Tag Archives: guns

Susan G. Komen Gun Proves They Can’t Reverse The Stigma They Created

The StirFebruary 3, 2012 //

The Susan G. Komen Foundation used to stand for something good, but their techniques of late — and especially their decision to stop funding Planned Parenthood – have made many of us question any of their motives at all. And even though they announced today that they will continue funding Planned Parenthood, the damage is done.

Yes, Komen has caved under the enormous pressure from most of America, but no matter what founder Nancy Brinker CLAIMS, the original decision was made for political reasons and has tarnished them forever. Because of the decision, all of the hypocritical decisions they have made have come to light. And it’s mind blowing. Keep reading »

Guns Were The Hottest Black Friday Purchase

Julie GersteinDecember 2, 2011 //
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Gather round children, you’re about to hear a depressing tale. Guns — yes, guns — were a real hot ticket item this past Black Friday. Apparently, gun sellers recorded the highest day ever of gun sales, smashing the previous one-day record by a whopping 32 percent. Firearms rights people think this is awesome. “I think there is a burgeoning awakening of the American public that they do have a constitutional right to own guns,” said Larry Keane, a spokesman for the National Shooting Sports Foundation. And, said Keane, more and more first-time buyers are women.

As someone deathly afraid of guns, I have no desire to ever be in the presence of one — much less own one. But it does seem like a trend that’s becoming increasingly popular with women. Would you — or do you — own a gun? [USA  Today]

Teen Proposes Girls Carry Guns To Prevent Rape

Jessica WakemanFebruary 23, 2011 //

Oh, girls just wanna have gu-u-uns! Oh, girls just wanna have guns! So says Regis Giles, a 19-year-old conservative activist with a unique new idea to protect women and girls from prowling rapists: equip them with guns. The telegenic lass hails from an esteemed lineage: the blog Guanabee reports she is “the younger sister of the woman posing as a prostitute at ACORN and the daughter of Doug Giles, a Christian motorcyclist who called Sarah Palin-hating women ‘shemales’.” On her web site, Girls Just Want To Have Guns, she has posted a video of herself (which you can watch after the jump) speaking at CPAC, a recent conference for conservatives, in which she rails, “I’m sick and tired of seeing defenseless girls being abducted in broad daylight by some fruity freak aroused by raping and murdering them!” Keep reading »

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Shot In The Head In Tucson, Arizona

Jessica WakemanJanuary 8, 2011 //

Gabrielle Giffords, a congresswoman from Arizona, was shot in the head this morning outside a Safeway grocery store in Tucson, Arizona, by a white male in his mid-20s. Witnesses said she and members of her staff were greeting the public when a gunman approached her from behind and shot into her head. He reportedly fired about 20 rounds; approximately 12 others were injured in the shooting. A staffer tackled the young gunman, who has been taken into custody. Rep. Giffords, 40, a Democrat, has been in office since January 2007. In March, her Tucson office had been vandalized right before the health care reform vote; her office spokesperson said she received “nasty and rude and hateful comments” at the time as well. She was recently elected to a third term. NPR and CNN have reported that Giffords died, but as of 3:20 p.m. on Saturday afternoon, her husband, an astronaut named Mark Kelly, had confirmed to a local TV station that she is still alive. Our thoughts go out to Gabrielle Giffords’ family and loved ones.

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Now This Is A Hand Gun

Susannah BreslinJanuary 6, 2011 //

From artist Joseph Barbaccia’s Integration series: BLAMe. Not quite sure what that title means, but I like the idea here. Feeling a little vulnerable? Wish you were better armed? Well, have a handgun transplanted onto your hand, and you are a post-feminist Terminator. One question, though. When the bullet exists the forefinger, will it mess up my manicure? [Joseph Barbaccia] Keep reading »

Man Shoots TV After Watching Bristol On “Dancing With The Stars”

Kate Torgovnick/Kate-Book.comNovember 18, 2010 //


More than a few people are irked by Bristol Palin‘s staying power on “Dancing with the Stars.” And one man in Wisconsin just couldn’t take it anymore. Steven Cowan, 66, was kicking back on Monday and having a few drinks while watching the show. But after this performance by Bristol, he jumped up and yelled “the f**king politics!” Then he went upstairs, got a shotgun, loaded it—and fired a round into his television set. Keep reading »

AnnaLynne McCord Loves Her Guns

Kate Torgovnick/Kate-Book.comOctober 19, 2010 //

“I’m from Atlanta. You can take the girl out of the south, but you can’t take the south out of the girl. I like to shoot guns. I like to shoot targets that are not living. Unless they’re on a video game, then I don’t mind spreading some blood.”

—”90210″ star AnnaLynne McCord on her love of firearms. Someone get that girl a role in an action flick, stat! [People] Keep reading »

69-Year-Old Grandma Shoots Intruder With Her .38 Special

Annika HarrisSeptember 2, 2010 //

It was 3 a.m. when a robber decided to invade 69-year-old Ethel Jones’ home. The Decatur, Ga. grandmother told the Decatur Daily she heard the intruder at her back door and then her front, and she thought someone was trying to get inside. The robber eventually removed an air conditioner from a window to gain access to Jones’ home. But he picked the wrong lady to rob. Keep reading »

“Sucker Punch” Features Few Clothes And Lots Of Guns

Kelli BenderJuly 27, 2010 //

Zack Snyder’s new film “Sucker Punch” has been getting buzz ever since it lined up its cast of young starlets including: Vanessa Hudgens, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, and Emily Browning. Oh and Jon Hamm is in it, too! Now the first trailer has been released. The flick is a story about a girl taken to a mental institution where she and five other inmates imagine themselves a new kick-butt reality where they have to fight for their lives. While you don’t really get this plotline from the above footage, you do get a glimpse at what is most important to Snyder: girls and guns. Keep reading »

Chic Young Things Are Investing In Luxury Weaponry

Leonora EpsteinDecember 8, 2009 //

The fashion industry might be speeding straight into an iceberg à la the Titanic, but apparently there’s one consumer market that’s beginning to thrive in this crappy economy: luxury guns. Gunmaker Purdey & Sons is responding to this by increased production on a new model, which is described as “entry level.” From a Bloomberg report on the company’s move, it kind of sounds like the people who stopped purchasing handbags are the ones now supporting the luxury weaponry industry: “Buyers today are young, fashionable and wealthy, whereas the gun buyers of the past were older gentlemen with less money to spend.”

Weird, right? Are you in the market for one of these bad boys? [Agenda Inc] Keep reading »

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