by Ugh
Yes I'm rooting for the Patriots. For some reason I like to see records pushed as high as they can go. Thus, Brady wining a 6th ring in his 8th Super Bowl appeals to me. As does Federer continuing to win grand slams (do we really have to wait until Wimbledon to see him again though? Feh!). Will be interesting to see if Lebron ends up as the NBA's all time leaders in points scored.
I burnt myself out on reading and have discovered that Netflix has all 11 seasons of Cheers available. Watched the first 4 episodes of season 1 - it was a good show right from the start. Still need to watch Stranger Things 2. Any recommendations for series/programming on Netflix either original or from elsewhere?
It would be quite something if P!nk sang the national anthem at the Super Bowl from her knees.
Happy Open Thread and Groundhog Day!
Well, the other possibility would be to change people's, especially politicians', views of the NRA. For example, if the NRA was shown to have been consciously acting as an agent of a foreign power in influencing an American election, taking funds from them might become politically toxic.
Admittedly, a low probability scenario. But not totally impossible.
Posted by: wj | February 15, 2018 at 05:10 PM
I think the way to go is strict liability. Make the gun manufacturers liable any time anyone shoots anyone they weren't aiming at. Make the registered owner liable any time their gun is used in a crime. So you still have your freedom to own a gun, you just have to pay some of the true costs.
Posted by: Pro Bono | February 15, 2018 at 05:11 PM
what PB said
Posted by: cleek | February 15, 2018 at 05:17 PM
Alyssa Alhadeff
Posted by: liberal japonicus | February 15, 2018 at 05:53 PM
As a small step, ban gun access, ownership and purchases by anyone under 21.
We recognize the immaturity of the teen brain in many other aspects of law, and there seems to be consensus that the 'mentally ill' should not have weapons. I think just about every parent would agree that teens are mentally ill, at least sometimes.
So if you have weapons in your house you have a legal duty to prevent a teen from having access.
If someone like the latest bozo is displaying weapons, that would give the police the right to investigate and confiscate.
We just had another student arrested in WA because grandmom saw he had an AK in a guitar case. He was apparently planning a school shooting. His attorney said he was legally allowed to have that weapon.
Posted by: jrudkis | February 15, 2018 at 06:16 PM
For reference
Posted by: liberal japonicus | February 15, 2018 at 07:00 PM
i bought a rifle when i was 17. they let me do it on lay-away. didn't even ask my parents.
i promptly got arrested for hunting in a state park (unknowingly, we wandered in over an unmarked hillside).
21 would be great.
Posted by: cleek | February 15, 2018 at 10:25 PM
What's the best-evars sniper rifle, how much does it cost, and where can you buy it? Asking for a fiend.
Posted by: Snarki, child of Loki | February 15, 2018 at 10:38 PM
Fiends don't need guns, they use people. :-)
Posted by: Hartmut | February 16, 2018 at 02:29 AM
Fallows on the bottomless cynicism of McConnell, enabler of school massacres:
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/02/deeply-saddened/553478/
Posted by: Nigel | February 16, 2018 at 07:04 AM
Fiends don't need guns, they use people. :-)
Snarki snarked ?
Posted by: Nigel | February 16, 2018 at 07:05 AM
in case you don't feel like throwing your hands up mumbling "Ah, Fuck It All", read this!
https://www.balloon-juice.com/2018/02/17/two-things-that-give-me-hope/
how about now?
Posted by: cleek | February 17, 2018 at 10:49 AM