How a Father Shot His 7-year-old Boy

This is a tragedy, and my heart goes out to the father in this incident. But this could have been easily prevented, but not via gun control. The problem we have in this country is a lack of gun safety education. This man broke two of the cardinal laws of gun safety. (1) Treat all firearms as if they are loaded, even when you think they are not. (2) Always know where your firearm is pointed. He likely broke another cardinal law - (3) Keep your finger off the trigger until you are ready to fire the weapon.

I just know that this incident will be used as another example of why guns are so evil and should be outlawed. In my humble opinion, we need to do away with anti-gun laws and institute educational requirements instead. Want to buy a firearm? Fine, show evidence that you attended and completed any of the following: (1) NRA Hunter Safety Course, (2) Completion of a Law Enforcement Training (POST) course, or (3) Military training with firearms. I have all three, so that obviously makes me biased.


Youngstown News, 7-year-old boy accidentally shot to death - Newswatch:

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Outlaw Scissors Now!

Miley Cyrus -- Intruder With Weapon ARRESTED At Singer's Home | TMZ.com:

With all the crazies out there, I think we need a serious debate about adding scissors and knives to the list of weapons that should be banned.

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Wal-Mart offer of $100 iTunes gift card for $80 is FAKE!

Wal-Mart offers $100 iTunes gift card for $80 | Apple - CNET News:

Okay, maybe "fake" is a strong word. But within minutes of reading the news of this discount, I went to WalMart's website to place an order. Their website is already saying "out of stock" - which might be understandable, except that the item being purchased is nothing but a digital download of an access code. There is nothing physical to be out of stock. Did someone at Wal-Mart make a huge P.R. mistake?

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Colorado Shooting - What Really Happened?

I keep waiting for the "rest of the story" but I still haven't heard it! This guy was geared up for a big battle. He had plenty of ammo, and lots of time. We know he fired his shotgun and AR-15. He was also carrying a Glock handgun. We know this idiot killed a lot of innocent people for no apparent reason.

But what I want to know is, what happened from the time that he started shooting, and the time that he was arrested? He was geared up in protective tactical gear, and apparently stripped it off before being arrested, yet I haven't heard about how he was arrested. Did he simply realize he was a terrible shot and gave up without a fight?

My heart goes out to all those who have been touched by this tragedy, but the story doesn't add up. Anyone should have been able to kill a lot more people than he did. At close range, with everyone trapped, the casualty rate should have been much higher. I'm glad it wasn't, but I want to know why. Was this guy just totally incompetent with guns?


First responders praised for speed, caring in Colo. shooting – USATODAY.com:

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Is it time to stop the games?

U.K. Guards To Go On Strike Amid Olympic Security Woes : NPR:

Personally, I hope the U.S. Olympic Committee never again considers hosting the Olympic games in the U.S. It is now simply too expensive and dangerous. What benefit is there to hosting the games?

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Why Don't We Just Assassinate Assad?

I'm personally against any military involvement in Syria. But if our government insists on the insanity of political interference anyway, I wish they would just go ahead and assassinate the leaders instead of getting us involved in yet another war.

It is not the people that want war. It is the politicians and the corporate world that feeds on war. Leave the Syrian people out of it. Leave our military and more importantly, our taxes out of it. Send in one sniper, take Assad out, save lives.

Report: US Helping Syrian Rebels Arm, Fight:

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Who Invented Email? Not who everyone thinks.

I'm not sure where these guys are getting the idea that they invented email. Look up NAVCOMPARS - Naval Computerized Message Processing And Retrieval System. A fancy name for electronic messages sent much earlier than 1979 when I worked in military telecommunications. PLUS - messages could be categorized by priority and security classification, including full encryption of sensitive materials.


Who Invented Email? Just Ask...Noam Chomsky | Wired Enterprise | Wired.com:

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Moral of the story - Don't try to take dead rodents from a stray cat's mouth.

Why do people do such stupid things and then wonder when they are faced with unexpected consequences?



Plague Confirmed in Oregon Man Bitten by Stray Cat - ABC News:

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Cities crack down on homeless: Could it be compassion fatigue? – USATODAY.com

Making it illegal to feed the homeless? What are these lawmakers going to do when the day comes and they find themselves in line with all the other people who never thought homelessness would ever happen to them?

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Police officer shoots alien?

This sounds like something from Hollywood. Nasty alien creature (creatures?) is teleported here while fighting it out, and some hapless cop comes along and shoots it!

Report: Miami officer shoots, kills naked attacker chewing on man's face - News - The Times-Tribune:

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14-Million-Year-Old Antarctic Lake Cooties?

I wonder what the potential is for them to release some kind of virus or bacteria for which modern life (especially us) may have no exposure or immunity to? The same question goes for the melting permafrost.

Russian Drill Penetrates 14-Million-Year-Old Antarctic Lake | Wired Science | Wired.com:

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Be Prepared. Be A Prepper.

Prepping is something I've done most of my life, starting with my days as a Boy Scout, then a Coast Guardsman, and now an old fart watching the world go crazy.

Subculture of Americans prepares for civilization's collapse | Reuters:

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