PSA

There are 100 days until the UN conference on small arms, and there's a campaign going on through Amnesty International, Oxfam, and the International Action Network on Small Arms to push for an international Arms Trade Treaty. Go on over and take a look, and if you're so inclined, add your face. They only need 100,000 more to reach their goal of 1,000,000. (My ugly mug is in there somewhere.)

Million Faces

Further on the subject of guns:
I've been reading about the psycho weapon-stockpiling guy who shot and killed six people (and ultimately himself) at a party in Seattle this past weekend. The shotgun he used, designed to cause maximum damage to victims, is apparently the weapon of choice for "home protection" in the States. A gun shop owner quoted in the Seattle Times argued that the availability of guns had nothing to do with the shootings: "If I kill you with this calculator, is Office Depot going to be responsible for killing you?" he asked. "I think not." The abuse of logic and willful ignorance is breathtaking. And, frankly, enraging.