Picture of the Day: One of These Things is Not Like the Others Edition
I'm standing outside the press room here at the NRA Annual Meeting, and there is a series of portraits hanging off the rafters showing various influential NRA members with their firearms. But if you...
Mark Kelley on the NRA: Principle Schminciple. It’s All About the Money, Money, Money
"The NRA is a gun industry trade association masquerading as a shooting sports foundation," ex-astronaut, professional husband and gun control advocate Mark Kelley opined in a Houston Chronicle editorial . "Guns fly off the shelves...
Houston Schools to Eddie the Eagle: FOAD
"Two Houston school district principals have cancelled gun-safety presentations for their young students since learning the National Rife Association is involved," chron.com reports. As Fergie would say, h-h-h-h-h-hold it. Who did the principles think ran the...
Illinois Concealed Carry Crippled by Cook County Carve-Out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYA6kO0RdJ4
"With just 40 days before a federal court-ordered deadline to enact a law allowing public possession of firearms, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn is holding fast to the notion that decisions about who may carry guns —...
Incendiary Image of the Day: Shepard Fairey, Take 2
Reader Don N. has taken a crack at improving on Shepard Fairey's work a little. Give that America's Dmitry Moor has a less than stellar track record, he probably won't complain. Much.
Obama’s NRA Double Standard
A TTAG reader writes:
In this AP story the Prez states: "When politicians try to turn Planned Parenthood into a punching bag, they're not just talking about you. They're talking about the millions of women...
Incendiary Image of the Day: Shepard Fairey Anti-NRA Poster Edition
The buildup was relentless. The buzz surrounding the event incredibly intense. You couldn't have missed the constant promotions, the ineluctable call to action. Yesterday, our nation's capitol played host to the Great Washington March...
Quote of the Day: Credit Where It’s Due Edition
"Our legislative arm and our desire to go into this, to the advocacy business, was really at the behest of a number of Democratic congressmen lead by John Dingell of Michigan, who said at...
Snoop Dog to Pols: Pass Gun Control ‘Cause I Can Buy One (A Gun)
In case you can't be bothered to bathe in the self-righteous righteousness that is Snoop Lion promoting an album, skip to 11:15 for his pro-gun control rant. And if you can't be bothered to...
NRA to Gun Owners: Nice Work. Now Don’t Get Distracted
Email blast from the NRA ILA:
While both sides in the gun control debate regroup after our victory in the Senate earlier this week, I want to give credit where credit is due. The credit...
Gun Tweets of the Day: Terrorists, Hell…Blame the NRA
We're still endeavoring to determine if Celeste Leibowitz is related to Fawn (ban kilns!). Whatever the case, in the wake of this morning's shootouts and manhunt, twitchy.com's compiled a few first blush tweets from those...
MSNBC O’Donnell: NRA Delaying Boston Bombing Investigation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PneglmKv8NA
I've said it before: MSNBC Commentator Lawrence O'Donnell is insane. His mind's been twisted by an ugly combination of arrogance, aggression, messianic zeal and paranoia. It's no surprise that O'Donnell projects this crazy-ass cocktail...