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A fair weather patriot or just a Republican hack? πŸ¦…

A fair weather patriot or just a Republican hack? πŸ¦…

I have this neighbor down the way that has quite the collection of somewhat-obnoxious flags displayed in front of his condo on Delaware Avenue. Most of them are conservative leaning, and for a while he had a Molon Labe / Second Amendment flag, but I guess he’s not brave enough to hang such a flag after the latest round of mass-shootings. Talk about a fair-weather patriot. Honestly, if you really cared about your rights, and not just be some kind of a valueless Republican hack, now would be the time to be most vocally defending your right to keep and bear arms.

Ten deaths every nine minutes ☠

Ten deaths every nine minutes ☠

That’s the gory statistic that the politicians are trying to avoid when it comes to COVID-19 deaths. People are still dying – 1,500 Americans daily from the pandemic every day. While the vaccine is available it’s still being rolled out slowly and isn’t widely available at all retailers or drug stores.

But the politicians are desperately trying to avoid discussing the CONTINUING problem of COVID-19. Gun control is on their minds after two very minor incidents of gun violence which really are non remarkable when you compare to all the daily death from COVID-19. It’s easy to infringe on the rights of hard working Americans, but ignore what is killing them left and right – COVID-19.

While I fully understand that police departments want more patronage jobs so they can hire their Uncle Billy and get fun new toys, and television loves all the advertising revenue from dead children selling cars and laundry soap, the focus really needs to be on stopping COVID-19 by making vaccination convenient and widely accessible as soon as possible.

Supreme Court to discuss case that could expand Second Amendment rights – CNNPolitics

Supreme Court to discuss case that could expand Second Amendment rights – CNNPolitics

(CNN)When Supreme Court justices meet behind closed doors Friday, a conference that comes three days after the country's latest mass shooting, they are scheduled to discuss whether to add a blockbuster issue to the docket for next term: the scope of the Second Amendment.

The court has largely dodged the issue since issuing two landmark opinions in 2008 and 2010, when it held for the first time that the Second Amendment protects an individual's right to keep and bear arms at home for self- defense.

Gun rights advocates and even some of the justices themselves have expressed frustration that the court has declined to further define the scope of the right as lower courts across the country have upheld restrictions.

Coordinated Anti-Gun Propaganda Campaigns and How To Fight Them – The Truth About Guns

Coordinated Anti-Gun Propaganda Campaigns and How To Fight Them – The Truth About Guns

As Congress is moving legislation limiting the right to keep and bear arms, we’ve seen a flood of anti-gun propaganda in recent weeks. Those behind it want to get people to accept that there’s not only a need for gun control, but a dire one.

Before I get into who’s likely behind this and how they’re operating, I need to give readers a quick overview of what propaganda is and why it works. Only then can we see the current effort for what it is and learn to be effective in countering it.