Comments on: links for 2007-12-11

By: Bob Munck

Bob Munck — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:10:29 +0000

Whoops, the security guard didn’t do it. Reuters is reporting that he shot himself.

By: August J. Pollak

August J. Pollak — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:26:30 +0000

she was simply a concerned private citizen

Who was a former cop. With a licensed, registered firearm she received prior training for. Volunteering to be a security guard at the church with the church’s express permission. So yes, this is a clear thumb in the eye for all those pro-gun control liberals, what with the way sensible gun control worked perfectly in this situation.

Look, I understand you’re still all sore that the gunman turned out to be a white home-schooled Christian, meaning “Plan A” for how you were going to exploit this round of tragedy for a smug personal agenda had to go out the window, but snarking about this like it’s a validation of the right-wing gun porn fantasy of having Glocks available next to the Cheetos in the vending machine only makes you look stupider than usual.

By: Jay Tea

Jay Tea — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:52:51 +0000

Actually, I did see your piece on Ms. Assam before I posted. I wonder if YOU had actually read about the incident, though, because you’ve completely misrepresented what happened — especially in the matter of Ms. Assam’s status. She is NOT a cop, she is NOT a private security guard (like, say, those employed by companies like Blackwater), she was simply a concerned private citizen who chose to exercise her 2nd Amendment rights to keep and bear arms as an individual — and consequently saved countless lives.

By: Oliver Willis

Oliver Willis — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:09:35 +0000

Clearly you can’t read, because I posted on the security guard and not the gun nut who protected the church. And as far as Chavez goes, unlike conservatives, I don’t pretend to know what goes on in the minds of foreign leaders. What I do know is that cons were dead certain he would rig the vote in his favor. That clearly didn’t happen.

By: Jay Tea

Jay Tea — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 15:28:01 +0000

Here are a couple of links you might have missed, Oliver, for your roundup: Gun nut kills man in church with concealed handgun Chavez rigged election to save face and avoid military coup I realize these stories are still developing and not fully nailed down, but you may want to keep an eye on these events with a mind towards revising this piece and this one... J.