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Before the details of the horrific shooting at an Oregon community college had even been released, celebrities took to Twitter to blame the NRA, capitalism, and gun owners for the carnage. "What we're seeing with gun violence in America is the logical conclusion of unrestricted capitalism." chris kluwe

Here is an excerpt from a column by Susie Madrak over at CrooksandLiars.com, But Perlstein doesn’t mention the big honkin’ elephant in the room: Namely, at what point does the federal government literally go to war with its own citizens? Because we’re not talking about bank robbers here, we’re talking about (mostly) non-criminal cranks — scofflaws and political malcontents. So what line has to be crossed in the good old U.S. of A. before we start mowing them down to make our point? Because you can’t talk about the Bundy ranch without talking about Ruby Ridge, and Waco. So here’s...

Well folks, time once again for the Carnival of Cordite! This is a weekly round up of blog posts dedicated to guns, shooting, marksmanship, hunting, personal and civil defense, and the law and politics of the Second Amendment. It's also a great way to showcase blogs and bring in new readers. Be sure to explore the many fine blogs contained below. And if you are new to the Carnival of Cordite, please take a moment to peruse the rest of my blog for opinions on current events, culture, and other items of interest. And now...

Gun nuts show their nuttiness PUBLISHED: March 13, 2005 Chad Selweski Columnist When the smoke cleared, it seemed that our Second Amendment soldiers had spent the past couple weeks shooting themselves in the foot. Surely, the gun lovers out there have lost sight of the target when they start defending a person's right to carry rockets and grenades into a school and when they oppose attempts to keep high-powered weapons out of terrorists' hands. But it appears the gun crowd has avoided a public backlash. Once again, they have dodged a bullet. In Washington it was revealed that 58 potential...

"BOHICA!" screamed the e-mail alert. "Bend over, here it comes again!" It was a familiar story. Politicians were about to pull yet another colossal act of betrayal, about to break yet another compromise with gun owners, about to put thousands more citizens at risk of prison for obscure technical violations of law. BOHICA has become a way of life for people who care about the Bill of Rights, especially the Second Amendment. So what did the group sending the urgent e-mail alert beg everybody to do? "Call your representative!" -- again -- "Write the governor!" -- again -- "Tell your...

Two people are dead after an unknown shooter entered the Verizon building at 342 S. Chadbourne Wednesday evening and began firing at a Verizon employee, said San Angelo Police Department Public Information Sgt. Tracy Fincher. After killing one person, the shooter then killed himself, Fincher said. The suspect was described over police scanners as a balding, white male, between the ages of 40 and 50 years old, wearing a red shirt and jeans. Both of the deceased are unidentified white males. No one else was injured, Fincher said. Police were called to the scene at 7:41 p.m. and were joined...

Several people shot and killed inside the plant at Lockhead Martin in Meridian, Mississippi. The shooter is dead. Details to follow.