No, I Really Don't Care... And This Is Why

So a 'journalist' writes a somewhat rambling missive bemoaning all the violent crime in Chicago, labeling it 'Domestic Terrorism', and that people don't seem to care nor does there seem to be a solution. (*which they've now put behind the paywall since people are actually reading it)

Well one reason I 'don't care' is her opening paragraph:

The words that follow are not for the white men who write to me about black-on-black crime, pointing out weekend death tolls. I have nothing to say to you because you don't care about these communities. You write merely to highlight the viciousness, and then extrapolate in nutty ways about "black people" as a whole.

So bemoan broad brush racism by making a broad brush comment about 'white males' (which I happen to be).

With that attitude, why should I give crap about those Chicago neighborhoods turning into warzones?  Why should I support any measure that is proposed to get anything done especially since many of the measures seem aimed at restricting MY freedoms and rights even though I've done absolutely nothing wrong.

Why should I care when the closest thing to a 'reason' given (and I use this term very loosely, even more so than 'journalist') is the ever present Race Card, the police aren't doing enough because it's black on black.

Yep, that Race Card again (as seen in the opening paragraph).  Calling the SC church shooting "one of the worst acts of terrorism committed not just in a church, but in this country" is one of the most ignorant and baiting statements one could make while (as horrible as it was) ignoring the dozens of other incidents across that nation that WEREN'T committed by a racist white guy (like the church shooting, Sandy Hook, Oklahoma City, etc)

If you want more of the 'complete picture', perhaps she should watch videos of police crime scenes in Chicago as they fight back onlookers who are trying to trash evidence or the countless family members of ventilated thugs justifying their criminal actions and blaming those who defended themselves. maybe the single digit percent of violent crime that's actually prosecuted and not pled down to minor charges and the offenders let back loose on the streets. That would be more of a start than traveling to SC.

And the whole 'Domestic Terrorism' meme.  While it's a nice buzz phrase popular in media circles, think very carefully about the consequences of declaring it such.  Are you really prepared to accept the measures necessary to end the violence under that handle?  Watch the move 'The Siege' before you answer.


Yet somehow, I keep being blamed for Chicago crime because I'm a white, male, (iow inherently racist) gun owner who apparently enables 50k violent, criminal, gang bangers.

So no, I don't 'care' yet I'll still be blamed anyway. 

Talk About A 'Backfire'

So overtly hostile and aggressive anti-gun fanatic w/ misogynistic tendencies edits a video of pro-rights advocate Dana Loesch, making it end w/ her shooting herself.  Apparently the height of humor in gun control circles:

Dana Loesch's new promotional video for the #NRA "backfires" on her. @DLoesch @ChrisLoesch #gunsense pic.twitter.com/tIdapRNBuH

— Pin Head (@TomAdelsbach) September 27, 2015

Well Ms. Loesch not only responds, but turns the entire thing upside down on the aptly named 'Pin Head':

Dana Loesch ✔ @DLoesch

And every hate Tweet I receive? I’m going to donate to the NRA in that person’s name AND buy myself another box of ammo.

5:22 PM - 27 Sep 2015

So the 'Pin Head' not only ended up giving pro-gunners another example of why one should carry but got the NRA hundreds in donations and a whole bunch of new members. 

And Mr. 'Pin Head'? He resumes his expected eloquence.

Pin Head @TomAdelsbach

(No, you joined the NRA because your penis is so small it's immeasurable.) https://twitter.com/Natures_Laws/status/648281296846786560 …

6:42 PM - 27 Sep 2015

I'm sure Ladd and Shannon are proud of their boy. 

Why Are Anti-Gun Activists So Violent (and Bigoted)?

Some of the comments on the article mentioned here:

NRA members should have a "Purge" monthly where they can off themselves till none are left. First purge should be NRA president.

Charles lives in Southwest Texas The rest of the country knows what that means.

 Of course...you are from Texas. Another person who should be sitting in the next theater that gets the wrong visitor.

 Guns are for killing people, that is their only use

 But since you are from texas, your stunning level of ignorance is to be expected.

 maybe when enough children of the gun manufacturers have been shot they will catch up with the modern world.

 With 100,000,000+ gun owners--the nation is held hostage by anyone of them deciding to go psyhco demented with that gun they have a 'right' to own....

 It is UNAMERICAN Normal people don't defend rabid gun freaks. Society was safer before evil entered "gun" owners

  A gun has no other use except killing people. Your argument is royally flawed. At the very least they could make sure they are not selling that shit to whack jobs but oh no that's against some 200+year old piece of paper that should be burnt and rewritten.

you cannot have an adult conversation with gun fanatics and they, unfortunately, are the ones always commenting on these threads. They are a strange breed of very angry, paranoid, and miserable people. They lack all common-sense and will not reasonably compromise. What's most infuriating and scary at the same time is their total lack of empathy for victims of gun violence. They truly value their guns and bullets over human beings, so much so, that they can't even comment in a reasonable manner. They are rude, often crude, and use the same old rhetoric constantly. They are so afraid of losing their guns, that they haven't even noticed they are losing their minds. Trying to converse with these types is completely useless.

Prime reasons to own/carry a gun w/ these kind of violent personalities walking around.  You never know.

And THIS Is Why We Have Industry Protection Laws

The Brady Employees who filed a lawsuit against LuckyGunner and lost show just how unstable and deranged they have become over this issue:

But these companies set up their business so people just like this killer can arm themselves at the click of a mouse.

 Everyone else in society has a duty to use reasonable care to not injure others -- except gun and ammunition sellers.

 The thought is disgusting to us that Lucky Gunner does not even plan to use this money to pay for their attorney's fees.

 Lucky Gunner wants to use blood money to fund the NRA and like-minded groups.

 We hope that we are spearheading a movement to expose these egregious and unconstitutional laws for what they really are. They are an attack on our civil liberties. 

 It is un-American and outrageous that these special laws can deny us our day in court simply because we were victimized by the gun industry.

  state legislatures into passing laws that give the gun industry immunity against irresponsible acts that enables them to arm, and profit from, domestic terrorists, and other killers.

Sorry folks but you were conned by the Brady Bunch into thinking you had a chance and that they would cover your back. You may have 'wanted to change the industry' (although that would NOT have stopped the shooter) but the Brady's were out to try and bankrupt LG out of business.  To believe anything else is ignorant and naive.  You're never going to see a dime out of them.  They 'might' help you fundraise (if they're still around) but that's it.  You're on the hook for the $203k in the long run. 

The Stupidity of Anti-Gun Activists & 'Gun Free Zones'

Over the last few years, there has been a marked increase in the drug and criminal culture in the college town near me, most but not all imported from Chicago.  Being a college town in a rural area, the locals tend to be your usual mix, many of whom are gun owners.  The college kids however are mostly your typical suburbans, naive and unarmed. 

Obviously this is a thug's wet dream and the predicted results have occurred over the last few weeks. 

CHARLESTON (JG-TC) -- A robbery was reported at the basketball courts near the W lot on the Eastern Illinois University campus at 3:58 p.m. Sunday, making it the fourth robbery reported since Sept. 13 in Charleston.
Three of the robberies have been reported on campus and one in the city. No arrests have been related to any of the crimes, according to law enforcement authorities.

In the comments, someone suggested campus carry.  The response is again typical of a hysterical anti.

Great idea. We can have armed robberies instead. Maybe even some shootouts on campus. How about requiring all students and faculty to carry M-16s as a deterrent? While the increase of guns ALWAYS results in higher deaths by guns, we will all feel safer knowing that the gun industry will have higher profits just like the 2nd amendment intended.

So allowing legally vetted adults over the age of 21 is upgrading to armed robberies and everyone being issued 'M-16's" followed by the typical 'gun industry' talking points.

I guess ignorance is his shield.

Well at least some of the thugs have been caught. 

CHARLESTON (JG-TC) -- The Police Department has arrested six Charleston juveniles in regard to the strong-arm robberies that have taken place between Aug. 16 and Sept. 20, according to a media statement.
“The investigation led to charges of residential burglary, battery and weapons offenses from multiple incidents on multiple locations and dates,” according to a CPD press release.

So a mob of them assault unarmed college students and they were already illegally armed.  Who wants to wager that these wonderful children were all honor students out getting milk for their grandma while on their way to choir practice?

According to the anti-gun/criminal empowerment zone mindset, it's fine to let criminals run around until their caught and actually punished under our increasingly failing 'justice' system but honest citizens are not allowed to protect themselves because to do so would somehow cause the criminals to get worse.

That makes sense.

Why Are Anti-Gun Activists So Violent?

Nice case of projection on this typical anti article:

Yep, he hates violence and guns so much he advocates for the murder of thousands of people. 

And they wonder why we carry guns.

A Good Day For Illinois: Kotowski Resigns

The biggest gun grabber in the IL State Senate, Dan Kotowski, is stepping down to join a 'Child Advocacy' group in Chicago.  Note the irony below.

A former head of the puppet anti gun group ICHV, He's the one that was caught lying to legislature on .50 cal rifles, attached an anti-gun bill to a bill labeled to reduce the sexual exploitation of children, and ban rifles chambered in .17WMR as 'military style assault weapons'. He also sent the Illinois State Police to the homes of people who diagreed w/ him, threw temper tantrums on the floor of the Senate when his pet anti-gun bills didn't pass, and thinks AR-15's can be 'concealed' in people's tshirts.

About the only good thing he did was support freezing politicians pay. 

Good riddance.

Munchkin Campaign Cont.

Took a break from GM'ing since the spawn wanted to run w/ my PC.  My painter buddy took over, setting aside his two characters for the session. Follow the earlier sessions here.

 

Bartholomew and Trundle decided to take a break from adventuring.  Magyck and Afdar go to the tavern proclaiming they are in need of more adventurers for their party.  They get ignored and Magyck shoots a mug out of a dwarf’s hand, nearly starting a fight.  After she is removed from the tavern by the local constabulary, Afdar finds an Elf Longbowman by the name of Strongbow who is willing to join them for 50 gold and expenses.  Outside, Magyck is chatted up by a young farmer in need of help clearing out rats from their barn.  The pay is good so she accepts. 

At the farm, an old man directs them to the barn.  Giant rats cause a brief scuffle but Afdar’s sword and Magyck’s Cloud of Slumber take care of them.

 Returning to the barn, it has gone from a nice, cozy little cottage to an ancient wreck w/ no one in sight, the fields fallow.  They follow the path into the forest, dark and ominous.  A clearing is ahead w/ someone standing in it, a female.  Afdar moves forward and calls out to her.  She is standing in front of several (4) gravestones, the names being those of the farmer and his family.  Afdar walks in front of her and the zombie attacks him. For some reason he jumps into her arms. 

Strongbow draws his sword and Turns the Dead. It slowly flees and Magyck puts a bolt into its back.  Afdar finds a key lying on the ground.  They decide to return to the house to investigate it.  Inside is as dilapidated as the outside.  Magyck finds a locked trapdoor.  After trying to hit it open, Afdar tries his key into it. It easily opens.  A ladder leads down.  Afdar and Magyck go down, leaving Strongbow to watch from above.

  Downstairs is an earthen basement, the walls covered in nasty looking tools.  A mysterious, heavy wood door off to the side.  Afdar peeks through the door, light from three orbs spills out into the basement.   Calling Strongbow down, Magyck notices a small table off to the side w/ some scurrying forms, rats again, around it.  Figures, moaning, start shuffling towards Afdar.  Magyck throws a tool at one of the orbs, cracking it, and causing the light to dim.  Afdar, attempting to grab one of the orbs, feels they are evil.   The zombie appears to heal from normal attacks. Magyck and Strongbow shatter one of the orbs.  It appears to slow the zombie so the group attacks the remaining two. Shattering them as well. The zombie collapses.  

Finally able to explore the room , there is a circle of runes.  On the table is an open book, written in Elvish.  Written on it is a Paralysis Bolt spell.  A cabinet upstairs has a bag of gold and a sapphire. 

Not a bad haul. 

Afdar however, feels feverish and ill.  A trip to a cleric diagnoses him w/ some sort of infection. A donation to the church heals him.  Now time to settle back into the inn, get some repairs done, and pick up new supplies.

90%

So Miguel puts up the latest NICS numbers.  1.7m for the month of August '15. Yet over and over again we hear that 'gun ownership is dying' and that it's the same people buying more and more guns. 

OK, let's say that's true.  The number that used to be bandied about was '90%' increasing their arsenals.  I say give them that.  Sure.... 90%. 

That means in one month alone, there were 170,000 new gun owners.  The only way that's not an 'increase' is if 170k old gun owners either died or decided to sell all their guns. 

In one month. 

Then look at that evil NRA.  They only represent a tiny number of firearm owners, right?  About 2% by the claims.   Sure.  Let's go w/ that.

That means that there would be 3,400 NEW potential members. Ones who actually sign up and pay dues, not just click 'like' on a FB page.

In one month.

We sure as hell aren't seeing those kinds of numbers coming out of the anti-gun groups, especially on a monthly basis.  Instead we see laughable turnouts, manipulated photographs, and funding by a small number of rich bigots, most of whom are protected by their own heavily armed security.

But gun ownership is dying.