This is a United States Senator for the State of Connecticut. And yes, he sports the “D” after the title. Just a wee bit of fisking on this article.

Murphy said he was shocked when Congress failed to pass moderate gun control legislation after the 2012 school shooting at Sandy Hook elementary school in his state, even though polls show that “80% to 90% of Americans will tell you they wanted expanded background checks for people trying to buy guns”.

“Democracy is not supposed to allow for that to happen,” he said.

Source: Senator: gun control discussions won’t change ‘neo-anarchist’ Republican party | US news | The Guardian

Well, that tight there is one of your problems, Senator. We are not in a democracy but a Constitutional Republic. We do not bow to the dictatorship of 50+1% that can strip our Rights.

Republicans, he said, use their support of gun rights as a cornerstone in their strategy to win elections by launching “an all-out, no-holds-barred assault on government”.

You must be talking about other Republicans because the pussies we have in congress look more like Democrats cloaked under a cape with GOP embroidered in it.

“The second amendment has become sacred because it’s the best way for them to express how furious they are at government. They are willing to defend the right of individuals to take up arms against it. There’s no way to get farther right on anti-government rhetoric than that.”

Has become? It always has been sacred. And actually there is a way to get farther on the “anti-government rhetoric.” Do pray we never have to travel that road.

“The Republicans in some way, shape or form have become a neo-anarchist party, in that they don’t accept that there is much legitimacy at all to the existence of public functions,” he said.

Can somebody tell me if CT legalized the use of pot? Because this guy had to be high as a kite when he said that.

As American household firearm ownership shrinks, he said, the gun industry also relies on anti-government rhetoric about “black helicopters” to sell more firearms to a smaller number of people.

Black Helicopters? That is so Clinton Administration! Get on with the times! Chem Trails is the new Black Helicopter!

“By sitting down and negotiating with the government about stricter gun laws, it runs counter to that narrative about the government coming to get you that prompts increasing gun sales,” he said.

More like it runs counter with that pesky document called Constitution.

“We are down in the weeds,” he said.

OK, he is smoking pot. Explains a lot.

The long game for advocates of gun violence prevention, Murphy said, was to make state laws across the country reflect state laws in Connecticut, including universal background checks and a ban on assault weapons.

We know that. And you ain’t getting it.

Unfortunately, he dropped the barrel bushing: and CJ, my ginger cat, decided that this rolling, bouncing thing was just the best toy since the invention of catnip. Before we could stop her, she’d grabbed the thing in her mouth and darted out of the kitchen door.

Source: Bayou Renaissance Man: Who says cats don’t have a sense of humor?

It gets worse and funnier after that 😀

Go forth an read.

My favorite rendition of the Last Supper.

Some GOP Hoosier delegates are tired Donald Trump an the 2016 primary shenanigans.  When pressed by a reporter from Politico over the phone, one Delegate announced “I’m supporting Tom Selleck!” and hung up.

Based on that, I here by announce that the candidate that I support for 2016 is Matthew Quigley; modest, entrepreneurial, and a believer in both  gun and minority rights.  He’s just the kind of president that we need.

This is too sweet and rich.

A group that firmly holds guns belong only to a small selected group is disgusted with a group that also  believes guns belong only to a small selected group.

A man who allegedly stabbed two of his cousins in self-defense, killing one and injuring the other, was arrested in Kampong Speu’s Borsaet district yesterday and charged with committing violence under aggravating circumstances, according to local police.   The suspect Nget Savet, 28, was allegedly attacked with a wooden board by Long Sodim, 23, and Soy Sochea, 25, on Sunday when he refused to drink alcohol with them, district police chief Chheang Kunly said. “Mr. Savet didn’t want to drink, and refused to his cousins, which made them angry. Then the two cousins first hit Mr. Savet with a piece of wood,” Mr. Kunly said. “Mr. Savet had a small knife [vegetable knife] which he used just to fight back with. He stabbed the left side of Mr. Sodim who immediately died. The other man was injured on his bottom.” Mr. Kunly told Khmer Times that Mr. Savet is known throughout Toul Ampel commune’s Tropang Tomlab village as a gentle and modest man, adding that he acted in protection of himself.  Mr. Sodim’s body has been sent to his family for funeral arrangements while  Mr. Savet could face between two to five years in prison and a fine of up to $2,500 if found guilty.  He is currently being held in provincial court for questioning.

Source: Man Charged for Killing Cousin in Self-defense | Khmer Times | News Portal Cambodia |

Remember how we keep saying that Gun Control is not about guns but about control? That is your confirmation. Something similar happened very recently to an 80-year-old man in Spain when he had to kill one of two home invaders who were beating his wife (Link to an article in Spanish.)  Mr. Jacinto Siverio Moreno was arrested and charged with murder and possession of an unregistered revolver. He was released under his own recognizance due to his advanced age.

This is the norm the moment you leave the USA. And if you check the laws and what passes for constitution in many countries, you will see that the claim that people have the “Right to Live” and the “Right of Self Defense” but having the proper tools to guarantee or even exercising those rights is a very limited privilege. It is just a devious way to keep the good people from actually having power that the governments fear can be used against them. Take for instance Mr. Moreno: He is a good guy from I could gather and even if they drop the murder charge, he still can get up to two years in prison for the weapons charge. A seasoned criminal will bear that sentence because he will be among his own kind at the Gray Bar Hotel, but regular folks find the idea of being thrown to the wolves too scary.

If your choices are being brutalized by the Criminal Element  and the Government or just the bad guys, it stands to reason that you rather have a 50% reduction on the shit sandwich’s size and decide not to own a gun. Proxy Victimization and Control by Government is achieved. It is Social Engineering at its worst (for us) and its best for those who wish to maintain power.