How easy is it to go from ‘gun idiot’ to ‘idiot with a gun’ in America? (video)


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

Thanks to the NRA it’s still legal to eat your pets in Pennsylvania (video)


Last week the Pennsylvania House decided not to vote on a measure that would have banned the consumption by humans of household pets.  It should have been “one of the easiest, most sensible decisions possible… but nope, it’s still legal … Continue reading

Kids who kill with guns are no accident (video)


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 ridicules supreme court justice Scalia’s irrational gun statement (video)


“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

Gun store owner targeted by extremists (video)


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

Gun control works and the Australian experience proves it (video)


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

Elliot Rodger and how America has reached mass shooting ‘acceptance’ (video)


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

NRA 2014 convention: whatever the question, guns everywhere is the answer (video)


“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

Supreme Court declares racism is dead in America…..but they forgot to tell Donald Sterling and Cliven Bundy (video)


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

2013 NRA conference speakers message to America: fear everything and everyone (video)


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

The senate vote against limited background checks for gun sales is a disgrace and a f*ck you to every dead child in Newtown and beyond (video)


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

Wait: What? How Could You Possibly..You’ve Got To Be Kid… There Is No Way… I Can’t.. Oh My God!


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

You know that they’re racist when….. they imply that being black makes you more likely to be a criminal (video)


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

Jihawg pork bullets – infantile and offensive this is gun nuts at play (video)


“These bullets don’t just kill — they send Muslims to hell. An Idaho ammunition maker has introduced pork into their bullets, meant, the manufacturer says, as a deterrent against Islamist terrorists who are forbidden by religion to eat pig. Due … Continue reading

You know that they’re racist when….. they accuse YOU of “playing the race card” (video)


President Obama made a few “impromptu remarks” a week or so ago following the controversial verdict that saw black teenager Trayvon Martin‘s caucasian killer acquitted in Florida. As you can hear on the video, his comments were considered, reflective and looked to … Continue reading