An observer of American politics may wonder whether the past few days have changed any of the old political lines on gun control issues and the Second Amendment.
Does a view from Canada tell us anything? Here’s Aislin‘s cartoon, from the Montreal Gazette, for December 18, 2012:
Aislin, Montreal Gazette, December 18, 2012
Too brutal, or too close to the truth?
A little history quiz in a cartoon, yes? Can you identify all six symbols? How many must one know to understand the cartoon?
More:
- Six Extreme Policies That Prove The NRA Is Out Of Step With America (thinkprogress.org)
- Cracks in the NRA stronghold: pro-gun senators say ‘enough is enough’ (tv.msnbc.com)
- NRA Shuts Down Facebook Page After Connecticut Shootings (fox2now.com)
- NRA breaks silence, releases statement about Newtown shooting (wtvr.com)
- What If We Sued the NRA Out of Existence? (dissidentvoice.org)
U.S. flag at half-staff, at the Minuteman Memorial in Lexingon, Massachusetts (Summer’s End. Lexington Green, 11 September 2002. Photo taken in Minute Man National Historical Park. Sculpture : “Minuteman” by sculptor Henry Hudson Kitson (1863-1947), dedicated April 19, 1900. Erected 1899 : SIRIS Image: Wikipedia)
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