Ninth Stage

An Anniversary That We Must Never Forget.
Via A Voyage to Arcturus.
Funny how the death of 70 on that campus didn’t bring a cry for more gun control.

Tam is looking for help going deaf.

The killers of Kathryn Johnston got off easy today by pleading guilty to manslaughter. Kathryn Johnston was the victim of a home invasion by police officers last November, when she defended her home and life she was shot dead in a hail of 39 police issue bullets.
Old woman killer Officer J.R. Smith pleaded guilty [...]

Michael DelGiorno has one favorite subject, Michael DelGiorno. Michael DelGiorno talks about Michael DelGiorno in the third person. Michael DelGiorno interrupts callers whenever Michael DelGiorno is reminded of an anecdote about Michael DelGiorno.
Other facts about Michael DelGiorno:
Michael DelGiorno doesn’t read books. Michael DelGiorno signs them, even if they weren’t written by Michael DelGiorno [...]

“The last thing we want is to have another stolen gun running around.”
“Really bad things can happen when these things are out and about.”
“It is very important for us to recover the gun. It’s a powerful weapon, and we don’t like those things floating around unattended.” (Emphasis mine)

All from one Wyoming newspaper article.

This is just about the worst news story about so called “assault weapons” I have ever read.
A few tidbits:

“They’re capable of firing hundreds of rounds in just a few short seconds.“
“Captain Mark Holley with Shreveport’s Narcotics Unit says assault rifles are popular with big game hunters.“
Shreveport police variously get “three to five per day” or [...]

Sheryl Crow proudly shows off her stink-fingers after demonstrating her environmentally friendly single sheet wiping method.

I’m not sure why I dislike Pajamas Media so much. Sure, I find the name too precious and the shenanigans around it’s origins were tawdry, but that doesn’t explain the depth of my distaste. Fortunately, using Adblock, I never see any of Pajama’s ads and I’m only reminded of their existence from links [...]

In an impossible event, 29 32 people have been shot dead in a GUN FREE ZONE!
VIA ABC Newsradio.

Progressive political correctness reaps more victims.
Reports say 21 killed at Virginia Tech, a victim disarmament zone.
Predicted result:  Obscene dancing in the blood of the victims by those morally responsible for these deaths.

Anyone know what happened to packing.org? The site seems to have disappeared.
UPDATE: They’re back up! (via Kirby in comments).
UPDATE: They’re gone.