Tag Archives: gun nuts

Liberty Counsel President Anita Staver: I’m Taking My Glock .45 To Target To Protect Against Trans People

Liberty Counsel president Anita Staver declared Friday that she will be taking her Glock .45 handgun to Target as protection against assaults by transgender patrons. Staver tends to take the media backseat to her husband, Liberty Counsel chairman Mat Staver, but she was in the news last fall for claiming that the Vatican had gotten death threats over the “private …

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MISSISSIPPI: Governor Signs Guns-In-Church Bill

Praise the lord and pass the ammunition. Literally. From the Jackson Clarion-Ledger: Gov. Phil Bryant has signed into law the Mississippi Church Protection Act to allow churches to legally have armed security if they choose. Bryant said in a Twitter post he signed the bill because “churches deserve protection from those who would harm worshippers.” State Rep. Andy Gipson, who …

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iGun: Thousands Pre-Order Gun Disguised As Phone

From the New York Daily News: Sen. Chuck Schumer issued an urgent plea Monday for iGun Control ahead of the release of a new firearm that looks like a smartphone. The .380-caliber double-barrel handgun, manufactured by Ideal Conceal, is expected to hit the shelves in mid-2016 and will only cost $395, Schumer said. “At first glance or even second glance …

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NRA Adds Guns To Children’s Fairy Tales

The Hill reports: The gun lobby is facing criticism for rewriting a series of children’s fairy tales to put guns in the hands of beloved characters. The National Rifle Association (NRA) this year has released two stories — “Little Red Riding Hood (Has a Gun)” and “Hansel and Gretel (Have Guns)” — that arm the main characters with firearms. “Have …

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PETITION: Allow Open Carry At GOP Convention

From the petition: In July of 2016, the GOP will host its convention at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. Though Ohio is an open carry state, which allows for the open carry of guns, the hosting venue—the Quicken Loans Arena—strictly forbids the carry of firearms on their premises.According to the policy on their website, “firearms and other weapons …

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FLORIDA: Gun Nut Mom Has Shoplifting Record

The Florida gun rights activist who was shot in the back by her toddler son earlier this week has a record for shoplifting clothes that she hid in her son’s stroller. Via the Daily Mail: Jamie Gilt, 30, was arrested by Jacksonville Sheriff’s Department on April 4, 2013 after she was detained by security guards at Dillard’s department store in …

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Gun Nut Mom Shot In Back By Toddler Son [VIDEO]

From the New York Daily News: A proud, pro-gun mom was accidentally shot by her 4-year-old son — just a day after the Second Amendment-loving woman boasted about her tot’s shooting skills. The Florida boy found the loaded weapon in mom Jamie Gilt’s car Tuesday and shot her as they cruised down a Putnam County road, officials said. The 31-year-old mother …

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New York Daily News Slams Jeb “Dolt” Bush

From the article accompanying today’s front page: A flailing Jeb Bush brought out the big gun Tuesday to fire up his sinking presidential campaign — and it wasn’t his brother. The lone Republican presidential candidate to not own a firearm tweeted an image of one given to him Wednesday along with the single-word caption “America,” triggering a fusillade of mockery …

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Jeb Bush Blows Up Twitter With “America” Gun

This afternoon Jeb Bush embarrassingly sucked up to the NRA by tweeting a photo of a handgun engraved with his name and an accompanying single word: “America.” Twitter is having a field day, as you see below.

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Donald Trump Supporter Ted Nugent Blames Jews For Gun Control In Anti-Semitic Facebook Rants

Talking Points Memo reports: Conservative rocker Ted Nugent believes that gun control is a Jewish-led conspiracy. A meme shared Sunday on Nugent’s Facebook page alleges that Jewish leaders, including Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, are behind a concerted effort to confiscate Americans’ guns. The meme showed a small Israeli …

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OREGON: Dildo-Hating Militant Denied Bail

The infamous dildo-hating Oregon militant has been denied bail until the judge is convinced that he isn’t a potentially murderous flight risk. The Associated Press reports: U.S. Magistrate Eileen Willett explained her decision by saying Jon Eric Ritzheimer had weapons in his possession when he took part in the standoff at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. Ritzheimer faces a charge of …

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OREGON: Federal Grand Jury Indicts Militants

NBC News reports: A federal grand jury has indicted several people involved in the anti-government protest at an Oregon wildlife sanctuary, where a handful of holdouts continued to occupy the site overnight Wednesday. Federal prosecutor Geoff Barrow told the AP on Wednesday that the indictment involves the people arrested so far “and others,” perhaps a reference to the four people …

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Guns & Restaurants: What Could Go Wrong? [VIDEO]

E Online recaps: How’d you like some shots with your pizza? SNL alum Rachel Dratch plays a busy mother of two in a PSA by the pro-gun control group Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America. The ad, titled “What Could Go wrong?” and released Thursday, mocks typical bright and cheery commercials featuring families. Dratch’s character, her partner and …

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Dildo-Hating Oregon Militant Surrenders To FBI

Oregon militia member Jon Ritzheimer, who posted a video in which he angrily trashed the dildos mailed to him, has surrendered to the FBI and been charged with felony obstruction. Ritzheimer had fled to his Arizona home in advance of last night’s shootout with federal agents in rural Oregon. Via Gawker: Earlier in the evening, following the arrests in Oregon, Ritzheimer, …

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BREAKING: Ammon Bundy Arrested After Shootout With Federal Agents, One Oregon Militia Member Dead

Portland’s ABC affiliate has the breaking news: One person is dead and several others, including Oregon occupation leader Ammon Bundy, were detained following a confrontation with the FBI and state police Tuesday night. It all began with a traffic stop while Bundy and some of his followers were en route to a community meeting in John Day, about 70 miles …

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SOUTH CAROLINA: GOP Rep. Mike Pitts Introduces Bill Requiring Journalists To Register With State

Outrageously unconstitutional on its face, but when has that stopped a teabagger? Via the Associated Press: South Carolina journalists would be required to register with the government before reporting the state’s news under a bill introduced Tuesday by a Republican state lawmaker. The proposal would establish a “responsible journalism registry” with requirements that journalists must meet before working for a …

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Marco Rubio Buys Gun Because ISIS

Seriously. CBS News reports: Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio talked about what was behind his decision to purchase a firearm on Christmas Eve, saying in an interview on “Face the Nation” that a gun is the “last line of defense” between the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and his family. “I’m a strong supporter of the Second Amendment. …

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NRA Head Wayne LaPierre Challenges President Obama To Hour-Long Debate On Gun Control [VIDEO]

From the New York Daily News: National Rifle Association head Wayne LaPierre, after unloading with both barrels on President Obama, challenged the Commander-in-Chief to an hour-long debate on guns. “I’ll meet you for a one-on-one, one-hour debate — with a mutually agreed moderator — on any network that will take it,” LaPierre declared in a video released Thursday on the …

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OREGON: Armed Militia Nutjobs Vow To “Arrest” Local County Officials For Making So Much Fun Of Them

Via Raw Story: The armed militants who have taken over an Oregon wildlife refuge appear to be moving toward “indicting” county officials who they say mocked them by threatening to impose a $70,000-a-day bill for their ongoing occupation. Ammon Bundy said a bogus “grand jury” set up by the militants had served notices of intent Wednesday to various Harney County …

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Oregon Militia: Stop Sending Us Bags Of Dicks! [VIDEO]

Via Gawker: Oregon militia organizer Jon Ritzheimer really, really fuckin’ hates Uncle Sam. But what he hates even more is all of the obscene and generally unhelpful emails and packages that strangers from around the country and Gawker are sending to his band of armchair commandos. In a new Facebook post and accompanying video, Ritzheimer says he’s sick of this …

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