Ireland

Good move; good story.

US Gun Support Runs Far Deeper Than Politics - NYTimes.com

Real and Virtual Firearms Nurture Marketing Link - NYTimes.com

Gun Makers Based in Connecticut Form a Potent Lobby - NYTimes.com

So be it!

In Aiding Quake-Battered Haiti, Lofty Hopes and Hard Truths - NYTimes.com

‘Living With Guns,’ by Craig R. Whitney - NYTimes.com

President Obama posts video response to gun control advocates, telling them, ‘We hear you’ - NY Daily News

This is no where near strong enough for me.

National Rifle (Selling) Association - NYTimes.com

Gun 'Control' Is Not Enough - NYTimes.com

Fatalgaps

NC can do so much better.

Thai Buddhist Monks Struggle to Stay Relevant - NYTimes.com

I wonder what the monk segment will look like on the World Newspaper Congress program for Thailand next year?

Petition | Walmart: Stop Selling and Advertising Assault Weapons in Your Stores! | Change.org

The petition is a step in the right direction.

Obama’s Gun Test - NYTimes.com

I posted this comment on this excellent column from Roger COHEN:
"What I would like to hear, first, from the President is this: "There are too many guns in America. We need to work aggressively to reduce their number. I am, today, announcing a new "national policy" that urges everyone to refrain from buying guns, to render owned guns inoperative, and to advocate this with neighbors, friends and family. As a means of executing this policy, I am announcing a target reduction of 25% before the end of my Presidential term." "
If that number can't be reached, then how about 15% in 2015, 25% in 2025, and 35% in 2035? 

Newtown Shooting: Investment Firm Drops Stake in Bushmaster Owner - ABC News

We need to press for more companies to get out of this business, however lucrative it may be.

Firearms in Australia: a guide to electronic resources – Parliament of Australia

10 Afghan Girls Killed in Old Mine Blast - Car Bomb Kills One in Kabul - NYTimes.com

Why don't we see the names of the young girls? Why is there deaths somehow less important, less newsworthy, than those who died so tragically in Connecticut?

The Freedom of an Armed Society - NYTimes.com

Bloomberg Urges Obama to Take Action on Gun Control - NYTimes.com

I agree. Let's see Presidential Objectives and insist that they be achieved! Speak, Mr. President.

In Public 'Conversation' on Guns, a Rhetorical Shift - NYTimes.com

We need to make the prevalent term "gun reduction".

Do We Have the Courage to Stop This? - NYTimes.com

I don't think the problem is a failure to regulate. It is an absence of commitment to reduce the number of them.

Marseille | Marseille : l'arsenal servait-il le grand banditisme ? | La Provence

The challenge is not limited to the US and I would call on President HOLLANDE to do the same thing.

What I would like the President to say and do in response to the shooting tragedy in Connecticut

It's quite simple, I want him to announce that we have a new national policy, established by the White House, aimed at reducing the number of firearms in the United States. To implement that policy, I want him to announce not a goal, but a specific objective of reducing the number of firearms in the US by 25% before the end of his Administration. We can judge the success of his Presidency by how well he does.

World’s Population Living Longer, New Report Suggests - NYTimes.com

I wonder what percentage of NC tobacco winds up being shipped to countries where more people are dying due to cancer. This story addresses the tobacco issue in more detail.

Time to Tune Out - NYTimes.com

The Fighting Irish Brigade - NYTimes.com

Mighty Old Trees Are Perishing Fast, Study Warns - NYTimes.com

Thanks for Not Sharing - NYTimes.com

Agreed!

Disability treaty

Jon STEWART on his Daily Show summed up Republicans perfectly for me in "reporting" on the treaty rejection vote. He said something close to "Republicans hate the United Nations more than they like helping people in wheelchairs". That really sums them up for me.

Bob Costas Keeps His Focus on Guns and Violence - NYTimes.com

Too much waffling for me.

Campaign in Haiti to Close Orphanages - NYTimes.com

We follow Haiti at such a great distance for the country being so close. Such a shame.

GOP opposition sinks UN disability rights treaty; a frail Bob Dole makes Senate appearance - The Washington Post

What a sad day for the United States, and so much sadder for people with disabilities all over the world. As a US citizen, I could not be more embarrassed.

Bob Costas advocates gun control during half time show. Did he cross a line? - CSMonitor.com

I could not possibly be more supportive of the comments made by Bob COSTAS.

Dogs v. humans saying hellow

Isn't it interesting how most dogs instantly want to walk over and greet a passer-by? Maybe it's to jump, occasionally to snap, but always to engage, or, if you are lucky, to give a friendly lick! Think about that the next time you pass any person anywhere. Why are we so different and less social?