Update, December 8, 11 am: On Wednesday, the Oregon Supreme Court rejected the Oregon Department of Justice’s request to throw out the Harney County ruling, meaning Measure 114 remains on pause until more details are ironed out in court. Update, December 6, 3 pm: A Tuesday afternoon decision by a Harney County judge has […]
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Oregon is Poised to Pass the Strongest Gun Law in the US With Measure 114
Not all progressive supporters of gun control are sold on the proposal
For years, Rev. W. J. Mark Knutson, pastor at Augustana Lutheran Church, held services at his red brick church in Northeast Portland following mass shootings in the US—ringing the church’s bell again and again for lives lost in the country’s gun violence epidemic. Those services took a toll—and inspired Knuston to make a deeper commitment […]
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Judge Temporarily Blocks the Release of 3D Gun Design Plans
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson stopped Trump from doing something again.
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UW Police Detained Vancouver’s Joey Gibson and Other Far-Right Activists For Possessing Guns On Campus
“Nobody committed a violation they could be arrested for,” a UW police spokesperson said.
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Jesse Hughes of Eagles of Death Metal Continues to Fuck Up
Jesse Hughes: So far right you can’t even see his right hand. HARMONY GERBER/SHUTTERSTOCK It’s worth remembering the moment when Jesse Hughes of Eagles of Death Metal—the band that was on stage when the shots rang out at Bataclan in Paris in 2015—deserved and received the world’s sincere sympathy. It’s also worth remembering the moment, […]
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Rick Santorum Said Something Stupid On TV
How stupid? Stupid enough to get his name trending on Twitter Sunday afternoon. Which means… Once again thousands of people are googling “Santorum” for the first time and then crying out in shock. Thanks @fakedansavage!— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) March 25, 2018 I don’t know how many people Googled Rick Santorum yesterday but I can tell […]
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Tweet of the Day: They’re MR-15s Now
We have a winner: We should change the names of AR-15s to “Marco Rubio” because they are so easy to buy. — Sarah Chadwick// #NEVERAGAIN (@sarahchad_) February 23, 2018 Runner up: Also it is easily owned by teenagers. — ☆☆☆☆☆ (@Dougwhelan) February 23, 2018
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Florida State Legislature Tackles the Real Danger to Public Health: Porn
WaPo: The Florida House of Representatives was in session on Tuesday considering several issues. These included a motion to debate a bill banning the sale of assault weapons in the aftermath of the mass shooting that killed 17 people last week at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., and a resolution declaring pornography […]
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Pat Robertson Calls for a Ban On Assault Weapons
Holy shit. Pat Robertson spoke for nearly two minutes today and only managed to say one thing I kindasorta disagree with—see if you can spot it. And be sure to listen closely for the “amen” Robertson’s cohost tosses in. (I believe she’s sitting just outside of the shot with defibrillator paddles in her hands.) If […]
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Ban Gun Sales After a Mass Shooting
We didn’t do anything after twenty first graders were mowed down in their classrooms along with six of their teachers at Sandy Hook and we didn’t do anything after 49 people were killed and 58 others were wounded at Pulse in Orlando and we didn’t do anything after 58 concertgoers were killed and 851 people […]
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Paul Ryan: Praying The Right Thing to Do After a Mass Shooting!
Because prayer works: Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) in an interview broadcast Monday dismissed criticism of his tweet saying the Texas shooting victims “need our prayers,” arguing “prayer works.” “It’s disappointing. It’s sad and this is what you’ll get from the far secular left. People who do not have faith, don’t understand faith, I guess I’d […]
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There Will Be No Gun Control Until Corporations Demand It
The American public can’t compete with the NRA, but American corporations can.