The Truth About Guns

“I’m totally upset because if that gun is on the street, that assault rifle, with a 30-round magazine, that can do some damage within less than a minute. At any given moment, even tonight, 30 to 40 people can lose their life in one spot.”  - Community activist Andrew Holmes, quoted in ‘Assault Rifles Stolen from South Side Chicago Rail Yard’ [via nbcchicago.com]

“We’re not criminals. We’re not crazy people. We’re friendly, law-abiding people who care about self defense, our country and the Constitution.” – Caleb Larsen (not pictured above) in Group wears guns to promote open carry [at journalstar.com]

Every fired a fiddy? It’s a hoot. Finding somewhere to do so can be something of a challenge, though; the round doesn’t really stretch its legs until 500 to 1000 yards. Finding the money to feed it can also be a bit difficult; ammoseek.com flags Federal American Eagle 50 Browning Machine Gun (BMG) 660 Grain Full Metal Jacket 10 Round Box at $31.99 for 10 rounds. Finding a full-auto fiddy is also a chore. The cost of feeding that bad boy is insane. Unless, of course, the U.S. taxpayer’s footing the bill. So if that’s what floats your boat . . . join the Marines! Or if you’re an OFWG whose membership card in the billionaire boys club got lost in the mail, sit back, crank up the volume and go vicarious. Oo-rah!

“Weapons in a place of sanctuary seem to me to be inconsistent with a God of love. The prince of peace isn’t spelled P-I-E-C-E. It’s P-E-A-C-E.” - Bishop Rev. Robert Christopher Wright, quoted in ‘Georgia’s Sweeping Gun Law Sparks Religious Backlash’ [via time.com]

An 8-year-old child was found to have a loaded 9mm magazine (not shown) at school earlier this week. The magazine was discovered when it fell out of his coat pocket during recess. The kid didn’t have a gun, just the magazine, and no one was hurt. But here’s where it gets weird. Somehow detectives obtained a search warrant for the child’s home, where they found “more ammunition as well as drug paraphernelia.” No arrests have been made and the investigation continues, but I’m really unclear how they managed to justify a search warrant of the home. . .