able to function under this system /s. They are a functioning democracy, no one is trying to take away their freedoms.
Daeder almost 2 years ago
If we could keep dark money out of politics, this and so many other problems could be solved.
Rhetor almost 2 years ago
Is this shooter shooting [a] lefty? Politicians do exhibit a lot of dexterity in evading responsibility for what all these sinister young white men do with their AR-15s. And yes, those pols who offend in this kind tend to be those on the right.
The line from the Sermon on the Mount, “Let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth,” seems backward if applied here, though: it’s the “whorified and heartbroken” pols who who feign ignorance of the statistically inevitable result of their whoring for NRA dollars.
DangerMan almost 2 years ago
The solution: vote for Democrats, even ones you hate, before the GOP makes any choice other than them impossible!
The Nodding Head almost 2 years ago
Republicans own it.
mourdac Premium Member almost 2 years ago
From The Guardian: Japan, with 126 million citizens, has less than 10 gun related murders per year. The former prime minister was assassinated yesterday by a man who built his own shotgun. 21 arrests for firearms violations in 2020 in Japan, 12 gang related.
There are 13 steps to gun ownership in Japan. Join an hunting or shooting club. Take a firearms class and pass a written exam. Getting certified by a doctor for mental fitness and absense of drug dependency. Take a full day course in how to fire a gun and storing it safely. Interviews by police of the potential owner as to why he/she wants to own a gun, interviews with family and neighbors, investigations of employment status and financial history. If one passes all this, he/she applies for a gunpowder permit from a licensed dealer stating which gun they want to purchase. He/she then needs to purchase an ammunition locker and gun safe, which is inspected by police who also do another background check. Shotguns are exempted for club members who still have to take classes and pass exhaustive psychological and background checks. Handguns are banned.
Somehow Japanese society is able to function under this system /s. They are a functioning democracy, no one is trying to take away their freedoms.
martens almost 2 years ago
Molina is a welcome addition to the Gocomics roster.
preacherman Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Let them have their AR 15’s. Just little ammo to shoot with it.
Radish the wordsmith almost 2 years ago
Its the republigun party platform