Cartoon Saturday

I don't want to say, "what next?" because some idiot will do it ...

A nuclear contamination scare spread in Europe this week after an apparent nuclear-powered cruise missile being tested by the Russian military exploded, killing several scientists; Israel, egged on by Der Furor, denied entry to two Muslim members of the United States Congress; General Electric shares plunged whistleblower accused GE of using accounting tricks to mask the extent of its financial problems and called it “a bigger fraud than Enron;" a man with an "extensive" criminal history was arrested after shooting and wounding six Philadelphia police officers during an hours-long standoff; and in (where else?) Florida, a woman who pulled a small alligator from her yoga pants during a traffic stop and illegally possessed numerous other wild animals has been sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to four charges.

We've had at least three recent mass murders committed by people armed with guns, followed by the usual pious invocation of thoughts and prayers and the solemn admonition that "it's too soon to discuss limits on gun purchase and ownership." As well as the insistence on the absolute sanctity of the Second Amendment. This week, a collection of cartoons about guns.

If you go back far enough, you can always find something to blame for violence other than weapons themselves ...

It happens ... frequently enough ...

If you're not quick on the uptake, you can be quick on the draw ...

The next innovation in personal weaponry ...

Some people just feel naked without their penile substitute ...

Does it make sense to impose the same, or greater, ID requirements on over-the-counter drugs as on semiautomatic weapons? ...

It makes sense to carry both, nowadays ...

So riddle me this, Batman ... why does a hunter need a 30-round banana clip (or a hundred round drum magazine), hmm? ...

I've heard the same thing ...

The Founders obviously foresaw the importance of personal ownership of military-grade weaponry, so why question it? ...

I'll quit now because I don't want to be a big bore; nevertheless, you expect me to shell out a certain caliber of humor ... not just bullet points.

Have a good day and a great weekend. Be sure to buy those kevlar backpacks for your school-age children ... it's an essential item of school preparedness in the land of the Almighty Gun.

More thoughts tomorrow, when Poetry Sunday returns.

Bilbo