The Streets of Chicago, Rich Paschall When I was in Medellin, Colombia, someone had brought up the name of Pablo Escobar when we were out for food and drinks. Escobar was an infamous drug lord who had lived in the… Read More ›
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WHAT ABOUT THE ELECTION? – Marilyn Armstrong
Georgia’s primary the other night was a warning to all of us of what may be coming. In the course of writing this blog, I’ve had direct communications with several real-life historians and all of them have said exactly the… Read More ›
BOLD, NEW OPTIONS TO PREVENT MASS SHOOTINGS – Garry Armstrong
School shootings with multiple victims have become an everyday news story in the United States. It’s a boiler-plate political issue with second amendment activists led by the NRA holding fast to their rights — that is, the right to make… Read More ›
99 New: Now – REBLOG – Jan Wilburg
Originally posted on Red's Wrap:
I have only this to say tonight – after a day of news about people murdered while praying. Start where you are Use what you have Do what you can –Arthur Ashe Don’t wait…
BUT DON’T SHOOT THE DEPUTY – Marilyn Armstrong
RDP Monday: BLAST With a blast from his pistol, Blackie blew the bartender through the bottles behind him and left him in a bloody heap. No problem really. What with open carry laws on the books, all he had to… Read More ›
DRAW, YOU MANGY DOG – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Draw “Draw, you mangy dog,” snarled Blackie. No one could face down Blackie. He had the fastest gun west of the Pecos and a really bad temper too. And a bit of a drinking problem, truth be… Read More ›
BOLD, NEW OPTIONS TO PREVENT SCHOOL SHOOTINGS – Garry Armstrong
School shootings with multiple victims have become an everyday news story in the United States. It’s become a boiler-plate political issue with second amendment activists led by the NRA holding fast to their rights. Fighting to keep the right to… Read More ›
GUN SENSE, GUNS, AND GUNSMOKE – Tom Curley
I can no longer count all the mass shootings in this country. We’re still into serious protesting about the February 14, 2018 Stoneman Douglas High School shooting and I’m rooting for the kids to finally get done what we have… Read More ›
NOT KILLING THE PHEASANT – Marilyn Armstrong
We had a rifle. It was my first husband’s rifle. It took just one bullet at a time since it was really a competition rifle. It wasn’t intended to do anything but hit targets. Paper targets. It was a very… Read More ›
OF COURSE WE CAN REGULATE GUNS – JUST LIKE OTHER COUNTRIES
From 2 years ago, February 2015. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. I’ve been listening to arguments against gun control since I was a kid. As a child, I didn’t understand why anyone would object to sensible gun… Read More ›
STAYING SAFE ACCORDING TO THE NRA
What a shock! The best that our government could offer to Parkland were … you guessed it … thoughts and prayers and of course “it’s too soon to make decisions when we’re still trying to figure out what happened.” We… Read More ›
REACTING, REACTIONARIES AND RIDICULOUSNESS – BY TOM CURLEY
I went to work yesterday. It’s something I don’t do much anymore. I retired a few years ago, so I work part-time. This year, I’ve only worked five days out of the whole year. I’m a director for CBS News… Read More ›
