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Yes I Want to Take Your (War) Guns

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First, I am a humanist and a liberal Democrat. I am also a military veteran. I don’t hunt, because I don’t have the heart for it, and would only do it in a survival situation. I do, however, feel better if I have a gun of some kind to protect me and mine against break-ins. (See, women are naturally like that, since we are the ones who get raped by men). I have no problem doing the gun ownership legally, and proving that I can safely own and use a firearm. Check my background. I have nothing to hide.   … Continue reading →

Gun Control vs. Second Amendment

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When I was in the military, I could disassemble an M-16A1 and put it back together. I qualified as Expert, only one shot away from Hawkeye, (due to a miscommunication by the Drill Sergeant with the tower). I appreciated and admired the design and power of this weapon. But as a civilian vet, now, do I need an automatic weapon? No. No, I do not. And neither does any other civilian. These guns are for killing. They are for killing other human beings. IN WAR. They are not toys. Neither should they be a civic statement of outrage or bitterness … Continue reading →

Policing the Police

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UPDATE: see end of this essay for my updated remarks after learning new information…. Few things are black and white, unless you’re talking about racism. In regard to gun violence and police shootings, there are solid arguments on either side of this contentious issue which tells me once again that the truth is most often found in the middle and that extremism of any kind is both dangerous and counterproductive. Right out of the chute, let me say that I know there are good cops out there. In fact, I believe that MOST cops are honorable, compassionate people who really … Continue reading →

God Continues His Preacher Killing Spree

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http://www.wsmv.com/news/15642032/detail.html A preacher, killed by a goat. that’s right. Although, in the text of the story, we learn that probably the 40 pound, normally docile goat could not have killed this big strapping man. More likely, the guy had a heart attack after he got tangled in the rope and fell. But they killed the goat, just to be sure. So….god is not above sending a goat to do an assassin’s job. Pastor’s six family members killed by accident in Kerala http://salemvoice.org/svmnews286.html Can anyone say “The Book of Job”? From http://www.safeatchurch.com/examples.asp : Gunman Kills Seven, and Himself, In Texas Church … Continue reading →

Is God Pissed with Christians?

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I’m sensing a trend, here. My previous post was about god electrocuting a preacher in the baptismal. Now, he’s allowing someone to gun down the pastor? Is god turning on his PEOPLE? Pastor gunned down in Illinois church Posted: 02:38 PM ET (CNN) — The pastor of a Maryville, Illinois, church was shot to death during a service Sunday in front of horrified parishoners who then tackled the gunman, state police said. Fred Winters, the pastor of the First Baptist Church, was shot and killed during the 8 a.m. service, while his attacker and two parishoners suffered knife wounds, Illinois … Continue reading →

5 Shooters in One Week-What gives?

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7feb08—I heard four different reports of shootings— In Portsmouth, Ohio, a husband shot and stabbed his teacher wife in front of her students. In Los Angeles, some guy barricades himself in his house and says he killed three family members. . .swat officer shot and killed. and in St Louis MO (Kirkwood)city hall, Gerald Thornton shoots 5, and he is killed by police… William Michael Layne, in the first incident, walked into his estranged wife’s classroom and shot and stabbed her in front of her fifth-grade class. She had filed for divorce in January, so it seems this was related … Continue reading →