https://thewayne.dreamwidth.org/ Always strive to learn something useful. --Sophocles - Dreamwidth Studios Sun, 11 Aug 2019 18:08:58 GMT LiveJournal / Dreamwidth Studios thewayne personal https://v2.dreamwidth.org/10956279/2749664 https://thewayne.dreamwidth.org/ 100 100 https://thewayne.dreamwidth.org/1154356.html Sun, 11 Aug 2019 18:08:58 GMT https://thewayne.dreamwidth.org/1154356.html "I think we need to focus more on memorials before we start the politics."<br />-- Texas Gov. Abbott on El Paso shooting, the fourth mass killing in a week<br /><br /><i>Because that we we never have to start the politics!</i><br /><br />"Has been the subject of one of the greatest pieces of fraud -- I repeat the word 'fraud' -- on the American public by special interest groups that I have ever seen in my lifetime."<br />-- former Supreme Court Justice Warren Burger on the Second Amendment, 1991<br /><br /><i>Notes from the constitutional conventions clearly show that the attendees intended that the second amendment was meant for state militias, as in National Guard. Hunting: sure, why not. But that doesn't matter, 'cause AR-15s are fun!<br /><br />Meanwhile, Texas will be LOOSENING their gun laws! New laws will be going into effect in four weeks that were passed during their now-ended legislative session.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/many-call-tighter-gun-laws-texas-set-loosen-n1039481">https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/many-call-tighter-gun-laws-texas-set-loosen-n1039481</a><br /><br />I wonder if you can take a pistol on a tour of the Texas Legislature when they're in session? For some reason I suspect not. As always, what is sauce for the goose is not sauce for the gander.</i><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=thewayne&ditemid=1154356" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://thewayne.dreamwidth.org/1154356.html texas gun control public 3 https://thewayne.dreamwidth.org/1154121.html Sun, 11 Aug 2019 17:27:07 GMT https://thewayne.dreamwidth.org/1154121.html A Dork Tower from almost twenty years ago does a really nice job of summarizing how many people from a certain political party seem to think. Unfortunately the site seems to block direct links to images, so here's a link to the page.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dorktower.com/2001/03/13/comics-archive-119/">http://www.dorktower.com/2001/03/13/comics-archive-119/</a><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=thewayne&ditemid=1154121" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://thewayne.dreamwidth.org/1154121.html dork tower gun control politics john kovalik public 3