The same men who say global warming is a hoax, Obamacare has been failing for eight years, and abstinence-only sex-ed works are also convinced even basic gun control is an impossible and useless approach which would only make us less safe. These are also the dudes most likely to tell you black and brown folk have it too good, Obama is a secret Muslim born in Kenya, and Sharia law is being forced on American legal systems. I wonder if there's some sort of overarching thread or theme to all this.
For the last few weeks, two public art projects have coexisted at Westlake Park, in the thick of Seattle's downtown. '((Borders))' is by Steinunn Thorarinsdottir , a metal sculptor who seems primarily interested in featureless people in various states and positions. Originally installed outside of the U.N. headquarters, it is supposed to reflect something (or other) about multiculturalism. Passersby seem most interested in the composition of the statues. Thoraninsdottir's site is pretty cool, by the way. Konstantin Dimopoulos's 'The Blue Trees' is meant to bring trees into contrast with their surroundings, and so remind people of them. By extension, this is supposed to bring attention to deforestation, over-logging, and the like. The actual effect is mere surreal wonderment, but anyone so confused can read the small sign standing in the middle of the park for clarification. I'm not sure how successful these are in achieving their stated int...
At least it seems like Republicans and the NRA are getting behind regulating the trigger modification devices that allow the semi automatics to fire like 9 rounds per second. So perhaps something will be done in that regard.
ReplyDeleteAlthough then you still have people like this guy quoted in the nytimes from yesterday...
"Erich Pratt, executive director of another gun rights group, Gun Owners of America, vowed to block any legislation.
'We see this as an item that is certainly protected by the Second Amendment, and realistically, they are already on the market, so passing a law banning them isn’t going to stop bad guys like this creep in Las Vegas,' he said."
Yeah, there's always the 'bad guys with guns' argument. It's a threadbare cliche, but somehow it continues to work for just enough people.
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