Tag: Alternate Information – MN Edition
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The Gang That Couldn’t Not Shoot, Straight, Part V: Everyone With ELCA Hair Looks The Same
All this week we’ve been talking about “Protect” Minnesota’s press release, a week ago today. And when I say “talking”, I mean “checking its many false assertions, and mocking it to a fine sheen”. I – like the release itself – saved the worst for last. Like Going To Courtney Love For Legal Advice: We…
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The Gang That Couldn’t Not Shoot, Straight, Part IV: I Don’t Think That Word Means What The Rev. Nancy Nord Bence Thinks It Means
On Tuesday and yesterday, we discussed “Protect” Minnesota’s factually vacuous response to the House’s Constitutional Carry bill – which would allow people who are otherwise entitled to carry firearms to do so without having to jump through hoops. Today, we’ll shift the focus to “Protect”‘s response to the self-defense reform bill – which The Reverend…
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The Gang That Couldn’t Not Shoot, Straight, Part III: That Golden Ticket!
I’m continuing my five-part series going over “Protect” Minnesota’s press release on the Self-Defense Reform and Constitutional Carry bills, which were introduced last week in the House. But first, a quick aside. Records: While the criminal-safety movement would like you to think otherwise, gun violence is neither generally random nor unpredictable. Our violent crime rate…
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The Gang That Couldn’t Not Shoot, Straight, Part II: Data, Data Everywhere!
All week, we’re going over the “Protect” Minnesota press release from last Friday evening (aka “where politicians take out their trash”). Because the Reverend Nancy Nord Bence’s work is just too awe-inspiringly bad to tackle in just one post. Aside: I can hear you asking already; worse than a Heather Martens piece? It’s a good…
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The Gang That Couldn’t Not Shoot, Straight: Game On!
In 1987, as a bill that would require the state to issue handgun carry permits to citizens who were not explicitly barred from having them passed a vote in the Florida state legislature, state senator Ron Silver predicted blood in the streets, and said the state would turn into Dodge City. Silver, being a Democrat of…