Arms and the man

Crazy NRA lobbyist Wayne LaPierre has spoken, and it appears he thinks video games (like Call of Duty and...Kindergarten Killers???) are the problem, not guns. "When did 'gun' become a bad word?" he asked without irony. When did it become a good word?

LaPierre's appearance had been billed as a press conference, but you can't call it that when you refuse to ask questions. That's a one-man show.

The ultimate message? We need MORE, not fewer, guns in schools. The Republicans, who've long warned of a police state, seem to want exactly that—armed cops in every single school.

One of the smartest things I read about people needing guns was on Twitter: "Wasn't Adam Lanza's first victim heavily armed?"

More guns won't do the trick. Fewer guns will help, even if nothing will eliminate the risk of lunatics going postal.