Business Insider: In a 2013 case challenging city’s assault rifle ban, Thomas wrote, “The ordinance criminalizes modern sporting rifles (e.g., AR-style semi automatic rifles), which many Americans own for lawful purposes like self-defense, hunting, and target shooting.”
Thomas deemed the city’s ban “highly suspect because it broadly prohibits common semiautomatic firearms used for lawful purposes.”
“Roughly five million Americans own AR-style semiautomatic rifles,” Thomas wrote, adding: “The overwhelming majority of citizens who own and use such rifles do so for lawful purposes, including self-defense and target shooting.”
wasn’t clarence the guy that went on and on about only abiding by what founding fathers meant back when they wrote it when scotus inteprets constitutional rights?  nothing back then about AK15s and their like, only cannons and muskets as i recall.
craig, i do apologize for questioning your sanity last thread, but wasn’t what you’ve been touting (which should go unsaid so as not to spread the toxicity of it) like what happened to carter? also reminded me of all that hillary bashing on the trail here in
’08oops, meant 2015 which gave us the traitorous insurrection loser guy.as sturge wrote: “I’ve already seen this movie. I know how it ends.”
>BTW, let’s not forget pelosi’s GOPer opponent will be elected in midterms if voters follow your argument.Â
I suppose the same argument Clarence made could be made about ANY weapon, including those that were acquired illegally. That’s a weak, lazy argument. It is weaker than the NRA “The only thing that can stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun” lie. Both ignore the fact that the vast majority of people killed in mass shootings are killed with AR style weapons and that almost every victim of a firearm death was killed with a firearm acquired legally.Â
From CNN.Â
Dude, you’re not a kid anymore.Â
And next, the illegitimate SCOTUS members are coming for our presidential elections.  Can Dems preemptively fix this mess and save our democracy?  POTUS Joe, it’s time to pack the courts.  13Â
Claire McCaskill is making a great argument about access to high rate weapons and high capacity magazines as not being used for or necessary for any legal purpose, like home defense, hunting or killing feral pigs, but rather are designed and useful only to kill many people quickly. Ed Luce is ridiculing McConnell’s mental health argument as a red herring and that the bipartisan gun bill just passed is akin to prescribing aspirin to a person who’s just been diagnosed with cancer. Yes. They are both right.Â
got it, Pat.
new detail about his Dad: In order to buy firearms in Illinois, individuals need a Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) card. Crimo was under 21 at the time, so he was sponsored by his father, state police said.
And, for something different – it is National Fried Chicken Day. Get your grease on folks. I guess I will try to convince what remains of my smoked turkey that it is its cousin and has been in six inches of hot oil.
i’m air frying chicken thighs tonight, that count? marinated overnight in orange juice and curry powder (pat, i’ll skip the hallucinogens this time)
Air frying counts – but only north of Richmond.
DEM Senate candidate Tim Ryan in Ohio skipping Biden’s Cleveland trip today.
Back to guns. Here’s an image depicting the number of mass shootings through July 4 per year since 2014. Courtesy of WaPo
2014 – 121
2015 – 158Â
1016 – 174
2017 – 187Â
2018 – 162Â
2019 – 207Â
2020 – 265Â
2021 – 338
2022 – 314
While this is not the highest year – last year was higher, nonetheless “[t]he toll is immense. Mass shootings have killed 343 people and injured 1,391 more through July 4th.’
While border crossings may have increased under Joe, I’ll take that as opposed to increased mass shooting over the last 3 years of the Dumbass administration if that choice was offered. Saddle up – it’s only likely to get worse.
Craig
I only counts if you air fry it in pure lard.
BB
Dredge that smoked turkey in some flour and chicken fry it.
Jack
Ugh, it feels more like National Fried Human Day
BBC reporting Boris Johnson might resign as soon as tonight. 38 officials in his administration have resigned since yesterday.
yet another accurate prediction by me, made here
potentially bad news for Ukraine
with him gone, will brexit be next?
Admittance into the EU is typically a 10-year process, whoops
Ukraine ahead of da Brits in line
So weird POTUS today in Cleveland calling on Ohio Dems to turn out for midterms when their Senate nominee Tim Ryan not there. Why did WH send Joe there knowing he’d be snubbed?
Religious group that provided an amicus brief to the court on Roe V Wade also prayed with the conservative justices. Conflict?
Supreme Court Justices ‘Prayed With’ Anti-Roe Activist Before Ruling – Rolling Stone
Looks like Boris pulling a Trump, fingers clasped on No. 10 window sill
Biden’s communications director, Kate Bedingfield, is leaving the White House, yet another departure of a high-ranking communications official ahead of the midterm elections.
Jack – I have considered that because the turkey was definitely not placed in a smoker and cool smoked for a couple of days. It is “moist”. The latest way to fill meat with water is to “brine” the poor things. The label states “meat” then water as the second most ingredient of the smoked product. I think my smoked turkey has drained enough water that it could be fried now.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/06/politics/fbi-mi5-wray-china/index.html
“Beyond the stealing of technology, China now is also making moves to shield its economy from any future sanctions should it try to take over Taiwan by force, drawing lessons from western efforts to punish Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, Wray said.
“We’ve seen China looking for ways to insulate their economy against potential sanctions, trying to cushion themselves from harm if they do anything to draw the ire of the international community,” Wray said. “In our world, we call that kind of behavior a clue.”
https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/06/economy/buy-now-pay-later-bnpl-inflation-data/index.html
“While other household debt, such as credit card spending and auto loans, is gathered and tracked by the Federal Reserve, Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) data is not included because the financing is typically provided by non-bank sources and not yet reported in a comprehensive manner to credit bureaus. That means there’s no publicly available database of BNPL-related consumer debt levels, transaction volume, delinquency rates, and fees and interest charges.”
“From Affirm and Apple to PayPal and Zip, BNPL transactions are currently estimated to be at least $100 billion annually — a figure that analysts say could skyrocket to between $1 trillion to $4 trillion within a few years.”
“But now, rising prices have some cash-strapped shoppers reaching for these alternative payment methods for everyday purchases, such as their daily coffee, gas station fill-up or grocery run, as well.”
https://www.texastribune.org/2022/07/06/greg-abbott-beto-orourke-poll-governor-2022/
“…Abbott’s lead over Beto O’Rourke narrows to 6 points…”
“The 6-point gap is smaller than when Republican George W. Bush ousted Democrat Ann Richards in 1994.”
If the power grid craps out this summer, Abbott is toast. Of course, so is every person in Texas. June felt like August. July feels like August.
Fried chicken thighs in the Pogo kitchen tonight with thick sliced sweet potato slices roasted then finished off with a bit of salt, pepper and olive oil pan fried to brown it up and a bit of leftover green beans. In honor of fried chicken day of course. I’m no chef but I’m a credible cook.
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