US News: Guns Guns Guns

Don't ask me what is going on in the USA. I had the TV on in the background when they were interrogating the Secret Service director, and she was so bad that even the Democrats were blasting her for not answering the questions. But someone pointed out that the silence and lack of answers just led to conspiracy theories, which are getting crazier every day...

As for Biden: he should resign and let President Kamala run the place. His weakness is a real worry, and Kamela can't be worse. But someone should have seen this coming and let an open primary so Hillary could have another shot at the presidency. True she is just as corrupt as Trumpieboy, but like Trumpieboy she is competent, and Biden and Kamela are not.

Sigh.

Two things about the hearings: again talking about getting rid of assault rifles. But you know, these rifles are used to hunt, and in rural western Pennsylvania everyone owns one or two, and the schools shut the first day of deer season. 

And the dirty littles secret is that most gun violence is gang related and from handguns, not rifles:  mainly in the black inner city community. Doing spot checks and arresting anyone without a closed carry permit who has a gun might help.

and a lot is related to drugs. Duh.

Kamela has a bad reputation for prosecuting drug crimes, and the propaganda is that she jailed a lot of innocent black men for simple marijuana possession. But the dirty little secret is that a lot of these cases were plea bargains: instead of going to trial for a more serious crime like selling drugs, robbery, or rape (where often the victims would be afraid to testify), they would have the guy plea bargain for simple possession and that would get them off the street for awhile.

But ironically, something not reported: half of deaths from guns are suicides, mainly in older white man (suicide is also a huge problem in the AmerIndian community).

Long article here if you want the statistics on all of this.

When we lived in Pennsylvania, I had a deer rifle, a 22 and a shotgun for birds. I let my sons use them to hunt: They took a mandatory gun safety course to get a hunting license. However, I didn't shoot anything (I even had a waiver not to carry a handgun in the Nat Guard) because my father wouldn't have guns in the house because his father was a cop and knew that they were a danger for kids who would find an play with them. On the other hand, my mother had brothers and was in the rifle club in high school and had a sharp shooter medal.

The problem with having a gun for protection is that if you are not trained it is a danger: the robber will take it from you and shoot you. Better to use pepper spray and yell loudly.