Comments on: Gun control, terrorism, and President Obama https://www.overlawyered.com/2015/12/the-costs-and-consequences-of-gun-control/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Wed, 09 Dec 2015 18:58:42 +0000 hourly 1 By: Robert https://www.overlawyered.com/2015/12/the-costs-and-consequences-of-gun-control/comment-page-1/#comment-330623 Wed, 09 Dec 2015 18:58:42 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=56573#comment-330623 The “423” mass shooting figure covers all sorts of gang shooting in Chicago, etc. And Progressives like to ignore that the bulk of the “mass shootings” are by disadvantaged people in urban areas, not white extremists clutching their bibles.

4 is a more accurate number. Thanks, Mother Jones!

]]> By: Robert https://www.overlawyered.com/2015/12/the-costs-and-consequences-of-gun-control/comment-page-1/#comment-330622 Wed, 09 Dec 2015 18:56:05 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=56573#comment-330622 The press widely misreported that all the guns used in the “San Bernardino” attack were “purchased legally”.

At least some of the guns were bought by his neighbor. And you can’t legally transfer guns in California without having a licensed gun dealer broker it.

]]> By: Hugo S Cunningham https://www.overlawyered.com/2015/12/the-costs-and-consequences-of-gun-control/comment-page-1/#comment-330555 Tue, 08 Dec 2015 13:45:21 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=56573#comment-330555 NYT wasted their front-page precedent on a totally predictable editorial.

America’s anti-gun people have sealed themselves into a social-democrat greenhouse that is impervious to facts and reasoned arguments on the other side. They are working themselves into such a self-righteous frenzy (A Congress that fails to do our bidding is obviously broken…) that it seems only a matter of time before they lunge for illegitimate power.

]]> By: John Fembup https://www.overlawyered.com/2015/12/the-costs-and-consequences-of-gun-control/comment-page-1/#comment-330537 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 19:18:48 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=56573#comment-330537 “The New York Times today published the newspaper’s opinion in the front page. The last time it did that was yesterday.”

I was in a typical high-school journalism class in the 60s, managing editor or our school paper. We were taught that opinion did not belong in the news pages, especially the front page and headlines – that’s what the editorial page is for.

Ironically perhaps, that was about the time I stopped reading The NY Times. Not a coincidence.

Somehow, my world keeps on spinning around,

]]> By: Jim Collins https://www.overlawyered.com/2015/12/the-costs-and-consequences-of-gun-control/comment-page-1/#comment-330532 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 15:58:04 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=56573#comment-330532 (In 2013, a mandate from President Obama for further study of the problem lowered that threshold to three victims killed.)

The old change the definition to make the problem look worse trick.

Sounds like the NHTSA changing the definition of car accidents from “caused by alcohol” to “alcohol related”.

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