“Daily Show” host Trevor Noah last night gave an impassioned analysis of the weekend’s deadly mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando. “This is a clearly complicated incident with elements of terrorism, homophobia, mental health,” Noah said. “But it … Continue reading
The Daily Show railed into U.S. gun culture challenging the frequently espoused talking point that “the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is good guys with a gun.” Daily Show correspondent Jordan Klepper sets out to go “from gun idiot to … Continue reading
The Daily Show began with its boisterous crowd shouting and cheering as it has done for 17 years or so and then, with a quiet rage Jon Stewart began his monologue. “I have one job, and it’s a pretty simple … Continue reading
Last week an eleven year old girl accidentally shot and killed a man who was training her in the use of automated weapons – in this case the notorious Uzi 9mm automatic. The Uzi is capable of firing 1,000 rounds … Continue reading
“Jon Stewart did a great job in illustrating the warped thinking of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia today. He used the Bruce James Abramski case to ridicule Scalia. Abramski purchased a gun for his uncle three days after the uncle … Continue reading
In a shocking example of anti-gun intolerance, Andy Raymond, a gun store owner from Rockville Maryland received a number of death threats for selling guns. Ninety per cent of Americans support reasonable measures to control guns from being misused but these … Continue reading
According to Fox News there could be as many as 30,000 surveillance drones filling the US sky in the not too distant future. There are some that think that these unmanned vehicles could be used to enforce “any” law “including ObamaCare”. Fortunately, … Continue reading
The NRA and the gun manufacturers in the US like to claim that gun control couldn’t possibly work and that there is no pint in trying. They say that there are too many guns in circulation and that banning guns would not have … Continue reading
The US, it seems, has reached the point where it simply accepts that mass shootings and mass murder are part of the American way of life. Due to copyright restrictions in order to watch the clip you need to type or copy and … Continue reading
“The annual NRA convention was held [26/27 April] in Indianapolis, and its message was clear: you should be terrified of everyone and everything, and only guns can protect you.” The Wire 27 April 2014 Due to copyright restrictions in order to watch the … Continue reading
Last June, in a move heavily criticised by civil rights groups, the US Supreme Court struck down some of the key elements of the 1965 Voting Rights Act that were designed to protect the poor and ethnic minority voters from being disenfranchised. As a … Continue reading
The NRA must sense that clinging on to the 2nd Amendment justification for a lethal weapon free for all is becoming more difficult with each child massacre that happens in the US. At their recent annual convention they had a host … Continue reading
It’s a depressingly familiar story. Massively funded lobbyist ensures policy decisions go in its favour through the ‘bribery’ of politicians – even when an overwhelming majority of the population cry out for change because the effect of the current policy … Continue reading
The Trayvon Martin verdict is shocking and depressing (a timeline of events from CNN is reproduced towards the end of this post*). The system worked as it was supposed to and that is something that should shame the gun loving … Continue reading
Fox host Chris Wallace continued Fox’s misguided focus on black crime rates following the acquittal of George Zimmerman, leaving out critical historical context to black crime and the perception of black violence. Due to copyright restrictions in order to watch the clip you need to type … Continue reading
I Am Incorrigible 