A beer and a shot
News blogs, sports blogs, entertainment blogs, and more from Philly.com, The Philadelphia Inquirer and the Philadelphia Daily News.
A beer and a shot
Glenn Beck and other Fox News types have been telling anyone who will listen -- and remarkably, that's several million people -- that President Obama is scheming to take away their guns (a falsehood that has already had lethal consequences.) Meanwhile, out in the reality-based world, the Verizon rule is in effect -- more guns in more places, including, yes, bars:
Cities and counties across Tennessee are preparing this week to deal with the fallout from a raft of pro-gun bills recently signed into law in the state, where Republicans are flexing their new-found strength in the legislature.
Among the new laws is one that would allow people who have gun permits to carry guns in all public parks in the state. Another would exempt from federal regulation guns and ammunition made in Tennessee and kept within its borders.
And that's not all:
Gun-rights advocates say expanded rights are needed so that law-abiding citizens can protect themselves in more situations. The new Tennessee laws also include measures that will allow permit holders to carry guns in bars and restaurants, if they are not drinking alcohol, and to carry a loaded rifle or shotgun in their vehicles if the ammunition is in the magazine but not in the chamber, although it can be in the chamber for purposes of self-defense.
Why?
“The purpose of this bill is to let people know we have state sovereignty and the federal government has no business telling us what to do,” State Senator Mae Beavers, a Mount Juliet Republican who sponsored the bill, said in an interview.
Exactly -- this whole thing is driven by politics, and a red state standing up to the big, bad and increasingly blue federal government in D.C. It's not about a sudden realization in 2009 that the way to make people safer is to encourage people to bring guns into bars (but tell them they're not supposed to drink!). At lrast Tennessee lawmakers haven't made it legal to carry guns into a church, like the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church where a man named Jim David Adkisson strolled in during a play and fatally gunned down two people.
For all the yukking it up about people running for governor in places like Georgia talking about secession, there's a very serious slippery slope forming here. And defying the handful of very weak federal laws regarding guns is that first slippery step.
And SBVFT again demonstrates why spam generators have a better command of the English language that he does: "Liberal formica thrustward eaping! Zeitgeist mooing, mooing, mooing."— DiTurno- i would love to explore this whole secession thing further. i form my own republic, and leave you foolish americans to argue over how to dismantle your constitution, one liberal, leftist step at a time. in my country, we have an axiom to live by......"an armed society is a polite society". thank you and good night.— scorpio27
- Yes, Scorpio: Iraq, Somalia, Afghanistan the border regions of Pakistan, as well as large parts of Philly, all demonstrate that an armed society is a polite society.— DiTurno
- Uh, you guys do know that Philadelphia is part of Pennsylvania, which is for all intents and purposes a wholly owned subsidiary of the NRA. So there are no strict gun laws here, especially since any efforts at city gun laws have been struck down. So what in God's name are you talking about "all the gun regulations in effect here"? Also, I love how the murderers here are "Philadelphia Democrats" -- I didn't know that killers had party IDs, as in, "convicted killer Phil Spector (D-Calif.)" You guys are in top form!— will
- diturno, nothing wrong with shooting if the right people get shot. the garden spots you name lack a balance of power. the idea is to have everyone armed......no chance for hapless victims. look man, i'm just punchy from reading of all these brainless shootings in the nether-regions of this city. and punchy from the liberal response, that is, more worthless, ineffective, feel good gun laws, that only hit home with those of us who already obey the law. "— scorpio27
Comment removed.
DiTurno, why all the ill feelings? Just using the liberal argument template. Find a "victim" or stupid premise (like Will's point here) and make it the story. Several stupid assumptions in his post. 1-When you drink, you shoot people. 2-Everybody going in the bar with a gun INTENDS to shoot people.3-Everybody going into a bar is a bad person with bad intentions.4-Guns are never used in self defense. 5-all legal gun owners are criminals. Now,keep in mind most people in most bars don't have a gun or a CC permit. If you guys read the 2nd amendment the way you read the first, we would all HVAE TO ARMED. For the record, I am not a gun owner.— georgel- I agree, Scorpio -- clearly, the problem is that there aren't enough guns in North Philly. Let's pass them out for free, like those 20% off coupons for Bed, Bath and Beyond.— DiTurno
- Comment removed.
- Georgel, there aren't many people who could cram that much wrongness into a single post. By the way, please go to Wikipedia and look up "straw man." Thanks!— DiTurno
- aye.....but hes gotta start in the bars. think about it diturno. your solution would solve all ills, very quickly.— scorpio27
- Bill at just got my vote for Wingnut du Jour. He's the guy you see sitting at the end of the bar, ranting about things he knows nothing about, like politics and women's bodies.— DiTurno
- Comment removed.
- Batty, one heartbeat away: does that mean you would prefer the Moose Mama to be in that position?— Some Boca Dude
- well, she does have better legs. better a milf than a moron.— scorpio27
- Andrew Sullivan
- Blinq
- Blogorrhea
- Blonde Sagacity
- Free Republic
- Instapundit
- James Taranto
- ScrappleFace
- The Corner
- Buzzmachine
- Eat the Press
- Editor and Publisher
- Media (Huffington Post)
- Media Bloodhound
- Mickey Kaus
- Pressthink
- Romenesko
- The Inksniffer
- A List of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago
- Above Average Jane
- BlankBaby
- Citizen Mom
- Keystone Blog
- Metroblogging Philadelphia
- Phawker
- Philadelphia - America's Hometown
- Philadelphia Will Do
- Philebrity
- Philly Future
- Phillyblog
- Phillyist
- The Clog
- The Next Mayor
- Welcome to Phillyville
- Young Philly Politics
- Afro-Netizen
- All-Spin Zone
- Atrios
- Bad Attitudes
- Billmon
- Booman Tribune
- CorrenteWire
- Fables of the Reconstruction
- iFlipFlop
- Kiko's House
- MyDD
- Philly (Dragonballyee)
- Rowhouse Logic
- Slacktivist
- Suburban Guerilla
- Tattered Coat
- upyernoz
- AmericaBlog
- Andy Borowitz
- BuzzFlash
- Crooks and Liars
- Cursor
- Daily Kos
- David Sirota
- Drudge Report
- Echidne of the Snakes
- Fire Dog Lake
- Glenn Greenwald
- Hullabaloo
- Jesus' General
- Jon Swift
- Josh Marshall
- Juan Cole
- Kevin Drum
- Mad Kane
- Majikthise
- Matthew Yglesias
- Oliver Willis
- Raw Story
- Swing State Project
- Talk Left
- Taylor Marsh
- TBogg
- The Carpetbagger Report
- Think Progress
- War and Piece
- Wonkette
- A Citizen's Blog
- Balls, Sticks and Stuff
- Beer Leaguer
- Dick Polman
- Phillies Nation
- Philling Station
- Shallow Center
- The 700 Level
- The Good Phight
