Super Bowl Upsets Gun Groups by Refusing to Screen Assault Rifle Advert

The Telegraph

The annual Super Bowl weekend has been caught up in a row over US gun rights after organisers refused to screen an advertisement for the AR-15 assault rifle during the half-time show.

The AR-15 has become synonymous with America’s heated gun debate following the Sandy Hook primary school shootings when 20 children and six teachers were shot with a version of the weapon.

The decision not to screen the advert has caused fury among the powerful American gun lobby and a Georgia-based company, Daniel Defense, which is one of several in America to manufacture the AR-15 which is the civilian variant of the military M4 carbine.

The Super Bowl is arguably the biggest sporting weekend in America, with companies striving to make the best advertisements to be screened during the match, with half-time slots costing up to $8m (£4.8m) a minute.

I hear this ruffled a few feathers:

Of course, I couldn't give a rat's arse about the Superbowl, but having furren languages sing a patriotic song was a bit too much for some people. but, I bet the same people didn't know that German was almost made an official language pre-14-18 War (that's the First World War for you lot who didn't want to be "over there" until it was nearly over over there, but that lateness was also due to the large German population).  Unfortunately, lots of nasty propaganda about Germans and Germany, which was a trend that continued into the next war (and possibly beyond that).

On the other hand, just think what the world would be like today if people like Henry Ford, Charles Lindbergh, Lillian Gish, and this crowd had their way.



Anyway, some of the ATMs in these here parts can have more languages than an Austro-Hungarian banknote or an EU passport.  Not to mention that if you use a furren credit card your card's language will come up in a lot of credit card machines (even in the USA).  One of my bank's ATMs actually has a Chinese option (No, it's not HSBC or the one in the picture).  BTW, the pictured company's ATMs may actually also have an Irish option!

Gach ceart!

So much for asking about the German or French (or Dutch) option. Still, I wish they would give more language options in the US besides English or Spanish.

In fact, it would be nice if the US caught up with the rest of the world--rather than fall behind it.

Oh, yeah.  You lead the world in Mass shootings.  I think you have more than Afghanistan does.

Georgia Congressman Paul Broun Offers an Assault Rifle to his Supporters

Yahoo news

A Republican Senate-hopeful is offering an assault rifle in a prize draw to one of his campaign supporters.

US congressman Paul Broun, who describes himself as a staunch supporter of the Constitution's Second Amendment, which protects the right of individuals "to bear arms", said he was giving away the weapon as part of his "fight back" against gun control.

It comes as the gun debate continues to rage in the US following a string of shootings.

In an email sent out to supporters, Mr Broun said: "How would you like to start off 2014 with a brand new AR-15 for free?

"Barack Obama would like nothing more than to ban the AR-15 rifle - and that's exactly why I've decided to give away a free AR-15 to one of my fellow 2nd Amendment supporters."

The Georgia Representative invited people to put their name forward to be entered into the competition to win the semi-automatic weapon.

He said: "You see, it's no secret that the Democrats and liberal media would love to take away our guns and mandate every aspect of our lives, but I refuse to let them get away with that.

"Today, stand up with me and fight for our freedoms by joining our campaign's contest to win a semi-automatic AR-15."

"I am running for the US Senate because we need true conservative voices who will not only vote right but will also fight tooth and nail for our values and our rights."

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North Carolina Man Charged in Kid's Death

Local news with video

A father is facing manslaughter and other charges after his baby was accidentally shot and killed.

Greene County Sheriff Lemmie Smith tells WITN the baby girl was shot Wednesday night around 9 p.m. in a home on Letchworth Drive in Greene County, off of Fort Run Rd.

Smith says the father was holding the rifle on the couch when it accidentally went off, shooting the baby in the chest. The gunshot killed her.

The baby's name has not been released.

Allen Ormond, 28, was originally charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. But the District Attorney's Office told them to also charge him with involuntary manslaughter.

The Greene County man is a convicted felon and is not legally allowed to own a gun. Records show he was convicted in the 2007 of possession of stolen goods in Greene County. Sheriff Smith said Ormond had just bought the rifle earlier Wednesday, hours before the fatal shooting of his baby girl.

Ormond is also charged with possession of a stolen firearm.

Also charged is 28-year-old Kevin Elkins of Kinston. He's charged with possession of a firearm by a felon. He was convicted of larceny in Greene County in 2013. Elkins has also been convicted of multiple DWIs, hit and run, speeding to elude and receiving a stolen vehicle. His conviction record dates back to 2002.

Sheriff Smith says other people were in the house when the baby was fatally shot. He wasn't sure if the baby's mother was there or not.

Kansas Man Goes to Jail for Unintentionally Killing his Friend

Local news reports

A Leavenworth man was sentenced Friday to 38 months in prison for accidentally killing a friend during an early morning swimming trip.

Justin Driscoll, 27, pleaded no contest in November to involuntary manslaughter for shooting Dick Mathis, 30, in the face.

Driscoll told officers that while driving to a park he tried to hand a gun to Mathis, not realizing the gun was loaded. Then gun discharged.

“I didn’t know the clip had been put back in the gun,” Driscoll told investigators, according to the Leavenworth County Attorney’s Office.

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2014/01/31/4789995/leavenworth-man-sentenced-in-accidental.html#storylink=cpy

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Vigilantism. When is it OK?

ssgmarkcr provided the link with the following intro:   I've been seeing this term in the news a lot lately.  We have batted it around a bit on your site, but it got me to wondering about when it becomes acceptable, or even necessary.  Here is what I've been seeing,

   At the individual level, someone doing their own interpretation of Charles Bronson in the old movie "Death Wish". (just the first one)  Where someone who is tired of waiting for the police to "do something" since they are constrained by technicalities like probable cause. 

    This is completely separate from justifiable self defense.  And it is just what it is.  Either Laci or Dog Gone like to use the term extra-judicial execution when discussing someone shooting someone breaking into their home.  Though in this case, it would be a proper term to use.

    There is actually what I feel is a pretty good example of this moving through the court system right now up my way.  After being arrested and I'm assuming mirandized, he kept talking and has likely sealed his own fate.  This actually took place a half hour drive from my home.