Guns, Newspapers, The NRA
The shooting at The Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland on Thursday, where 5 people were killed, hit me hard. As a recovering newspaper journalist, I used to work for papers about that size. I covered […]
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Pennsylvanians, How Did Your Representative Vote On The Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act Of 2017?
On Wednesday, Dec. 6, the United States House of Representatives voted to pass the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017, a bill that, if passed by the Senate and signed into law by the president, […]
#RaiseTheWage: Protesters Take on the NRA’s Opposition to the Minimum Wage
With the start of the 2016 budget season underway, raising the minimum wage has taken center stage. Governor Wolf touched raising the minimum wage during his blistering budget address to the General Assembly. He then signed […]
This Gun Was Stolen From a NRA Gunshow
The gun pictured above was stolen at the ironically named and NRA sponsored Great American Outdoor Show in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. When it comes to outdoor sports, that gun doesn’t really fit the look of a […]
Mass Murders are Good for Business
Shortly after the mass murders at Umpqua Community College near Roseburg, Ore., President Obama predicted the extreme right wing would crank out press releases declaring the nation needs fewer gun control laws and more guns. […]
The Grin of a Fool: Gun Control and the NRA
A white racist with strong sympathies for the Confederacy and segregation walks into a black church in Charleston, S.C., talks with a welcoming congregation for about an hour, and then murders nine of them. The […]
BREAKING: Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Shoots Down ‘NRA-Can-Sue-Everyone Law’ Aimed at Local Gun Control Ordinances
Correction: The court decision was handed down by the Commonwealth Court, not the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. On Governor Corbett’s way out the door, the former governor left Pennsylvanians with a steaming pile of NRA crap. Governor […]
Clowns to the Left of Me, Jokers to the Right: Progressive Third Party Politics in West Virginia
Editor’s Note: Welcome to the wonderful world of Virally Supressed: Muckraking for the Modern World out of Cincinnati, OH. Our awesome assistant editor, Sean Kitchen, stumbled upon this awesome blog run by Drew Gibson. We […]
Pennsylvania Senate Committee Says Pigeon Shoots are Animal Cruelty
There is a remote possibility that Pennsylvania will finally ban the cruel practice of live pigeon shoots when the state senate reconvenes in September. Pennsylvania is the last state where pigeon shoots are legally held. […]
Pennsylvania Gun Toting Pastor Goes on Epic Twelve Minute Gun Rant; Believes Nazi Propagandists are behind Gun Reform Measures and More (Video)
Here’s a video sent to us by Mark Haller or MentaMark on the Daily Kos. Mark Haller went to a gun rights rally calling Open Carry in Pennsylvania and was able to record Pennsylvania’s greatest […]