P&Ns middle name is and

[KMFJD]

 

[Victorian Gray]

 

[Victorian Gray]

 

[Victorian Gray]

 

[zinfamous]

lol. that one made me laugh more than the others in the series because I suddenly read "Teddy" (Seth McFarlane) into Chester A Arthur when I got to that bit, and lmao'd. I don't even know how I instantly went that way, maybe it's his stance? But anyway, the bit is glorious.

 

[IronWing]

 

[KMFJD]

Is he in the SS?

 

[Victorian Gray]

lol. that one made me laugh more than the others in the series because I suddenly read "Teddy" (Seth McFarlane) into Chester A Arthur when I got to that bit, and lmao'd. I don't even know how I instantly went that way, maybe it's his stance? But anyway, the bit is glorious.

It took me a while to 'get' this strip but it's rapidly become one of my faves (along with Candorville)

 

[IronWing]

Is he in the SS?

The S'S is a special breed of grammar nazi, focusing on the defense of the mother tongue against those who would abuse the apostrophe s.

 

[Skunk-Works]

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

 

[senseamp]

GOP is cool with the mentally ill buying guns.

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

GOP is cool with the mentally ill buying guns.

rumor has it they even did some legal maneuvering to make it easier.

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

 

[Victorian Gray]

GOP is cool with the mentally ill buying guns.

The ACLU had issues with that particular law as well.

"This month, Congress repealed a rule that would have registered thousands of Social Security recipients with mental disabilities, who have others manage their benefits, into the National Instant Criminal Background Check System to prevent them from owning firearms.

The American Civil Liberties Union does not oppose gun control laws. As an organization dedicated to defending all constitutional rights, we believe the Second Amendment allows reasonable restrictions to promote public safety.

But gun control laws, like any law, should be fair, effective and not based on prejudice or stereotype. This rule met none of those criteria.

In this era of “alternative facts,” we must urge politicians to create laws based on reliable evidence and solid data.

The thousands of Americans whose disability benefits are managed by someone else range from young people with depression and financial inexperience to older adults with Down syndrome needing help with a limited budget. But no data — none — show that these individuals have a propensity for violence in general or gun violence in particular.

To the contrary, studies show that people with mental disabilities are less likely to commit firearm crimes than to be the victims of violence by others.

Data show that young, white men are most likely to be mass shooters — the issue that politicians care about most, despite accounting for a tiny fraction of gun violence. And men under 35 commit most murders. Shall we enter all young men into the national database? The statistical correlation with gun violence would be stronger.

The ACLU and 23 national disability groups did not oppose this rule because we want more guns in our community. This is about more than guns. Adding more innocent Americans to the National Instant Criminal Background database because of a mental disability is a disturbing trend — one that could be applied to voting, parenting or other rights dearer than gun ownership. We opposed it because it would do little to stem gun violence but do much to harm our civil rights."

https://www.aclu.org/blog/disability-rights/gun-control-laws-should-be-fair

 

[Victorian Gray]

rumor has it they even did some legal maneuvering to make it easier.

see #14314

 

[Skunk-Works]

The ACLU had issues with that particular law as well.

"This month, Congress repealed a rule that would have registered thousands of Social Security recipients with mental disabilities, who have others manage their benefits, into the National Instant Criminal Background Check System to prevent them from owning firearms.

The American Civil Liberties Union does not oppose gun control laws. As an organization dedicated to defending all constitutional rights, we believe the Second Amendment allows reasonable restrictions to promote public safety.

But gun control laws, like any law, should be fair, effective and not based on prejudice or stereotype. This rule met none of those criteria.

In this era of “alternative facts,” we must urge politicians to create laws based on reliable evidence and solid data.

The thousands of Americans whose disability benefits are managed by someone else range from young people with depression and financial inexperience to older adults with Down syndrome needing help with a limited budget. But no data — none — show that these individuals have a propensity for violence in general or gun violence in particular.

To the contrary, studies show that people with mental disabilities are less likely to commit firearm crimes than to be the victims of violence by others.

Data show that young, white men are most likely to be mass shooters — the issue that politicians care about most, despite accounting for a tiny fraction of gun violence. And men under 35 commit most murders. Shall we enter all young men into the national database? The statistical correlation with gun violence would be stronger.

The ACLU and 23 national disability groups did not oppose this rule because we want more guns in our community. This is about more than guns. Adding more innocent Americans to the National Instant Criminal Background database because of a mental disability is a disturbing trend — one that could be applied to voting, parenting or other rights dearer than gun ownership. We opposed it because it would do little to stem gun violence but do much to harm our civil rights."

https://www.aclu.org/blog/disability-rights/gun-control-laws-should-be-fair

Thanks Obama!

 

[Victorian Gray]

 

[Victorian Gray]

 

[Victorian Gray]

 

[Victorian Gray]

 

[Victorian Gray]

 

[Victorian Gray]

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

 

[KMFJD]