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Movie violence alone fails to explain the problems linked to guns and crime in our society. Neither do video games, socioeconomic standing, education, employment or even mental health. Universally, we'd bet most people agree with that assessment. So why then should guns<\/a> alone constitute the sole explanation for mass shootings? Simply stated, it falls short like all the others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, the left continues pandering for gun control to fix the problem. At least on this day, one famous voice from the left questioned that position. <\/p>\n","post_title":"Bill Maher Calls Out Woke Hollywood Movie Violence for Mass Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"movie-violence-mass-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:13:23","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:13:23","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2022\/06\/23\/movie-violence-mass-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":12428,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-12-30 10:25:57","post_date_gmt":"2019-12-30 15:25:57","post_content":"Dramatic security footage has been released of Sunday's horrific Texas church shooting. A gunman pulled and long gun killed two parishioners before an armed church security guard responded and stopped the threat.\n\n[in_content post=\"121428\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

Security Guard Stops Texas Church Shooting<\/h2>\nWe won't acknowledge the name of the gunman, but the two victims have been identified as Deacon Anton \"Tony\" Wallace and Rich White, according to Heavy.com<\/a>. The security guard who ended the threat is Jack Wilson \u2014 remember the name, because he's a hero.\n\nFootage shows the gunman open fire on a White, who rises and goes for a gun of his own after the suspect pulls his firearm. It's possible White was another member of the church security team. As White takes gunfire, Wilson draws his pistol in the background. The suspect then turns his firearm on Wallace and opens fire. At that time, Wilson takes aim and drops the suspect with a well-placed headshot at about 40 feet. The entire encounter last just two seconds from the first shot to the last.\n\nThe video is below. A warning: while not graphic, it is obviously very unsettling.\n\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/questio22873652\/status\/1212109476150546433\n\n\"We lost two great men today, but it could have been a lot worse, and I am thankful our government has allowed us the opportunity to protect ourselves,\" Britt Farmer, the church\u2019s senior minister, told dallasnews.com<\/a>.\n

\"The heroism today is unparalleled,\" Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told dallasnews.com. \"This team responded quickly, and within six seconds the shooting was over.\"<\/p>\n\n

Jack Wilson Becomes a Hero<\/h4>\nWilson, a firearms instructor, acknowledged the shooting on Facebook<\/a>.\n\n\"I just want to thank all who have sent their prayers and comments on the events of today,\" Wilson said. \"The events at West Freeway Church of Christ put me in a position that I would hope no one would have to be in, but evil exist and I had to take out an active shooter in church.\n\n\"I\u2019m thankful to GOD that I have been blessed with the ability and desire to serve him in the role of head of security at the church. I am very sad in the loss of two dear friends and brothers in CHRIST, but evil does exist in this world and I and other members are not going to allow evil to succeed. Please pray for all the members and their families in this time. Thank you for your prayers and understanding.\"\n\nWilson also said he carries a SIG P229 in .357 SIG.\n

Other Parishioners Armed as Well<\/h4>\nThe footage clearly shows an incredible response from not just Wilson, but church members as well. Mere seconds after the gunman is down, it appears at least five armed civilians stand with weapons drawn.\n

\"I would like to point out that we have a couple of heroic parishioners,\" Jeoff Williams, regional director for the Texas Department of Public Safety, told dallasnews.com. \"Our hearts are going out to them and their families as well ... The citizens in this community have a lot to be proud of.\"<\/p>\nWith mass shootings an all-too-common crime in America, the shooter could have done way more damage if not for the armed citizens involved. Another town, one without concealed carry<\/a> holders, and this active shooter claims many more casualties. But not in this Texas church.\n

\"Today evil walked boldly among us,\" Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn told dallasnews.com. \"But let me remind you, good people raised up and stopped it before it got worse.\"<\/p>","post_title":"VIDEO: Texas Church Shooting Ends After Armed Officer Drops Shooter","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"texas-church-shooting-2019-jack-wilson","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:35:05","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:35:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/12\/30\/texas-church-shooting-2019-jack-wilson\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":93278,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-08-14 06:01:22","post_date_gmt":"2019-08-14 10:01:22","post_content":"There's good news to report coming out of New Hampshire. Governor Chris Sununu recently vetoed three gun control bills. The bills included a three-day waiting period, prohibiting carrying a firearm on school property and background checks on private sales.\n\n[in_content post=\"89775\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n\nMeanwhile, New Hampshire GOP spokesman Joe Sweeney explained the three gun control bills had been on Democratic leaders' desks since at least June, accusing them of a \"shameful and disgusting exploitation of a national tragedy,\" reported nationalreview.com<\/a>.\n

Governor Sununu Vetoes Gun Control<\/h3>\nThe governor and other New Hampshire Republicans reportedly accused the Democratic leader of the state senate of manipulation, according to nationalreview.com. While the bills passed the state senate in May, Democratic state senate president Donna Soucy only just officially sent the bills to the governor's desk. Many believe that timing involved waiting for a moment such as the recent mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton.\n\nHowever, Governor Sununu left no doubt where he stood on the position in his veto message<\/a>:\n
These three bills would not solve our national issues nor would they prevent evil individuals from doing harm, but they would further restrict the constitutional rights of law abiding New Hampshire citizens. The New Hampshire Constitution states 'All persons have the right to keep and bear arms in defense of themselves, their families, their property and the state.' This language provides what many believe to be more expansive legal protections for gun ownership than the second amendment to the United States Constitution.<\/blockquote>\n\"New Hampshire is one of the safest states in the nation and we have a long tradition of responsible firearm<\/a> stewardship,\" the governor later said via Twitter. \"Our gun laws are well-crafted and fit our culture of responsible gun ownership and individual freedom.\"\n\nWell played Governor Sununu, we salute you, sir.","post_title":"New Hampshire Governor Sununu Vetoes Three Gun Control Bills","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"sununu-vetoes-gun-control-bills","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-03-24 19:07:02","post_modified_gmt":"2024-03-24 23:07:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/08\/14\/sununu-vetoes-gun-control-bills\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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Now Maher still appears way more liberal than conservative. We also don't expect him to start championship for increased gun rights anytime soon. But the nugget here lies in this remarkable fact: even elite Hollywood types might finally be starting to get it. You can't simply, in good conscious, blame violence solely on the presence of guns. And these wicked acts of mass violence against school children, well those acts can only be perpetrated via the hearts of wicked men. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Movie violence alone fails to explain the problems linked to guns and crime in our society. Neither do video games, socioeconomic standing, education, employment or even mental health. Universally, we'd bet most people agree with that assessment. So why then should guns<\/a> alone constitute the sole explanation for mass shootings? Simply stated, it falls short like all the others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, the left continues pandering for gun control to fix the problem. At least on this day, one famous voice from the left questioned that position. <\/p>\n","post_title":"Bill Maher Calls Out Woke Hollywood Movie Violence for Mass Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"movie-violence-mass-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:13:23","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:13:23","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2022\/06\/23\/movie-violence-mass-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":12428,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-12-30 10:25:57","post_date_gmt":"2019-12-30 15:25:57","post_content":"Dramatic security footage has been released of Sunday's horrific Texas church shooting. A gunman pulled and long gun killed two parishioners before an armed church security guard responded and stopped the threat.\n\n[in_content post=\"121428\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

Security Guard Stops Texas Church Shooting<\/h2>\nWe won't acknowledge the name of the gunman, but the two victims have been identified as Deacon Anton \"Tony\" Wallace and Rich White, according to Heavy.com<\/a>. The security guard who ended the threat is Jack Wilson \u2014 remember the name, because he's a hero.\n\nFootage shows the gunman open fire on a White, who rises and goes for a gun of his own after the suspect pulls his firearm. It's possible White was another member of the church security team. As White takes gunfire, Wilson draws his pistol in the background. The suspect then turns his firearm on Wallace and opens fire. At that time, Wilson takes aim and drops the suspect with a well-placed headshot at about 40 feet. The entire encounter last just two seconds from the first shot to the last.\n\nThe video is below. A warning: while not graphic, it is obviously very unsettling.\n\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/questio22873652\/status\/1212109476150546433\n\n\"We lost two great men today, but it could have been a lot worse, and I am thankful our government has allowed us the opportunity to protect ourselves,\" Britt Farmer, the church\u2019s senior minister, told dallasnews.com<\/a>.\n

\"The heroism today is unparalleled,\" Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told dallasnews.com. \"This team responded quickly, and within six seconds the shooting was over.\"<\/p>\n\n

Jack Wilson Becomes a Hero<\/h4>\nWilson, a firearms instructor, acknowledged the shooting on Facebook<\/a>.\n\n\"I just want to thank all who have sent their prayers and comments on the events of today,\" Wilson said. \"The events at West Freeway Church of Christ put me in a position that I would hope no one would have to be in, but evil exist and I had to take out an active shooter in church.\n\n\"I\u2019m thankful to GOD that I have been blessed with the ability and desire to serve him in the role of head of security at the church. I am very sad in the loss of two dear friends and brothers in CHRIST, but evil does exist in this world and I and other members are not going to allow evil to succeed. Please pray for all the members and their families in this time. Thank you for your prayers and understanding.\"\n\nWilson also said he carries a SIG P229 in .357 SIG.\n

Other Parishioners Armed as Well<\/h4>\nThe footage clearly shows an incredible response from not just Wilson, but church members as well. Mere seconds after the gunman is down, it appears at least five armed civilians stand with weapons drawn.\n

\"I would like to point out that we have a couple of heroic parishioners,\" Jeoff Williams, regional director for the Texas Department of Public Safety, told dallasnews.com. \"Our hearts are going out to them and their families as well ... The citizens in this community have a lot to be proud of.\"<\/p>\nWith mass shootings an all-too-common crime in America, the shooter could have done way more damage if not for the armed citizens involved. Another town, one without concealed carry<\/a> holders, and this active shooter claims many more casualties. But not in this Texas church.\n

\"Today evil walked boldly among us,\" Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn told dallasnews.com. \"But let me remind you, good people raised up and stopped it before it got worse.\"<\/p>","post_title":"VIDEO: Texas Church Shooting Ends After Armed Officer Drops Shooter","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"texas-church-shooting-2019-jack-wilson","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:35:05","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:35:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/12\/30\/texas-church-shooting-2019-jack-wilson\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":93278,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-08-14 06:01:22","post_date_gmt":"2019-08-14 10:01:22","post_content":"There's good news to report coming out of New Hampshire. Governor Chris Sununu recently vetoed three gun control bills. The bills included a three-day waiting period, prohibiting carrying a firearm on school property and background checks on private sales.\n\n[in_content post=\"89775\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n\nMeanwhile, New Hampshire GOP spokesman Joe Sweeney explained the three gun control bills had been on Democratic leaders' desks since at least June, accusing them of a \"shameful and disgusting exploitation of a national tragedy,\" reported nationalreview.com<\/a>.\n

Governor Sununu Vetoes Gun Control<\/h3>\nThe governor and other New Hampshire Republicans reportedly accused the Democratic leader of the state senate of manipulation, according to nationalreview.com. While the bills passed the state senate in May, Democratic state senate president Donna Soucy only just officially sent the bills to the governor's desk. Many believe that timing involved waiting for a moment such as the recent mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton.\n\nHowever, Governor Sununu left no doubt where he stood on the position in his veto message<\/a>:\n
These three bills would not solve our national issues nor would they prevent evil individuals from doing harm, but they would further restrict the constitutional rights of law abiding New Hampshire citizens. The New Hampshire Constitution states 'All persons have the right to keep and bear arms in defense of themselves, their families, their property and the state.' This language provides what many believe to be more expansive legal protections for gun ownership than the second amendment to the United States Constitution.<\/blockquote>\n\"New Hampshire is one of the safest states in the nation and we have a long tradition of responsible firearm<\/a> stewardship,\" the governor later said via Twitter. \"Our gun laws are well-crafted and fit our culture of responsible gun ownership and individual freedom.\"\n\nWell played Governor Sununu, we salute you, sir.","post_title":"New Hampshire Governor Sununu Vetoes Three Gun Control Bills","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"sununu-vetoes-gun-control-bills","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-03-24 19:07:02","post_modified_gmt":"2024-03-24 23:07:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/08\/14\/sununu-vetoes-gun-control-bills\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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\u201cBroken young men who feel like losers and want the world to hurt like they do,\u201d Maher said, reading his list of potential causes. \u201cEasy access to guns; kids having smartphones, which makes losers feel even worse because of the bullying and all the fake lives that look better than theirs; and, yes, yes, crazy amounts of gun violence and movies and TV.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now Maher still appears way more liberal than conservative. We also don't expect him to start championship for increased gun rights anytime soon. But the nugget here lies in this remarkable fact: even elite Hollywood types might finally be starting to get it. You can't simply, in good conscious, blame violence solely on the presence of guns. And these wicked acts of mass violence against school children, well those acts can only be perpetrated via the hearts of wicked men. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Movie violence alone fails to explain the problems linked to guns and crime in our society. Neither do video games, socioeconomic standing, education, employment or even mental health. Universally, we'd bet most people agree with that assessment. So why then should guns<\/a> alone constitute the sole explanation for mass shootings? Simply stated, it falls short like all the others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, the left continues pandering for gun control to fix the problem. At least on this day, one famous voice from the left questioned that position. <\/p>\n","post_title":"Bill Maher Calls Out Woke Hollywood Movie Violence for Mass Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"movie-violence-mass-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:13:23","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:13:23","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2022\/06\/23\/movie-violence-mass-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":12428,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-12-30 10:25:57","post_date_gmt":"2019-12-30 15:25:57","post_content":"Dramatic security footage has been released of Sunday's horrific Texas church shooting. A gunman pulled and long gun killed two parishioners before an armed church security guard responded and stopped the threat.\n\n[in_content post=\"121428\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

Security Guard Stops Texas Church Shooting<\/h2>\nWe won't acknowledge the name of the gunman, but the two victims have been identified as Deacon Anton \"Tony\" Wallace and Rich White, according to Heavy.com<\/a>. The security guard who ended the threat is Jack Wilson \u2014 remember the name, because he's a hero.\n\nFootage shows the gunman open fire on a White, who rises and goes for a gun of his own after the suspect pulls his firearm. It's possible White was another member of the church security team. As White takes gunfire, Wilson draws his pistol in the background. The suspect then turns his firearm on Wallace and opens fire. At that time, Wilson takes aim and drops the suspect with a well-placed headshot at about 40 feet. The entire encounter last just two seconds from the first shot to the last.\n\nThe video is below. A warning: while not graphic, it is obviously very unsettling.\n\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/questio22873652\/status\/1212109476150546433\n\n\"We lost two great men today, but it could have been a lot worse, and I am thankful our government has allowed us the opportunity to protect ourselves,\" Britt Farmer, the church\u2019s senior minister, told dallasnews.com<\/a>.\n

\"The heroism today is unparalleled,\" Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told dallasnews.com. \"This team responded quickly, and within six seconds the shooting was over.\"<\/p>\n\n

Jack Wilson Becomes a Hero<\/h4>\nWilson, a firearms instructor, acknowledged the shooting on Facebook<\/a>.\n\n\"I just want to thank all who have sent their prayers and comments on the events of today,\" Wilson said. \"The events at West Freeway Church of Christ put me in a position that I would hope no one would have to be in, but evil exist and I had to take out an active shooter in church.\n\n\"I\u2019m thankful to GOD that I have been blessed with the ability and desire to serve him in the role of head of security at the church. I am very sad in the loss of two dear friends and brothers in CHRIST, but evil does exist in this world and I and other members are not going to allow evil to succeed. Please pray for all the members and their families in this time. Thank you for your prayers and understanding.\"\n\nWilson also said he carries a SIG P229 in .357 SIG.\n

Other Parishioners Armed as Well<\/h4>\nThe footage clearly shows an incredible response from not just Wilson, but church members as well. Mere seconds after the gunman is down, it appears at least five armed civilians stand with weapons drawn.\n

\"I would like to point out that we have a couple of heroic parishioners,\" Jeoff Williams, regional director for the Texas Department of Public Safety, told dallasnews.com. \"Our hearts are going out to them and their families as well ... The citizens in this community have a lot to be proud of.\"<\/p>\nWith mass shootings an all-too-common crime in America, the shooter could have done way more damage if not for the armed citizens involved. Another town, one without concealed carry<\/a> holders, and this active shooter claims many more casualties. But not in this Texas church.\n

\"Today evil walked boldly among us,\" Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn told dallasnews.com. \"But let me remind you, good people raised up and stopped it before it got worse.\"<\/p>","post_title":"VIDEO: Texas Church Shooting Ends After Armed Officer Drops Shooter","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"texas-church-shooting-2019-jack-wilson","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:35:05","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:35:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/12\/30\/texas-church-shooting-2019-jack-wilson\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":93278,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-08-14 06:01:22","post_date_gmt":"2019-08-14 10:01:22","post_content":"There's good news to report coming out of New Hampshire. Governor Chris Sununu recently vetoed three gun control bills. The bills included a three-day waiting period, prohibiting carrying a firearm on school property and background checks on private sales.\n\n[in_content post=\"89775\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n\nMeanwhile, New Hampshire GOP spokesman Joe Sweeney explained the three gun control bills had been on Democratic leaders' desks since at least June, accusing them of a \"shameful and disgusting exploitation of a national tragedy,\" reported nationalreview.com<\/a>.\n

Governor Sununu Vetoes Gun Control<\/h3>\nThe governor and other New Hampshire Republicans reportedly accused the Democratic leader of the state senate of manipulation, according to nationalreview.com. While the bills passed the state senate in May, Democratic state senate president Donna Soucy only just officially sent the bills to the governor's desk. Many believe that timing involved waiting for a moment such as the recent mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton.\n\nHowever, Governor Sununu left no doubt where he stood on the position in his veto message<\/a>:\n
These three bills would not solve our national issues nor would they prevent evil individuals from doing harm, but they would further restrict the constitutional rights of law abiding New Hampshire citizens. The New Hampshire Constitution states 'All persons have the right to keep and bear arms in defense of themselves, their families, their property and the state.' This language provides what many believe to be more expansive legal protections for gun ownership than the second amendment to the United States Constitution.<\/blockquote>\n\"New Hampshire is one of the safest states in the nation and we have a long tradition of responsible firearm<\/a> stewardship,\" the governor later said via Twitter. \"Our gun laws are well-crafted and fit our culture of responsible gun ownership and individual freedom.\"\n\nWell played Governor Sununu, we salute you, sir.","post_title":"New Hampshire Governor Sununu Vetoes Three Gun Control Bills","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"sununu-vetoes-gun-control-bills","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-03-24 19:07:02","post_modified_gmt":"2024-03-24 23:07:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/08\/14\/sununu-vetoes-gun-control-bills\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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But the pro-2A counter centers on mental health. Here again, Maher\u2013while still sticking to some gun control points to be sure\u2013also points out the mental state linking most mass shooters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBroken young men who feel like losers and want the world to hurt like they do,\u201d Maher said, reading his list of potential causes. \u201cEasy access to guns; kids having smartphones, which makes losers feel even worse because of the bullying and all the fake lives that look better than theirs; and, yes, yes, crazy amounts of gun violence and movies and TV.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now Maher still appears way more liberal than conservative. We also don't expect him to start championship for increased gun rights anytime soon. But the nugget here lies in this remarkable fact: even elite Hollywood types might finally be starting to get it. You can't simply, in good conscious, blame violence solely on the presence of guns. And these wicked acts of mass violence against school children, well those acts can only be perpetrated via the hearts of wicked men. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Movie violence alone fails to explain the problems linked to guns and crime in our society. Neither do video games, socioeconomic standing, education, employment or even mental health. Universally, we'd bet most people agree with that assessment. So why then should guns<\/a> alone constitute the sole explanation for mass shootings? Simply stated, it falls short like all the others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, the left continues pandering for gun control to fix the problem. At least on this day, one famous voice from the left questioned that position. <\/p>\n","post_title":"Bill Maher Calls Out Woke Hollywood Movie Violence for Mass Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"movie-violence-mass-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:13:23","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:13:23","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2022\/06\/23\/movie-violence-mass-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":12428,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-12-30 10:25:57","post_date_gmt":"2019-12-30 15:25:57","post_content":"Dramatic security footage has been released of Sunday's horrific Texas church shooting. A gunman pulled and long gun killed two parishioners before an armed church security guard responded and stopped the threat.\n\n[in_content post=\"121428\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

Security Guard Stops Texas Church Shooting<\/h2>\nWe won't acknowledge the name of the gunman, but the two victims have been identified as Deacon Anton \"Tony\" Wallace and Rich White, according to Heavy.com<\/a>. The security guard who ended the threat is Jack Wilson \u2014 remember the name, because he's a hero.\n\nFootage shows the gunman open fire on a White, who rises and goes for a gun of his own after the suspect pulls his firearm. It's possible White was another member of the church security team. As White takes gunfire, Wilson draws his pistol in the background. The suspect then turns his firearm on Wallace and opens fire. At that time, Wilson takes aim and drops the suspect with a well-placed headshot at about 40 feet. The entire encounter last just two seconds from the first shot to the last.\n\nThe video is below. A warning: while not graphic, it is obviously very unsettling.\n\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/questio22873652\/status\/1212109476150546433\n\n\"We lost two great men today, but it could have been a lot worse, and I am thankful our government has allowed us the opportunity to protect ourselves,\" Britt Farmer, the church\u2019s senior minister, told dallasnews.com<\/a>.\n

\"The heroism today is unparalleled,\" Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told dallasnews.com. \"This team responded quickly, and within six seconds the shooting was over.\"<\/p>\n\n

Jack Wilson Becomes a Hero<\/h4>\nWilson, a firearms instructor, acknowledged the shooting on Facebook<\/a>.\n\n\"I just want to thank all who have sent their prayers and comments on the events of today,\" Wilson said. \"The events at West Freeway Church of Christ put me in a position that I would hope no one would have to be in, but evil exist and I had to take out an active shooter in church.\n\n\"I\u2019m thankful to GOD that I have been blessed with the ability and desire to serve him in the role of head of security at the church. I am very sad in the loss of two dear friends and brothers in CHRIST, but evil does exist in this world and I and other members are not going to allow evil to succeed. Please pray for all the members and their families in this time. Thank you for your prayers and understanding.\"\n\nWilson also said he carries a SIG P229 in .357 SIG.\n

Other Parishioners Armed as Well<\/h4>\nThe footage clearly shows an incredible response from not just Wilson, but church members as well. Mere seconds after the gunman is down, it appears at least five armed civilians stand with weapons drawn.\n

\"I would like to point out that we have a couple of heroic parishioners,\" Jeoff Williams, regional director for the Texas Department of Public Safety, told dallasnews.com. \"Our hearts are going out to them and their families as well ... The citizens in this community have a lot to be proud of.\"<\/p>\nWith mass shootings an all-too-common crime in America, the shooter could have done way more damage if not for the armed citizens involved. Another town, one without concealed carry<\/a> holders, and this active shooter claims many more casualties. But not in this Texas church.\n

\"Today evil walked boldly among us,\" Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn told dallasnews.com. \"But let me remind you, good people raised up and stopped it before it got worse.\"<\/p>","post_title":"VIDEO: Texas Church Shooting Ends After Armed Officer Drops Shooter","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"texas-church-shooting-2019-jack-wilson","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:35:05","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:35:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/12\/30\/texas-church-shooting-2019-jack-wilson\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":93278,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-08-14 06:01:22","post_date_gmt":"2019-08-14 10:01:22","post_content":"There's good news to report coming out of New Hampshire. Governor Chris Sununu recently vetoed three gun control bills. The bills included a three-day waiting period, prohibiting carrying a firearm on school property and background checks on private sales.\n\n[in_content post=\"89775\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n\nMeanwhile, New Hampshire GOP spokesman Joe Sweeney explained the three gun control bills had been on Democratic leaders' desks since at least June, accusing them of a \"shameful and disgusting exploitation of a national tragedy,\" reported nationalreview.com<\/a>.\n

Governor Sununu Vetoes Gun Control<\/h3>\nThe governor and other New Hampshire Republicans reportedly accused the Democratic leader of the state senate of manipulation, according to nationalreview.com. While the bills passed the state senate in May, Democratic state senate president Donna Soucy only just officially sent the bills to the governor's desk. Many believe that timing involved waiting for a moment such as the recent mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton.\n\nHowever, Governor Sununu left no doubt where he stood on the position in his veto message<\/a>:\n
These three bills would not solve our national issues nor would they prevent evil individuals from doing harm, but they would further restrict the constitutional rights of law abiding New Hampshire citizens. The New Hampshire Constitution states 'All persons have the right to keep and bear arms in defense of themselves, their families, their property and the state.' This language provides what many believe to be more expansive legal protections for gun ownership than the second amendment to the United States Constitution.<\/blockquote>\n\"New Hampshire is one of the safest states in the nation and we have a long tradition of responsible firearm<\/a> stewardship,\" the governor later said via Twitter. \"Our gun laws are well-crafted and fit our culture of responsible gun ownership and individual freedom.\"\n\nWell played Governor Sununu, we salute you, sir.","post_title":"New Hampshire Governor Sununu Vetoes Three Gun Control Bills","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"sununu-vetoes-gun-control-bills","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-03-24 19:07:02","post_modified_gmt":"2024-03-24 23:07:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/08\/14\/sununu-vetoes-gun-control-bills\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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Metal Health and Violence<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

But the pro-2A counter centers on mental health. Here again, Maher\u2013while still sticking to some gun control points to be sure\u2013also points out the mental state linking most mass shooters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBroken young men who feel like losers and want the world to hurt like they do,\u201d Maher said, reading his list of potential causes. \u201cEasy access to guns; kids having smartphones, which makes losers feel even worse because of the bullying and all the fake lives that look better than theirs; and, yes, yes, crazy amounts of gun violence and movies and TV.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now Maher still appears way more liberal than conservative. We also don't expect him to start championship for increased gun rights anytime soon. But the nugget here lies in this remarkable fact: even elite Hollywood types might finally be starting to get it. You can't simply, in good conscious, blame violence solely on the presence of guns. And these wicked acts of mass violence against school children, well those acts can only be perpetrated via the hearts of wicked men. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Movie violence alone fails to explain the problems linked to guns and crime in our society. Neither do video games, socioeconomic standing, education, employment or even mental health. Universally, we'd bet most people agree with that assessment. So why then should guns<\/a> alone constitute the sole explanation for mass shootings? Simply stated, it falls short like all the others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, the left continues pandering for gun control to fix the problem. At least on this day, one famous voice from the left questioned that position. <\/p>\n","post_title":"Bill Maher Calls Out Woke Hollywood Movie Violence for Mass Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"movie-violence-mass-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:13:23","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:13:23","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2022\/06\/23\/movie-violence-mass-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":12428,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-12-30 10:25:57","post_date_gmt":"2019-12-30 15:25:57","post_content":"Dramatic security footage has been released of Sunday's horrific Texas church shooting. A gunman pulled and long gun killed two parishioners before an armed church security guard responded and stopped the threat.\n\n[in_content post=\"121428\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

Security Guard Stops Texas Church Shooting<\/h2>\nWe won't acknowledge the name of the gunman, but the two victims have been identified as Deacon Anton \"Tony\" Wallace and Rich White, according to Heavy.com<\/a>. The security guard who ended the threat is Jack Wilson \u2014 remember the name, because he's a hero.\n\nFootage shows the gunman open fire on a White, who rises and goes for a gun of his own after the suspect pulls his firearm. It's possible White was another member of the church security team. As White takes gunfire, Wilson draws his pistol in the background. The suspect then turns his firearm on Wallace and opens fire. At that time, Wilson takes aim and drops the suspect with a well-placed headshot at about 40 feet. The entire encounter last just two seconds from the first shot to the last.\n\nThe video is below. A warning: while not graphic, it is obviously very unsettling.\n\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/questio22873652\/status\/1212109476150546433\n\n\"We lost two great men today, but it could have been a lot worse, and I am thankful our government has allowed us the opportunity to protect ourselves,\" Britt Farmer, the church\u2019s senior minister, told dallasnews.com<\/a>.\n

\"The heroism today is unparalleled,\" Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told dallasnews.com. \"This team responded quickly, and within six seconds the shooting was over.\"<\/p>\n\n

Jack Wilson Becomes a Hero<\/h4>\nWilson, a firearms instructor, acknowledged the shooting on Facebook<\/a>.\n\n\"I just want to thank all who have sent their prayers and comments on the events of today,\" Wilson said. \"The events at West Freeway Church of Christ put me in a position that I would hope no one would have to be in, but evil exist and I had to take out an active shooter in church.\n\n\"I\u2019m thankful to GOD that I have been blessed with the ability and desire to serve him in the role of head of security at the church. I am very sad in the loss of two dear friends and brothers in CHRIST, but evil does exist in this world and I and other members are not going to allow evil to succeed. Please pray for all the members and their families in this time. Thank you for your prayers and understanding.\"\n\nWilson also said he carries a SIG P229 in .357 SIG.\n

Other Parishioners Armed as Well<\/h4>\nThe footage clearly shows an incredible response from not just Wilson, but church members as well. Mere seconds after the gunman is down, it appears at least five armed civilians stand with weapons drawn.\n

\"I would like to point out that we have a couple of heroic parishioners,\" Jeoff Williams, regional director for the Texas Department of Public Safety, told dallasnews.com. \"Our hearts are going out to them and their families as well ... The citizens in this community have a lot to be proud of.\"<\/p>\nWith mass shootings an all-too-common crime in America, the shooter could have done way more damage if not for the armed citizens involved. Another town, one without concealed carry<\/a> holders, and this active shooter claims many more casualties. But not in this Texas church.\n

\"Today evil walked boldly among us,\" Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn told dallasnews.com. \"But let me remind you, good people raised up and stopped it before it got worse.\"<\/p>","post_title":"VIDEO: Texas Church Shooting Ends After Armed Officer Drops Shooter","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"texas-church-shooting-2019-jack-wilson","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:35:05","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:35:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/12\/30\/texas-church-shooting-2019-jack-wilson\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":93278,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-08-14 06:01:22","post_date_gmt":"2019-08-14 10:01:22","post_content":"There's good news to report coming out of New Hampshire. Governor Chris Sununu recently vetoed three gun control bills. The bills included a three-day waiting period, prohibiting carrying a firearm on school property and background checks on private sales.\n\n[in_content post=\"89775\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n\nMeanwhile, New Hampshire GOP spokesman Joe Sweeney explained the three gun control bills had been on Democratic leaders' desks since at least June, accusing them of a \"shameful and disgusting exploitation of a national tragedy,\" reported nationalreview.com<\/a>.\n

Governor Sununu Vetoes Gun Control<\/h3>\nThe governor and other New Hampshire Republicans reportedly accused the Democratic leader of the state senate of manipulation, according to nationalreview.com. While the bills passed the state senate in May, Democratic state senate president Donna Soucy only just officially sent the bills to the governor's desk. Many believe that timing involved waiting for a moment such as the recent mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton.\n\nHowever, Governor Sununu left no doubt where he stood on the position in his veto message<\/a>:\n
These three bills would not solve our national issues nor would they prevent evil individuals from doing harm, but they would further restrict the constitutional rights of law abiding New Hampshire citizens. The New Hampshire Constitution states 'All persons have the right to keep and bear arms in defense of themselves, their families, their property and the state.' This language provides what many believe to be more expansive legal protections for gun ownership than the second amendment to the United States Constitution.<\/blockquote>\n\"New Hampshire is one of the safest states in the nation and we have a long tradition of responsible firearm<\/a> stewardship,\" the governor later said via Twitter. \"Our gun laws are well-crafted and fit our culture of responsible gun ownership and individual freedom.\"\n\nWell played Governor Sununu, we salute you, sir.","post_title":"New Hampshire Governor Sununu Vetoes Three Gun Control Bills","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"sununu-vetoes-gun-control-bills","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-03-24 19:07:02","post_modified_gmt":"2024-03-24 23:07:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/08\/14\/sununu-vetoes-gun-control-bills\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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\u201cWhen liberals scream \u2018do something!\u2019 after a mass shooting, why aren\u2019t we also dealing with the fact that the average American kid sees 200,000 acts of violence on screens before the age of 18 and that, according to the FBI, one of the warning signs of a potential school shooter is a fascination with violence-filled entertainment?\u201d he asked. \u201cIt\u2019s funny, Hollywood is the wokest place on Earth in every other area of social responsibility\u2026but when it comes to the unbridled romanticization of gun violence: crickets. Weird, the only thing we don\u2019t call a trigger is the one that actually has a trigger.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Metal Health and Violence<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

But the pro-2A counter centers on mental health. Here again, Maher\u2013while still sticking to some gun control points to be sure\u2013also points out the mental state linking most mass shooters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBroken young men who feel like losers and want the world to hurt like they do,\u201d Maher said, reading his list of potential causes. \u201cEasy access to guns; kids having smartphones, which makes losers feel even worse because of the bullying and all the fake lives that look better than theirs; and, yes, yes, crazy amounts of gun violence and movies and TV.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now Maher still appears way more liberal than conservative. We also don't expect him to start championship for increased gun rights anytime soon. But the nugget here lies in this remarkable fact: even elite Hollywood types might finally be starting to get it. You can't simply, in good conscious, blame violence solely on the presence of guns. And these wicked acts of mass violence against school children, well those acts can only be perpetrated via the hearts of wicked men. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Movie violence alone fails to explain the problems linked to guns and crime in our society. Neither do video games, socioeconomic standing, education, employment or even mental health. Universally, we'd bet most people agree with that assessment. So why then should guns<\/a> alone constitute the sole explanation for mass shootings? Simply stated, it falls short like all the others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, the left continues pandering for gun control to fix the problem. At least on this day, one famous voice from the left questioned that position. <\/p>\n","post_title":"Bill Maher Calls Out Woke Hollywood Movie Violence for Mass Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"movie-violence-mass-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:13:23","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:13:23","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2022\/06\/23\/movie-violence-mass-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":12428,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-12-30 10:25:57","post_date_gmt":"2019-12-30 15:25:57","post_content":"Dramatic security footage has been released of Sunday's horrific Texas church shooting. A gunman pulled and long gun killed two parishioners before an armed church security guard responded and stopped the threat.\n\n[in_content post=\"121428\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

Security Guard Stops Texas Church Shooting<\/h2>\nWe won't acknowledge the name of the gunman, but the two victims have been identified as Deacon Anton \"Tony\" Wallace and Rich White, according to Heavy.com<\/a>. The security guard who ended the threat is Jack Wilson \u2014 remember the name, because he's a hero.\n\nFootage shows the gunman open fire on a White, who rises and goes for a gun of his own after the suspect pulls his firearm. It's possible White was another member of the church security team. As White takes gunfire, Wilson draws his pistol in the background. The suspect then turns his firearm on Wallace and opens fire. At that time, Wilson takes aim and drops the suspect with a well-placed headshot at about 40 feet. The entire encounter last just two seconds from the first shot to the last.\n\nThe video is below. A warning: while not graphic, it is obviously very unsettling.\n\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/questio22873652\/status\/1212109476150546433\n\n\"We lost two great men today, but it could have been a lot worse, and I am thankful our government has allowed us the opportunity to protect ourselves,\" Britt Farmer, the church\u2019s senior minister, told dallasnews.com<\/a>.\n

\"The heroism today is unparalleled,\" Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told dallasnews.com. \"This team responded quickly, and within six seconds the shooting was over.\"<\/p>\n\n

Jack Wilson Becomes a Hero<\/h4>\nWilson, a firearms instructor, acknowledged the shooting on Facebook<\/a>.\n\n\"I just want to thank all who have sent their prayers and comments on the events of today,\" Wilson said. \"The events at West Freeway Church of Christ put me in a position that I would hope no one would have to be in, but evil exist and I had to take out an active shooter in church.\n\n\"I\u2019m thankful to GOD that I have been blessed with the ability and desire to serve him in the role of head of security at the church. I am very sad in the loss of two dear friends and brothers in CHRIST, but evil does exist in this world and I and other members are not going to allow evil to succeed. Please pray for all the members and their families in this time. Thank you for your prayers and understanding.\"\n\nWilson also said he carries a SIG P229 in .357 SIG.\n

Other Parishioners Armed as Well<\/h4>\nThe footage clearly shows an incredible response from not just Wilson, but church members as well. Mere seconds after the gunman is down, it appears at least five armed civilians stand with weapons drawn.\n

\"I would like to point out that we have a couple of heroic parishioners,\" Jeoff Williams, regional director for the Texas Department of Public Safety, told dallasnews.com. \"Our hearts are going out to them and their families as well ... The citizens in this community have a lot to be proud of.\"<\/p>\nWith mass shootings an all-too-common crime in America, the shooter could have done way more damage if not for the armed citizens involved. Another town, one without concealed carry<\/a> holders, and this active shooter claims many more casualties. But not in this Texas church.\n

\"Today evil walked boldly among us,\" Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn told dallasnews.com. \"But let me remind you, good people raised up and stopped it before it got worse.\"<\/p>","post_title":"VIDEO: Texas Church Shooting Ends After Armed Officer Drops Shooter","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"texas-church-shooting-2019-jack-wilson","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:35:05","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:35:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/12\/30\/texas-church-shooting-2019-jack-wilson\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":93278,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-08-14 06:01:22","post_date_gmt":"2019-08-14 10:01:22","post_content":"There's good news to report coming out of New Hampshire. Governor Chris Sununu recently vetoed three gun control bills. The bills included a three-day waiting period, prohibiting carrying a firearm on school property and background checks on private sales.\n\n[in_content post=\"89775\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n\nMeanwhile, New Hampshire GOP spokesman Joe Sweeney explained the three gun control bills had been on Democratic leaders' desks since at least June, accusing them of a \"shameful and disgusting exploitation of a national tragedy,\" reported nationalreview.com<\/a>.\n

Governor Sununu Vetoes Gun Control<\/h3>\nThe governor and other New Hampshire Republicans reportedly accused the Democratic leader of the state senate of manipulation, according to nationalreview.com. While the bills passed the state senate in May, Democratic state senate president Donna Soucy only just officially sent the bills to the governor's desk. Many believe that timing involved waiting for a moment such as the recent mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton.\n\nHowever, Governor Sununu left no doubt where he stood on the position in his veto message<\/a>:\n
These three bills would not solve our national issues nor would they prevent evil individuals from doing harm, but they would further restrict the constitutional rights of law abiding New Hampshire citizens. The New Hampshire Constitution states 'All persons have the right to keep and bear arms in defense of themselves, their families, their property and the state.' This language provides what many believe to be more expansive legal protections for gun ownership than the second amendment to the United States Constitution.<\/blockquote>\n\"New Hampshire is one of the safest states in the nation and we have a long tradition of responsible firearm<\/a> stewardship,\" the governor later said via Twitter. \"Our gun laws are well-crafted and fit our culture of responsible gun ownership and individual freedom.\"\n\nWell played Governor Sununu, we salute you, sir.","post_title":"New Hampshire Governor Sununu Vetoes Three Gun Control Bills","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"sununu-vetoes-gun-control-bills","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-03-24 19:07:02","post_modified_gmt":"2024-03-24 23:07:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/08\/14\/sununu-vetoes-gun-control-bills\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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But Maher seemingly sees hypocrisy in these soapbox speeches<\/a>. Mirroring a familiar conservative refrain, Maher called out Hollywood's double standard on guns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen liberals scream \u2018do something!\u2019 after a mass shooting, why aren\u2019t we also dealing with the fact that the average American kid sees 200,000 acts of violence on screens before the age of 18 and that, according to the FBI, one of the warning signs of a potential school shooter is a fascination with violence-filled entertainment?\u201d he asked. \u201cIt\u2019s funny, Hollywood is the wokest place on Earth in every other area of social responsibility\u2026but when it comes to the unbridled romanticization of gun violence: crickets. Weird, the only thing we don\u2019t call a trigger is the one that actually has a trigger.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Metal Health and Violence<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

But the pro-2A counter centers on mental health. Here again, Maher\u2013while still sticking to some gun control points to be sure\u2013also points out the mental state linking most mass shooters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBroken young men who feel like losers and want the world to hurt like they do,\u201d Maher said, reading his list of potential causes. \u201cEasy access to guns; kids having smartphones, which makes losers feel even worse because of the bullying and all the fake lives that look better than theirs; and, yes, yes, crazy amounts of gun violence and movies and TV.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now Maher still appears way more liberal than conservative. We also don't expect him to start championship for increased gun rights anytime soon. But the nugget here lies in this remarkable fact: even elite Hollywood types might finally be starting to get it. You can't simply, in good conscious, blame violence solely on the presence of guns. And these wicked acts of mass violence against school children, well those acts can only be perpetrated via the hearts of wicked men. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Movie violence alone fails to explain the problems linked to guns and crime in our society. Neither do video games, socioeconomic standing, education, employment or even mental health. Universally, we'd bet most people agree with that assessment. So why then should guns<\/a> alone constitute the sole explanation for mass shootings? Simply stated, it falls short like all the others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, the left continues pandering for gun control to fix the problem. At least on this day, one famous voice from the left questioned that position. <\/p>\n","post_title":"Bill Maher Calls Out Woke Hollywood Movie Violence for Mass Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"movie-violence-mass-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:13:23","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:13:23","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2022\/06\/23\/movie-violence-mass-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":12428,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-12-30 10:25:57","post_date_gmt":"2019-12-30 15:25:57","post_content":"Dramatic security footage has been released of Sunday's horrific Texas church shooting. A gunman pulled and long gun killed two parishioners before an armed church security guard responded and stopped the threat.\n\n[in_content post=\"121428\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

Security Guard Stops Texas Church Shooting<\/h2>\nWe won't acknowledge the name of the gunman, but the two victims have been identified as Deacon Anton \"Tony\" Wallace and Rich White, according to Heavy.com<\/a>. The security guard who ended the threat is Jack Wilson \u2014 remember the name, because he's a hero.\n\nFootage shows the gunman open fire on a White, who rises and goes for a gun of his own after the suspect pulls his firearm. It's possible White was another member of the church security team. As White takes gunfire, Wilson draws his pistol in the background. The suspect then turns his firearm on Wallace and opens fire. At that time, Wilson takes aim and drops the suspect with a well-placed headshot at about 40 feet. The entire encounter last just two seconds from the first shot to the last.\n\nThe video is below. A warning: while not graphic, it is obviously very unsettling.\n\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/questio22873652\/status\/1212109476150546433\n\n\"We lost two great men today, but it could have been a lot worse, and I am thankful our government has allowed us the opportunity to protect ourselves,\" Britt Farmer, the church\u2019s senior minister, told dallasnews.com<\/a>.\n

\"The heroism today is unparalleled,\" Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told dallasnews.com. \"This team responded quickly, and within six seconds the shooting was over.\"<\/p>\n\n

Jack Wilson Becomes a Hero<\/h4>\nWilson, a firearms instructor, acknowledged the shooting on Facebook<\/a>.\n\n\"I just want to thank all who have sent their prayers and comments on the events of today,\" Wilson said. \"The events at West Freeway Church of Christ put me in a position that I would hope no one would have to be in, but evil exist and I had to take out an active shooter in church.\n\n\"I\u2019m thankful to GOD that I have been blessed with the ability and desire to serve him in the role of head of security at the church. I am very sad in the loss of two dear friends and brothers in CHRIST, but evil does exist in this world and I and other members are not going to allow evil to succeed. Please pray for all the members and their families in this time. Thank you for your prayers and understanding.\"\n\nWilson also said he carries a SIG P229 in .357 SIG.\n

Other Parishioners Armed as Well<\/h4>\nThe footage clearly shows an incredible response from not just Wilson, but church members as well. Mere seconds after the gunman is down, it appears at least five armed civilians stand with weapons drawn.\n

\"I would like to point out that we have a couple of heroic parishioners,\" Jeoff Williams, regional director for the Texas Department of Public Safety, told dallasnews.com. \"Our hearts are going out to them and their families as well ... The citizens in this community have a lot to be proud of.\"<\/p>\nWith mass shootings an all-too-common crime in America, the shooter could have done way more damage if not for the armed citizens involved. Another town, one without concealed carry<\/a> holders, and this active shooter claims many more casualties. But not in this Texas church.\n

\"Today evil walked boldly among us,\" Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn told dallasnews.com. \"But let me remind you, good people raised up and stopped it before it got worse.\"<\/p>","post_title":"VIDEO: Texas Church Shooting Ends After Armed Officer Drops Shooter","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"texas-church-shooting-2019-jack-wilson","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:35:05","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:35:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/12\/30\/texas-church-shooting-2019-jack-wilson\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":93278,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-08-14 06:01:22","post_date_gmt":"2019-08-14 10:01:22","post_content":"There's good news to report coming out of New Hampshire. Governor Chris Sununu recently vetoed three gun control bills. The bills included a three-day waiting period, prohibiting carrying a firearm on school property and background checks on private sales.\n\n[in_content post=\"89775\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n\nMeanwhile, New Hampshire GOP spokesman Joe Sweeney explained the three gun control bills had been on Democratic leaders' desks since at least June, accusing them of a \"shameful and disgusting exploitation of a national tragedy,\" reported nationalreview.com<\/a>.\n

Governor Sununu Vetoes Gun Control<\/h3>\nThe governor and other New Hampshire Republicans reportedly accused the Democratic leader of the state senate of manipulation, according to nationalreview.com. While the bills passed the state senate in May, Democratic state senate president Donna Soucy only just officially sent the bills to the governor's desk. Many believe that timing involved waiting for a moment such as the recent mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton.\n\nHowever, Governor Sununu left no doubt where he stood on the position in his veto message<\/a>:\n
These three bills would not solve our national issues nor would they prevent evil individuals from doing harm, but they would further restrict the constitutional rights of law abiding New Hampshire citizens. The New Hampshire Constitution states 'All persons have the right to keep and bear arms in defense of themselves, their families, their property and the state.' This language provides what many believe to be more expansive legal protections for gun ownership than the second amendment to the United States Constitution.<\/blockquote>\n\"New Hampshire is one of the safest states in the nation and we have a long tradition of responsible firearm<\/a> stewardship,\" the governor later said via Twitter. \"Our gun laws are well-crafted and fit our culture of responsible gun ownership and individual freedom.\"\n\nWell played Governor Sununu, we salute you, sir.","post_title":"New Hampshire Governor Sununu Vetoes Three Gun Control Bills","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"sununu-vetoes-gun-control-bills","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-03-24 19:07:02","post_modified_gmt":"2024-03-24 23:07:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/08\/14\/sununu-vetoes-gun-control-bills\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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Conservatives and pro-2A folks know the drill. Hollywood makes tons of violent television shows and movies. They rake in even more tonnage of money with all that gun play. Then every time gun legislation gets propped up, the famed Hollywood actors and execs pile on calling for gun control<\/a>. Matthew McConaughey<\/a> famously did just that recently following the horrific school shooting in his home town of Uvalde, Texas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Maher seemingly sees hypocrisy in these soapbox speeches<\/a>. Mirroring a familiar conservative refrain, Maher called out Hollywood's double standard on guns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen liberals scream \u2018do something!\u2019 after a mass shooting, why aren\u2019t we also dealing with the fact that the average American kid sees 200,000 acts of violence on screens before the age of 18 and that, according to the FBI, one of the warning signs of a potential school shooter is a fascination with violence-filled entertainment?\u201d he asked. \u201cIt\u2019s funny, Hollywood is the wokest place on Earth in every other area of social responsibility\u2026but when it comes to the unbridled romanticization of gun violence: crickets. Weird, the only thing we don\u2019t call a trigger is the one that actually has a trigger.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Metal Health and Violence<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

But the pro-2A counter centers on mental health. Here again, Maher\u2013while still sticking to some gun control points to be sure\u2013also points out the mental state linking most mass shooters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBroken young men who feel like losers and want the world to hurt like they do,\u201d Maher said, reading his list of potential causes. \u201cEasy access to guns; kids having smartphones, which makes losers feel even worse because of the bullying and all the fake lives that look better than theirs; and, yes, yes, crazy amounts of gun violence and movies and TV.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now Maher still appears way more liberal than conservative. We also don't expect him to start championship for increased gun rights anytime soon. But the nugget here lies in this remarkable fact: even elite Hollywood types might finally be starting to get it. You can't simply, in good conscious, blame violence solely on the presence of guns. And these wicked acts of mass violence against school children, well those acts can only be perpetrated via the hearts of wicked men. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Movie violence alone fails to explain the problems linked to guns and crime in our society. Neither do video games, socioeconomic standing, education, employment or even mental health. Universally, we'd bet most people agree with that assessment. So why then should guns<\/a> alone constitute the sole explanation for mass shootings? Simply stated, it falls short like all the others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, the left continues pandering for gun control to fix the problem. At least on this day, one famous voice from the left questioned that position. <\/p>\n","post_title":"Bill Maher Calls Out Woke Hollywood Movie Violence for Mass Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"movie-violence-mass-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:13:23","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:13:23","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2022\/06\/23\/movie-violence-mass-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":12428,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-12-30 10:25:57","post_date_gmt":"2019-12-30 15:25:57","post_content":"Dramatic security footage has been released of Sunday's horrific Texas church shooting. A gunman pulled and long gun killed two parishioners before an armed church security guard responded and stopped the threat.\n\n[in_content post=\"121428\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

Security Guard Stops Texas Church Shooting<\/h2>\nWe won't acknowledge the name of the gunman, but the two victims have been identified as Deacon Anton \"Tony\" Wallace and Rich White, according to Heavy.com<\/a>. The security guard who ended the threat is Jack Wilson \u2014 remember the name, because he's a hero.\n\nFootage shows the gunman open fire on a White, who rises and goes for a gun of his own after the suspect pulls his firearm. It's possible White was another member of the church security team. As White takes gunfire, Wilson draws his pistol in the background. The suspect then turns his firearm on Wallace and opens fire. At that time, Wilson takes aim and drops the suspect with a well-placed headshot at about 40 feet. The entire encounter last just two seconds from the first shot to the last.\n\nThe video is below. A warning: while not graphic, it is obviously very unsettling.\n\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/questio22873652\/status\/1212109476150546433\n\n\"We lost two great men today, but it could have been a lot worse, and I am thankful our government has allowed us the opportunity to protect ourselves,\" Britt Farmer, the church\u2019s senior minister, told dallasnews.com<\/a>.\n

\"The heroism today is unparalleled,\" Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told dallasnews.com. \"This team responded quickly, and within six seconds the shooting was over.\"<\/p>\n\n

Jack Wilson Becomes a Hero<\/h4>\nWilson, a firearms instructor, acknowledged the shooting on Facebook<\/a>.\n\n\"I just want to thank all who have sent their prayers and comments on the events of today,\" Wilson said. \"The events at West Freeway Church of Christ put me in a position that I would hope no one would have to be in, but evil exist and I had to take out an active shooter in church.\n\n\"I\u2019m thankful to GOD that I have been blessed with the ability and desire to serve him in the role of head of security at the church. I am very sad in the loss of two dear friends and brothers in CHRIST, but evil does exist in this world and I and other members are not going to allow evil to succeed. Please pray for all the members and their families in this time. Thank you for your prayers and understanding.\"\n\nWilson also said he carries a SIG P229 in .357 SIG.\n

Other Parishioners Armed as Well<\/h4>\nThe footage clearly shows an incredible response from not just Wilson, but church members as well. Mere seconds after the gunman is down, it appears at least five armed civilians stand with weapons drawn.\n

\"I would like to point out that we have a couple of heroic parishioners,\" Jeoff Williams, regional director for the Texas Department of Public Safety, told dallasnews.com. \"Our hearts are going out to them and their families as well ... The citizens in this community have a lot to be proud of.\"<\/p>\nWith mass shootings an all-too-common crime in America, the shooter could have done way more damage if not for the armed citizens involved. Another town, one without concealed carry<\/a> holders, and this active shooter claims many more casualties. But not in this Texas church.\n

\"Today evil walked boldly among us,\" Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn told dallasnews.com. \"But let me remind you, good people raised up and stopped it before it got worse.\"<\/p>","post_title":"VIDEO: Texas Church Shooting Ends After Armed Officer Drops Shooter","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"texas-church-shooting-2019-jack-wilson","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:35:05","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:35:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/12\/30\/texas-church-shooting-2019-jack-wilson\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":93278,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-08-14 06:01:22","post_date_gmt":"2019-08-14 10:01:22","post_content":"There's good news to report coming out of New Hampshire. Governor Chris Sununu recently vetoed three gun control bills. The bills included a three-day waiting period, prohibiting carrying a firearm on school property and background checks on private sales.\n\n[in_content post=\"89775\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n\nMeanwhile, New Hampshire GOP spokesman Joe Sweeney explained the three gun control bills had been on Democratic leaders' desks since at least June, accusing them of a \"shameful and disgusting exploitation of a national tragedy,\" reported nationalreview.com<\/a>.\n

Governor Sununu Vetoes Gun Control<\/h3>\nThe governor and other New Hampshire Republicans reportedly accused the Democratic leader of the state senate of manipulation, according to nationalreview.com. While the bills passed the state senate in May, Democratic state senate president Donna Soucy only just officially sent the bills to the governor's desk. Many believe that timing involved waiting for a moment such as the recent mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton.\n\nHowever, Governor Sununu left no doubt where he stood on the position in his veto message<\/a>:\n
These three bills would not solve our national issues nor would they prevent evil individuals from doing harm, but they would further restrict the constitutional rights of law abiding New Hampshire citizens. The New Hampshire Constitution states 'All persons have the right to keep and bear arms in defense of themselves, their families, their property and the state.' This language provides what many believe to be more expansive legal protections for gun ownership than the second amendment to the United States Constitution.<\/blockquote>\n\"New Hampshire is one of the safest states in the nation and we have a long tradition of responsible firearm<\/a> stewardship,\" the governor later said via Twitter. \"Our gun laws are well-crafted and fit our culture of responsible gun ownership and individual freedom.\"\n\nWell played Governor Sununu, we salute you, sir.","post_title":"New Hampshire Governor Sununu Vetoes Three Gun Control Bills","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"sununu-vetoes-gun-control-bills","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-03-24 19:07:02","post_modified_gmt":"2024-03-24 23:07:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/08\/14\/sununu-vetoes-gun-control-bills\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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Movie Violence and Mass Shootings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Conservatives and pro-2A folks know the drill. Hollywood makes tons of violent television shows and movies. They rake in even more tonnage of money with all that gun play. Then every time gun legislation gets propped up, the famed Hollywood actors and execs pile on calling for gun control<\/a>. Matthew McConaughey<\/a> famously did just that recently following the horrific school shooting in his home town of Uvalde, Texas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Maher seemingly sees hypocrisy in these soapbox speeches<\/a>. Mirroring a familiar conservative refrain, Maher called out Hollywood's double standard on guns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen liberals scream \u2018do something!\u2019 after a mass shooting, why aren\u2019t we also dealing with the fact that the average American kid sees 200,000 acts of violence on screens before the age of 18 and that, according to the FBI, one of the warning signs of a potential school shooter is a fascination with violence-filled entertainment?\u201d he asked. \u201cIt\u2019s funny, Hollywood is the wokest place on Earth in every other area of social responsibility\u2026but when it comes to the unbridled romanticization of gun violence: crickets. Weird, the only thing we don\u2019t call a trigger is the one that actually has a trigger.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Metal Health and Violence<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

But the pro-2A counter centers on mental health. Here again, Maher\u2013while still sticking to some gun control points to be sure\u2013also points out the mental state linking most mass shooters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBroken young men who feel like losers and want the world to hurt like they do,\u201d Maher said, reading his list of potential causes. \u201cEasy access to guns; kids having smartphones, which makes losers feel even worse because of the bullying and all the fake lives that look better than theirs; and, yes, yes, crazy amounts of gun violence and movies and TV.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now Maher still appears way more liberal than conservative. We also don't expect him to start championship for increased gun rights anytime soon. But the nugget here lies in this remarkable fact: even elite Hollywood types might finally be starting to get it. You can't simply, in good conscious, blame violence solely on the presence of guns. And these wicked acts of mass violence against school children, well those acts can only be perpetrated via the hearts of wicked men. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Movie violence alone fails to explain the problems linked to guns and crime in our society. Neither do video games, socioeconomic standing, education, employment or even mental health. Universally, we'd bet most people agree with that assessment. So why then should guns<\/a> alone constitute the sole explanation for mass shootings? Simply stated, it falls short like all the others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, the left continues pandering for gun control to fix the problem. At least on this day, one famous voice from the left questioned that position. <\/p>\n","post_title":"Bill Maher Calls Out Woke Hollywood Movie Violence for Mass Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"movie-violence-mass-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:13:23","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:13:23","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2022\/06\/23\/movie-violence-mass-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":12428,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-12-30 10:25:57","post_date_gmt":"2019-12-30 15:25:57","post_content":"Dramatic security footage has been released of Sunday's horrific Texas church shooting. A gunman pulled and long gun killed two parishioners before an armed church security guard responded and stopped the threat.\n\n[in_content post=\"121428\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

Security Guard Stops Texas Church Shooting<\/h2>\nWe won't acknowledge the name of the gunman, but the two victims have been identified as Deacon Anton \"Tony\" Wallace and Rich White, according to Heavy.com<\/a>. The security guard who ended the threat is Jack Wilson \u2014 remember the name, because he's a hero.\n\nFootage shows the gunman open fire on a White, who rises and goes for a gun of his own after the suspect pulls his firearm. It's possible White was another member of the church security team. As White takes gunfire, Wilson draws his pistol in the background. The suspect then turns his firearm on Wallace and opens fire. At that time, Wilson takes aim and drops the suspect with a well-placed headshot at about 40 feet. The entire encounter last just two seconds from the first shot to the last.\n\nThe video is below. A warning: while not graphic, it is obviously very unsettling.\n\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/questio22873652\/status\/1212109476150546433\n\n\"We lost two great men today, but it could have been a lot worse, and I am thankful our government has allowed us the opportunity to protect ourselves,\" Britt Farmer, the church\u2019s senior minister, told dallasnews.com<\/a>.\n

\"The heroism today is unparalleled,\" Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told dallasnews.com. \"This team responded quickly, and within six seconds the shooting was over.\"<\/p>\n\n

Jack Wilson Becomes a Hero<\/h4>\nWilson, a firearms instructor, acknowledged the shooting on Facebook<\/a>.\n\n\"I just want to thank all who have sent their prayers and comments on the events of today,\" Wilson said. \"The events at West Freeway Church of Christ put me in a position that I would hope no one would have to be in, but evil exist and I had to take out an active shooter in church.\n\n\"I\u2019m thankful to GOD that I have been blessed with the ability and desire to serve him in the role of head of security at the church. I am very sad in the loss of two dear friends and brothers in CHRIST, but evil does exist in this world and I and other members are not going to allow evil to succeed. Please pray for all the members and their families in this time. Thank you for your prayers and understanding.\"\n\nWilson also said he carries a SIG P229 in .357 SIG.\n

Other Parishioners Armed as Well<\/h4>\nThe footage clearly shows an incredible response from not just Wilson, but church members as well. Mere seconds after the gunman is down, it appears at least five armed civilians stand with weapons drawn.\n

\"I would like to point out that we have a couple of heroic parishioners,\" Jeoff Williams, regional director for the Texas Department of Public Safety, told dallasnews.com. \"Our hearts are going out to them and their families as well ... The citizens in this community have a lot to be proud of.\"<\/p>\nWith mass shootings an all-too-common crime in America, the shooter could have done way more damage if not for the armed citizens involved. Another town, one without concealed carry<\/a> holders, and this active shooter claims many more casualties. But not in this Texas church.\n

\"Today evil walked boldly among us,\" Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn told dallasnews.com. \"But let me remind you, good people raised up and stopped it before it got worse.\"<\/p>","post_title":"VIDEO: Texas Church Shooting Ends After Armed Officer Drops Shooter","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"texas-church-shooting-2019-jack-wilson","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:35:05","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:35:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/12\/30\/texas-church-shooting-2019-jack-wilson\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":93278,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-08-14 06:01:22","post_date_gmt":"2019-08-14 10:01:22","post_content":"There's good news to report coming out of New Hampshire. Governor Chris Sununu recently vetoed three gun control bills. The bills included a three-day waiting period, prohibiting carrying a firearm on school property and background checks on private sales.\n\n[in_content post=\"89775\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n\nMeanwhile, New Hampshire GOP spokesman Joe Sweeney explained the three gun control bills had been on Democratic leaders' desks since at least June, accusing them of a \"shameful and disgusting exploitation of a national tragedy,\" reported nationalreview.com<\/a>.\n

Governor Sununu Vetoes Gun Control<\/h3>\nThe governor and other New Hampshire Republicans reportedly accused the Democratic leader of the state senate of manipulation, according to nationalreview.com. While the bills passed the state senate in May, Democratic state senate president Donna Soucy only just officially sent the bills to the governor's desk. Many believe that timing involved waiting for a moment such as the recent mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton.\n\nHowever, Governor Sununu left no doubt where he stood on the position in his veto message<\/a>:\n
These three bills would not solve our national issues nor would they prevent evil individuals from doing harm, but they would further restrict the constitutional rights of law abiding New Hampshire citizens. The New Hampshire Constitution states 'All persons have the right to keep and bear arms in defense of themselves, their families, their property and the state.' This language provides what many believe to be more expansive legal protections for gun ownership than the second amendment to the United States Constitution.<\/blockquote>\n\"New Hampshire is one of the safest states in the nation and we have a long tradition of responsible firearm<\/a> stewardship,\" the governor later said via Twitter. \"Our gun laws are well-crafted and fit our culture of responsible gun ownership and individual freedom.\"\n\nWell played Governor Sununu, we salute you, sir.","post_title":"New Hampshire Governor Sununu Vetoes Three Gun Control Bills","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"sununu-vetoes-gun-control-bills","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-03-24 19:07:02","post_modified_gmt":"2024-03-24 23:07:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/08\/14\/sununu-vetoes-gun-control-bills\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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Well here's a report we didn't think we'd be filing. A Hollywood liberal elite is starting to get it. Well, kind of. On his popular show \"Real Time,\" Bill Maher took to the stinging \"New Rules\" segment to call out woke Hollywood. The segment points out, in pretty solid detail, it's time to starting considering the role of movie violence, namely the overwhelming use of shootings in hit films, and it's potential relationship to mass shootings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Movie Violence and Mass Shootings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Conservatives and pro-2A folks know the drill. Hollywood makes tons of violent television shows and movies. They rake in even more tonnage of money with all that gun play. Then every time gun legislation gets propped up, the famed Hollywood actors and execs pile on calling for gun control<\/a>. Matthew McConaughey<\/a> famously did just that recently following the horrific school shooting in his home town of Uvalde, Texas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Maher seemingly sees hypocrisy in these soapbox speeches<\/a>. Mirroring a familiar conservative refrain, Maher called out Hollywood's double standard on guns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen liberals scream \u2018do something!\u2019 after a mass shooting, why aren\u2019t we also dealing with the fact that the average American kid sees 200,000 acts of violence on screens before the age of 18 and that, according to the FBI, one of the warning signs of a potential school shooter is a fascination with violence-filled entertainment?\u201d he asked. \u201cIt\u2019s funny, Hollywood is the wokest place on Earth in every other area of social responsibility\u2026but when it comes to the unbridled romanticization of gun violence: crickets. Weird, the only thing we don\u2019t call a trigger is the one that actually has a trigger.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Metal Health and Violence<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

But the pro-2A counter centers on mental health. Here again, Maher\u2013while still sticking to some gun control points to be sure\u2013also points out the mental state linking most mass shooters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBroken young men who feel like losers and want the world to hurt like they do,\u201d Maher said, reading his list of potential causes. \u201cEasy access to guns; kids having smartphones, which makes losers feel even worse because of the bullying and all the fake lives that look better than theirs; and, yes, yes, crazy amounts of gun violence and movies and TV.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now Maher still appears way more liberal than conservative. We also don't expect him to start championship for increased gun rights anytime soon. But the nugget here lies in this remarkable fact: even elite Hollywood types might finally be starting to get it. You can't simply, in good conscious, blame violence solely on the presence of guns. And these wicked acts of mass violence against school children, well those acts can only be perpetrated via the hearts of wicked men. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Movie violence alone fails to explain the problems linked to guns and crime in our society. Neither do video games, socioeconomic standing, education, employment or even mental health. Universally, we'd bet most people agree with that assessment. So why then should guns<\/a> alone constitute the sole explanation for mass shootings? Simply stated, it falls short like all the others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, the left continues pandering for gun control to fix the problem. At least on this day, one famous voice from the left questioned that position. <\/p>\n","post_title":"Bill Maher Calls Out Woke Hollywood Movie Violence for Mass Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"movie-violence-mass-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:13:23","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:13:23","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2022\/06\/23\/movie-violence-mass-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":12428,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-12-30 10:25:57","post_date_gmt":"2019-12-30 15:25:57","post_content":"Dramatic security footage has been released of Sunday's horrific Texas church shooting. A gunman pulled and long gun killed two parishioners before an armed church security guard responded and stopped the threat.\n\n[in_content post=\"121428\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

Security Guard Stops Texas Church Shooting<\/h2>\nWe won't acknowledge the name of the gunman, but the two victims have been identified as Deacon Anton \"Tony\" Wallace and Rich White, according to Heavy.com<\/a>. The security guard who ended the threat is Jack Wilson \u2014 remember the name, because he's a hero.\n\nFootage shows the gunman open fire on a White, who rises and goes for a gun of his own after the suspect pulls his firearm. It's possible White was another member of the church security team. As White takes gunfire, Wilson draws his pistol in the background. The suspect then turns his firearm on Wallace and opens fire. At that time, Wilson takes aim and drops the suspect with a well-placed headshot at about 40 feet. The entire encounter last just two seconds from the first shot to the last.\n\nThe video is below. A warning: while not graphic, it is obviously very unsettling.\n\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/questio22873652\/status\/1212109476150546433\n\n\"We lost two great men today, but it could have been a lot worse, and I am thankful our government has allowed us the opportunity to protect ourselves,\" Britt Farmer, the church\u2019s senior minister, told dallasnews.com<\/a>.\n

\"The heroism today is unparalleled,\" Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told dallasnews.com. \"This team responded quickly, and within six seconds the shooting was over.\"<\/p>\n\n

Jack Wilson Becomes a Hero<\/h4>\nWilson, a firearms instructor, acknowledged the shooting on Facebook<\/a>.\n\n\"I just want to thank all who have sent their prayers and comments on the events of today,\" Wilson said. \"The events at West Freeway Church of Christ put me in a position that I would hope no one would have to be in, but evil exist and I had to take out an active shooter in church.\n\n\"I\u2019m thankful to GOD that I have been blessed with the ability and desire to serve him in the role of head of security at the church. I am very sad in the loss of two dear friends and brothers in CHRIST, but evil does exist in this world and I and other members are not going to allow evil to succeed. Please pray for all the members and their families in this time. Thank you for your prayers and understanding.\"\n\nWilson also said he carries a SIG P229 in .357 SIG.\n

Other Parishioners Armed as Well<\/h4>\nThe footage clearly shows an incredible response from not just Wilson, but church members as well. Mere seconds after the gunman is down, it appears at least five armed civilians stand with weapons drawn.\n

\"I would like to point out that we have a couple of heroic parishioners,\" Jeoff Williams, regional director for the Texas Department of Public Safety, told dallasnews.com. \"Our hearts are going out to them and their families as well ... The citizens in this community have a lot to be proud of.\"<\/p>\nWith mass shootings an all-too-common crime in America, the shooter could have done way more damage if not for the armed citizens involved. Another town, one without concealed carry<\/a> holders, and this active shooter claims many more casualties. But not in this Texas church.\n

\"Today evil walked boldly among us,\" Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn told dallasnews.com. \"But let me remind you, good people raised up and stopped it before it got worse.\"<\/p>","post_title":"VIDEO: Texas Church Shooting Ends After Armed Officer Drops Shooter","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"texas-church-shooting-2019-jack-wilson","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:35:05","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:35:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/12\/30\/texas-church-shooting-2019-jack-wilson\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":93278,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-08-14 06:01:22","post_date_gmt":"2019-08-14 10:01:22","post_content":"There's good news to report coming out of New Hampshire. Governor Chris Sununu recently vetoed three gun control bills. The bills included a three-day waiting period, prohibiting carrying a firearm on school property and background checks on private sales.\n\n[in_content post=\"89775\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n\nMeanwhile, New Hampshire GOP spokesman Joe Sweeney explained the three gun control bills had been on Democratic leaders' desks since at least June, accusing them of a \"shameful and disgusting exploitation of a national tragedy,\" reported nationalreview.com<\/a>.\n

Governor Sununu Vetoes Gun Control<\/h3>\nThe governor and other New Hampshire Republicans reportedly accused the Democratic leader of the state senate of manipulation, according to nationalreview.com. While the bills passed the state senate in May, Democratic state senate president Donna Soucy only just officially sent the bills to the governor's desk. Many believe that timing involved waiting for a moment such as the recent mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton.\n\nHowever, Governor Sununu left no doubt where he stood on the position in his veto message<\/a>:\n
These three bills would not solve our national issues nor would they prevent evil individuals from doing harm, but they would further restrict the constitutional rights of law abiding New Hampshire citizens. The New Hampshire Constitution states 'All persons have the right to keep and bear arms in defense of themselves, their families, their property and the state.' This language provides what many believe to be more expansive legal protections for gun ownership than the second amendment to the United States Constitution.<\/blockquote>\n\"New Hampshire is one of the safest states in the nation and we have a long tradition of responsible firearm<\/a> stewardship,\" the governor later said via Twitter. \"Our gun laws are well-crafted and fit our culture of responsible gun ownership and individual freedom.\"\n\nWell played Governor Sununu, we salute you, sir.","post_title":"New Hampshire Governor Sununu Vetoes Three Gun Control Bills","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"sununu-vetoes-gun-control-bills","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-03-24 19:07:02","post_modified_gmt":"2024-03-24 23:07:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/08\/14\/sununu-vetoes-gun-control-bills\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/Ebg2YnBj9II\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Well here's a report we didn't think we'd be filing. A Hollywood liberal elite is starting to get it. Well, kind of. On his popular show \"Real Time,\" Bill Maher took to the stinging \"New Rules\" segment to call out woke Hollywood. The segment points out, in pretty solid detail, it's time to starting considering the role of movie violence, namely the overwhelming use of shootings in hit films, and it's potential relationship to mass shootings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Movie Violence and Mass Shootings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Conservatives and pro-2A folks know the drill. Hollywood makes tons of violent television shows and movies. They rake in even more tonnage of money with all that gun play. Then every time gun legislation gets propped up, the famed Hollywood actors and execs pile on calling for gun control<\/a>. Matthew McConaughey<\/a> famously did just that recently following the horrific school shooting in his home town of Uvalde, Texas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Maher seemingly sees hypocrisy in these soapbox speeches<\/a>. Mirroring a familiar conservative refrain, Maher called out Hollywood's double standard on guns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen liberals scream \u2018do something!\u2019 after a mass shooting, why aren\u2019t we also dealing with the fact that the average American kid sees 200,000 acts of violence on screens before the age of 18 and that, according to the FBI, one of the warning signs of a potential school shooter is a fascination with violence-filled entertainment?\u201d he asked. \u201cIt\u2019s funny, Hollywood is the wokest place on Earth in every other area of social responsibility\u2026but when it comes to the unbridled romanticization of gun violence: crickets. Weird, the only thing we don\u2019t call a trigger is the one that actually has a trigger.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Metal Health and Violence<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

But the pro-2A counter centers on mental health. Here again, Maher\u2013while still sticking to some gun control points to be sure\u2013also points out the mental state linking most mass shooters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBroken young men who feel like losers and want the world to hurt like they do,\u201d Maher said, reading his list of potential causes. \u201cEasy access to guns; kids having smartphones, which makes losers feel even worse because of the bullying and all the fake lives that look better than theirs; and, yes, yes, crazy amounts of gun violence and movies and TV.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now Maher still appears way more liberal than conservative. We also don't expect him to start championship for increased gun rights anytime soon. But the nugget here lies in this remarkable fact: even elite Hollywood types might finally be starting to get it. You can't simply, in good conscious, blame violence solely on the presence of guns. And these wicked acts of mass violence against school children, well those acts can only be perpetrated via the hearts of wicked men. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Movie violence alone fails to explain the problems linked to guns and crime in our society. Neither do video games, socioeconomic standing, education, employment or even mental health. Universally, we'd bet most people agree with that assessment. So why then should guns<\/a> alone constitute the sole explanation for mass shootings? Simply stated, it falls short like all the others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, the left continues pandering for gun control to fix the problem. At least on this day, one famous voice from the left questioned that position. <\/p>\n","post_title":"Bill Maher Calls Out Woke Hollywood Movie Violence for Mass Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"movie-violence-mass-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:13:23","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:13:23","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2022\/06\/23\/movie-violence-mass-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":12428,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-12-30 10:25:57","post_date_gmt":"2019-12-30 15:25:57","post_content":"Dramatic security footage has been released of Sunday's horrific Texas church shooting. A gunman pulled and long gun killed two parishioners before an armed church security guard responded and stopped the threat.\n\n[in_content post=\"121428\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

Security Guard Stops Texas Church Shooting<\/h2>\nWe won't acknowledge the name of the gunman, but the two victims have been identified as Deacon Anton \"Tony\" Wallace and Rich White, according to Heavy.com<\/a>. The security guard who ended the threat is Jack Wilson \u2014 remember the name, because he's a hero.\n\nFootage shows the gunman open fire on a White, who rises and goes for a gun of his own after the suspect pulls his firearm. It's possible White was another member of the church security team. As White takes gunfire, Wilson draws his pistol in the background. The suspect then turns his firearm on Wallace and opens fire. At that time, Wilson takes aim and drops the suspect with a well-placed headshot at about 40 feet. The entire encounter last just two seconds from the first shot to the last.\n\nThe video is below. A warning: while not graphic, it is obviously very unsettling.\n\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/questio22873652\/status\/1212109476150546433\n\n\"We lost two great men today, but it could have been a lot worse, and I am thankful our government has allowed us the opportunity to protect ourselves,\" Britt Farmer, the church\u2019s senior minister, told dallasnews.com<\/a>.\n

\"The heroism today is unparalleled,\" Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told dallasnews.com. \"This team responded quickly, and within six seconds the shooting was over.\"<\/p>\n\n

Jack Wilson Becomes a Hero<\/h4>\nWilson, a firearms instructor, acknowledged the shooting on Facebook<\/a>.\n\n\"I just want to thank all who have sent their prayers and comments on the events of today,\" Wilson said. \"The events at West Freeway Church of Christ put me in a position that I would hope no one would have to be in, but evil exist and I had to take out an active shooter in church.\n\n\"I\u2019m thankful to GOD that I have been blessed with the ability and desire to serve him in the role of head of security at the church. I am very sad in the loss of two dear friends and brothers in CHRIST, but evil does exist in this world and I and other members are not going to allow evil to succeed. Please pray for all the members and their families in this time. Thank you for your prayers and understanding.\"\n\nWilson also said he carries a SIG P229 in .357 SIG.\n

Other Parishioners Armed as Well<\/h4>\nThe footage clearly shows an incredible response from not just Wilson, but church members as well. Mere seconds after the gunman is down, it appears at least five armed civilians stand with weapons drawn.\n

\"I would like to point out that we have a couple of heroic parishioners,\" Jeoff Williams, regional director for the Texas Department of Public Safety, told dallasnews.com. \"Our hearts are going out to them and their families as well ... The citizens in this community have a lot to be proud of.\"<\/p>\nWith mass shootings an all-too-common crime in America, the shooter could have done way more damage if not for the armed citizens involved. Another town, one without concealed carry<\/a> holders, and this active shooter claims many more casualties. But not in this Texas church.\n

\"Today evil walked boldly among us,\" Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn told dallasnews.com. \"But let me remind you, good people raised up and stopped it before it got worse.\"<\/p>","post_title":"VIDEO: Texas Church Shooting Ends After Armed Officer Drops Shooter","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"texas-church-shooting-2019-jack-wilson","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:35:05","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:35:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/12\/30\/texas-church-shooting-2019-jack-wilson\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":93278,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-08-14 06:01:22","post_date_gmt":"2019-08-14 10:01:22","post_content":"There's good news to report coming out of New Hampshire. Governor Chris Sununu recently vetoed three gun control bills. The bills included a three-day waiting period, prohibiting carrying a firearm on school property and background checks on private sales.\n\n[in_content post=\"89775\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n\nMeanwhile, New Hampshire GOP spokesman Joe Sweeney explained the three gun control bills had been on Democratic leaders' desks since at least June, accusing them of a \"shameful and disgusting exploitation of a national tragedy,\" reported nationalreview.com<\/a>.\n

Governor Sununu Vetoes Gun Control<\/h3>\nThe governor and other New Hampshire Republicans reportedly accused the Democratic leader of the state senate of manipulation, according to nationalreview.com. While the bills passed the state senate in May, Democratic state senate president Donna Soucy only just officially sent the bills to the governor's desk. Many believe that timing involved waiting for a moment such as the recent mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton.\n\nHowever, Governor Sununu left no doubt where he stood on the position in his veto message<\/a>:\n
These three bills would not solve our national issues nor would they prevent evil individuals from doing harm, but they would further restrict the constitutional rights of law abiding New Hampshire citizens. The New Hampshire Constitution states 'All persons have the right to keep and bear arms in defense of themselves, their families, their property and the state.' This language provides what many believe to be more expansive legal protections for gun ownership than the second amendment to the United States Constitution.<\/blockquote>\n\"New Hampshire is one of the safest states in the nation and we have a long tradition of responsible firearm<\/a> stewardship,\" the governor later said via Twitter. \"Our gun laws are well-crafted and fit our culture of responsible gun ownership and individual freedom.\"\n\nWell played Governor Sununu, we salute you, sir.","post_title":"New Hampshire Governor Sununu Vetoes Three Gun Control Bills","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"sununu-vetoes-gun-control-bills","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-03-24 19:07:02","post_modified_gmt":"2024-03-24 23:07:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/08\/14\/sununu-vetoes-gun-control-bills\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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Between 1966 and 2019 three quarters of mass shooters used handguns<\/a>, while the remainder employed a rifle. The less durable members of society obsess over assault weapons bans and background checks. However, the dispassionate observer appreciates that the modern phenomenon of mass shootings is driven by the deterioration of the family and our utter absence of a moral compass. When kids are raised to believe that morality is relative and life is cheap, we really shouldn\u2019t be surprised when a small but statistically significant percentage grow up to become monsters. Your mileage may vary, but that\u2019s why I carry a gun myself whenever I\u2019m not asleep or in the shower. We do indeed share the world with some fascinating\/terrifying folks.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Special Kind of Crazy: Mental Health and Mass Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"mental-health-mass-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:13:21","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:13:21","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2022\/07\/11\/mental-health-mass-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":882,"post_author":"850","post_date":"2022-06-23 09:08:27","post_date_gmt":"2022-06-23 13:08:27","post_content":"\n

\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/Ebg2YnBj9II\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Well here's a report we didn't think we'd be filing. A Hollywood liberal elite is starting to get it. Well, kind of. On his popular show \"Real Time,\" Bill Maher took to the stinging \"New Rules\" segment to call out woke Hollywood. The segment points out, in pretty solid detail, it's time to starting considering the role of movie violence, namely the overwhelming use of shootings in hit films, and it's potential relationship to mass shootings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Movie Violence and Mass Shootings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Conservatives and pro-2A folks know the drill. Hollywood makes tons of violent television shows and movies. They rake in even more tonnage of money with all that gun play. Then every time gun legislation gets propped up, the famed Hollywood actors and execs pile on calling for gun control<\/a>. Matthew McConaughey<\/a> famously did just that recently following the horrific school shooting in his home town of Uvalde, Texas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Maher seemingly sees hypocrisy in these soapbox speeches<\/a>. Mirroring a familiar conservative refrain, Maher called out Hollywood's double standard on guns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen liberals scream \u2018do something!\u2019 after a mass shooting, why aren\u2019t we also dealing with the fact that the average American kid sees 200,000 acts of violence on screens before the age of 18 and that, according to the FBI, one of the warning signs of a potential school shooter is a fascination with violence-filled entertainment?\u201d he asked. \u201cIt\u2019s funny, Hollywood is the wokest place on Earth in every other area of social responsibility\u2026but when it comes to the unbridled romanticization of gun violence: crickets. Weird, the only thing we don\u2019t call a trigger is the one that actually has a trigger.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Metal Health and Violence<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

But the pro-2A counter centers on mental health. Here again, Maher\u2013while still sticking to some gun control points to be sure\u2013also points out the mental state linking most mass shooters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBroken young men who feel like losers and want the world to hurt like they do,\u201d Maher said, reading his list of potential causes. \u201cEasy access to guns; kids having smartphones, which makes losers feel even worse because of the bullying and all the fake lives that look better than theirs; and, yes, yes, crazy amounts of gun violence and movies and TV.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now Maher still appears way more liberal than conservative. We also don't expect him to start championship for increased gun rights anytime soon. But the nugget here lies in this remarkable fact: even elite Hollywood types might finally be starting to get it. You can't simply, in good conscious, blame violence solely on the presence of guns. And these wicked acts of mass violence against school children, well those acts can only be perpetrated via the hearts of wicked men. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Movie violence alone fails to explain the problems linked to guns and crime in our society. Neither do video games, socioeconomic standing, education, employment or even mental health. Universally, we'd bet most people agree with that assessment. So why then should guns<\/a> alone constitute the sole explanation for mass shootings? Simply stated, it falls short like all the others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, the left continues pandering for gun control to fix the problem. At least on this day, one famous voice from the left questioned that position. <\/p>\n","post_title":"Bill Maher Calls Out Woke Hollywood Movie Violence for Mass Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"movie-violence-mass-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:13:23","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:13:23","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2022\/06\/23\/movie-violence-mass-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":12428,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-12-30 10:25:57","post_date_gmt":"2019-12-30 15:25:57","post_content":"Dramatic security footage has been released of Sunday's horrific Texas church shooting. A gunman pulled and long gun killed two parishioners before an armed church security guard responded and stopped the threat.\n\n[in_content post=\"121428\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

Security Guard Stops Texas Church Shooting<\/h2>\nWe won't acknowledge the name of the gunman, but the two victims have been identified as Deacon Anton \"Tony\" Wallace and Rich White, according to Heavy.com<\/a>. The security guard who ended the threat is Jack Wilson \u2014 remember the name, because he's a hero.\n\nFootage shows the gunman open fire on a White, who rises and goes for a gun of his own after the suspect pulls his firearm. It's possible White was another member of the church security team. As White takes gunfire, Wilson draws his pistol in the background. The suspect then turns his firearm on Wallace and opens fire. At that time, Wilson takes aim and drops the suspect with a well-placed headshot at about 40 feet. The entire encounter last just two seconds from the first shot to the last.\n\nThe video is below. A warning: while not graphic, it is obviously very unsettling.\n\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/questio22873652\/status\/1212109476150546433\n\n\"We lost two great men today, but it could have been a lot worse, and I am thankful our government has allowed us the opportunity to protect ourselves,\" Britt Farmer, the church\u2019s senior minister, told dallasnews.com<\/a>.\n

\"The heroism today is unparalleled,\" Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told dallasnews.com. \"This team responded quickly, and within six seconds the shooting was over.\"<\/p>\n\n

Jack Wilson Becomes a Hero<\/h4>\nWilson, a firearms instructor, acknowledged the shooting on Facebook<\/a>.\n\n\"I just want to thank all who have sent their prayers and comments on the events of today,\" Wilson said. \"The events at West Freeway Church of Christ put me in a position that I would hope no one would have to be in, but evil exist and I had to take out an active shooter in church.\n\n\"I\u2019m thankful to GOD that I have been blessed with the ability and desire to serve him in the role of head of security at the church. I am very sad in the loss of two dear friends and brothers in CHRIST, but evil does exist in this world and I and other members are not going to allow evil to succeed. Please pray for all the members and their families in this time. Thank you for your prayers and understanding.\"\n\nWilson also said he carries a SIG P229 in .357 SIG.\n

Other Parishioners Armed as Well<\/h4>\nThe footage clearly shows an incredible response from not just Wilson, but church members as well. Mere seconds after the gunman is down, it appears at least five armed civilians stand with weapons drawn.\n

\"I would like to point out that we have a couple of heroic parishioners,\" Jeoff Williams, regional director for the Texas Department of Public Safety, told dallasnews.com. \"Our hearts are going out to them and their families as well ... The citizens in this community have a lot to be proud of.\"<\/p>\nWith mass shootings an all-too-common crime in America, the shooter could have done way more damage if not for the armed citizens involved. Another town, one without concealed carry<\/a> holders, and this active shooter claims many more casualties. But not in this Texas church.\n

\"Today evil walked boldly among us,\" Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn told dallasnews.com. \"But let me remind you, good people raised up and stopped it before it got worse.\"<\/p>","post_title":"VIDEO: Texas Church Shooting Ends After Armed Officer Drops Shooter","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"texas-church-shooting-2019-jack-wilson","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:35:05","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:35:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/12\/30\/texas-church-shooting-2019-jack-wilson\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":93278,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-08-14 06:01:22","post_date_gmt":"2019-08-14 10:01:22","post_content":"There's good news to report coming out of New Hampshire. Governor Chris Sununu recently vetoed three gun control bills. The bills included a three-day waiting period, prohibiting carrying a firearm on school property and background checks on private sales.\n\n[in_content post=\"89775\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n\nMeanwhile, New Hampshire GOP spokesman Joe Sweeney explained the three gun control bills had been on Democratic leaders' desks since at least June, accusing them of a \"shameful and disgusting exploitation of a national tragedy,\" reported nationalreview.com<\/a>.\n

Governor Sununu Vetoes Gun Control<\/h3>\nThe governor and other New Hampshire Republicans reportedly accused the Democratic leader of the state senate of manipulation, according to nationalreview.com. While the bills passed the state senate in May, Democratic state senate president Donna Soucy only just officially sent the bills to the governor's desk. Many believe that timing involved waiting for a moment such as the recent mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton.\n\nHowever, Governor Sununu left no doubt where he stood on the position in his veto message<\/a>:\n
These three bills would not solve our national issues nor would they prevent evil individuals from doing harm, but they would further restrict the constitutional rights of law abiding New Hampshire citizens. The New Hampshire Constitution states 'All persons have the right to keep and bear arms in defense of themselves, their families, their property and the state.' This language provides what many believe to be more expansive legal protections for gun ownership than the second amendment to the United States Constitution.<\/blockquote>\n\"New Hampshire is one of the safest states in the nation and we have a long tradition of responsible firearm<\/a> stewardship,\" the governor later said via Twitter. \"Our gun laws are well-crafted and fit our culture of responsible gun ownership and individual freedom.\"\n\nWell played Governor Sununu, we salute you, sir.","post_title":"New Hampshire Governor Sununu Vetoes Three Gun Control Bills","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"sununu-vetoes-gun-control-bills","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-03-24 19:07:02","post_modified_gmt":"2024-03-24 23:07:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/08\/14\/sununu-vetoes-gun-control-bills\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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Beyond the Data<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Between 1966 and 2019 three quarters of mass shooters used handguns<\/a>, while the remainder employed a rifle. The less durable members of society obsess over assault weapons bans and background checks. However, the dispassionate observer appreciates that the modern phenomenon of mass shootings is driven by the deterioration of the family and our utter absence of a moral compass. When kids are raised to believe that morality is relative and life is cheap, we really shouldn\u2019t be surprised when a small but statistically significant percentage grow up to become monsters. Your mileage may vary, but that\u2019s why I carry a gun myself whenever I\u2019m not asleep or in the shower. We do indeed share the world with some fascinating\/terrifying folks.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Special Kind of Crazy: Mental Health and Mass Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"mental-health-mass-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:13:21","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:13:21","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2022\/07\/11\/mental-health-mass-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":882,"post_author":"850","post_date":"2022-06-23 09:08:27","post_date_gmt":"2022-06-23 13:08:27","post_content":"\n

\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/Ebg2YnBj9II\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Well here's a report we didn't think we'd be filing. A Hollywood liberal elite is starting to get it. Well, kind of. On his popular show \"Real Time,\" Bill Maher took to the stinging \"New Rules\" segment to call out woke Hollywood. The segment points out, in pretty solid detail, it's time to starting considering the role of movie violence, namely the overwhelming use of shootings in hit films, and it's potential relationship to mass shootings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Movie Violence and Mass Shootings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Conservatives and pro-2A folks know the drill. Hollywood makes tons of violent television shows and movies. They rake in even more tonnage of money with all that gun play. Then every time gun legislation gets propped up, the famed Hollywood actors and execs pile on calling for gun control<\/a>. Matthew McConaughey<\/a> famously did just that recently following the horrific school shooting in his home town of Uvalde, Texas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Maher seemingly sees hypocrisy in these soapbox speeches<\/a>. Mirroring a familiar conservative refrain, Maher called out Hollywood's double standard on guns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen liberals scream \u2018do something!\u2019 after a mass shooting, why aren\u2019t we also dealing with the fact that the average American kid sees 200,000 acts of violence on screens before the age of 18 and that, according to the FBI, one of the warning signs of a potential school shooter is a fascination with violence-filled entertainment?\u201d he asked. \u201cIt\u2019s funny, Hollywood is the wokest place on Earth in every other area of social responsibility\u2026but when it comes to the unbridled romanticization of gun violence: crickets. Weird, the only thing we don\u2019t call a trigger is the one that actually has a trigger.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Metal Health and Violence<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

But the pro-2A counter centers on mental health. Here again, Maher\u2013while still sticking to some gun control points to be sure\u2013also points out the mental state linking most mass shooters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBroken young men who feel like losers and want the world to hurt like they do,\u201d Maher said, reading his list of potential causes. \u201cEasy access to guns; kids having smartphones, which makes losers feel even worse because of the bullying and all the fake lives that look better than theirs; and, yes, yes, crazy amounts of gun violence and movies and TV.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now Maher still appears way more liberal than conservative. We also don't expect him to start championship for increased gun rights anytime soon. But the nugget here lies in this remarkable fact: even elite Hollywood types might finally be starting to get it. You can't simply, in good conscious, blame violence solely on the presence of guns. And these wicked acts of mass violence against school children, well those acts can only be perpetrated via the hearts of wicked men. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Movie violence alone fails to explain the problems linked to guns and crime in our society. Neither do video games, socioeconomic standing, education, employment or even mental health. Universally, we'd bet most people agree with that assessment. So why then should guns<\/a> alone constitute the sole explanation for mass shootings? Simply stated, it falls short like all the others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, the left continues pandering for gun control to fix the problem. At least on this day, one famous voice from the left questioned that position. <\/p>\n","post_title":"Bill Maher Calls Out Woke Hollywood Movie Violence for Mass Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"movie-violence-mass-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:13:23","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:13:23","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2022\/06\/23\/movie-violence-mass-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":12428,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-12-30 10:25:57","post_date_gmt":"2019-12-30 15:25:57","post_content":"Dramatic security footage has been released of Sunday's horrific Texas church shooting. A gunman pulled and long gun killed two parishioners before an armed church security guard responded and stopped the threat.\n\n[in_content post=\"121428\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

Security Guard Stops Texas Church Shooting<\/h2>\nWe won't acknowledge the name of the gunman, but the two victims have been identified as Deacon Anton \"Tony\" Wallace and Rich White, according to Heavy.com<\/a>. The security guard who ended the threat is Jack Wilson \u2014 remember the name, because he's a hero.\n\nFootage shows the gunman open fire on a White, who rises and goes for a gun of his own after the suspect pulls his firearm. It's possible White was another member of the church security team. As White takes gunfire, Wilson draws his pistol in the background. The suspect then turns his firearm on Wallace and opens fire. At that time, Wilson takes aim and drops the suspect with a well-placed headshot at about 40 feet. The entire encounter last just two seconds from the first shot to the last.\n\nThe video is below. A warning: while not graphic, it is obviously very unsettling.\n\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/questio22873652\/status\/1212109476150546433\n\n\"We lost two great men today, but it could have been a lot worse, and I am thankful our government has allowed us the opportunity to protect ourselves,\" Britt Farmer, the church\u2019s senior minister, told dallasnews.com<\/a>.\n

\"The heroism today is unparalleled,\" Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told dallasnews.com. \"This team responded quickly, and within six seconds the shooting was over.\"<\/p>\n\n

Jack Wilson Becomes a Hero<\/h4>\nWilson, a firearms instructor, acknowledged the shooting on Facebook<\/a>.\n\n\"I just want to thank all who have sent their prayers and comments on the events of today,\" Wilson said. \"The events at West Freeway Church of Christ put me in a position that I would hope no one would have to be in, but evil exist and I had to take out an active shooter in church.\n\n\"I\u2019m thankful to GOD that I have been blessed with the ability and desire to serve him in the role of head of security at the church. I am very sad in the loss of two dear friends and brothers in CHRIST, but evil does exist in this world and I and other members are not going to allow evil to succeed. Please pray for all the members and their families in this time. Thank you for your prayers and understanding.\"\n\nWilson also said he carries a SIG P229 in .357 SIG.\n

Other Parishioners Armed as Well<\/h4>\nThe footage clearly shows an incredible response from not just Wilson, but church members as well. Mere seconds after the gunman is down, it appears at least five armed civilians stand with weapons drawn.\n

\"I would like to point out that we have a couple of heroic parishioners,\" Jeoff Williams, regional director for the Texas Department of Public Safety, told dallasnews.com. \"Our hearts are going out to them and their families as well ... The citizens in this community have a lot to be proud of.\"<\/p>\nWith mass shootings an all-too-common crime in America, the shooter could have done way more damage if not for the armed citizens involved. Another town, one without concealed carry<\/a> holders, and this active shooter claims many more casualties. But not in this Texas church.\n

\"Today evil walked boldly among us,\" Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn told dallasnews.com. \"But let me remind you, good people raised up and stopped it before it got worse.\"<\/p>","post_title":"VIDEO: Texas Church Shooting Ends After Armed Officer Drops Shooter","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"texas-church-shooting-2019-jack-wilson","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:35:05","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:35:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/12\/30\/texas-church-shooting-2019-jack-wilson\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":93278,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-08-14 06:01:22","post_date_gmt":"2019-08-14 10:01:22","post_content":"There's good news to report coming out of New Hampshire. Governor Chris Sununu recently vetoed three gun control bills. The bills included a three-day waiting period, prohibiting carrying a firearm on school property and background checks on private sales.\n\n[in_content post=\"89775\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n\nMeanwhile, New Hampshire GOP spokesman Joe Sweeney explained the three gun control bills had been on Democratic leaders' desks since at least June, accusing them of a \"shameful and disgusting exploitation of a national tragedy,\" reported nationalreview.com<\/a>.\n

Governor Sununu Vetoes Gun Control<\/h3>\nThe governor and other New Hampshire Republicans reportedly accused the Democratic leader of the state senate of manipulation, according to nationalreview.com. While the bills passed the state senate in May, Democratic state senate president Donna Soucy only just officially sent the bills to the governor's desk. Many believe that timing involved waiting for a moment such as the recent mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton.\n\nHowever, Governor Sununu left no doubt where he stood on the position in his veto message<\/a>:\n
These three bills would not solve our national issues nor would they prevent evil individuals from doing harm, but they would further restrict the constitutional rights of law abiding New Hampshire citizens. The New Hampshire Constitution states 'All persons have the right to keep and bear arms in defense of themselves, their families, their property and the state.' This language provides what many believe to be more expansive legal protections for gun ownership than the second amendment to the United States Constitution.<\/blockquote>\n\"New Hampshire is one of the safest states in the nation and we have a long tradition of responsible firearm<\/a> stewardship,\" the governor later said via Twitter. \"Our gun laws are well-crafted and fit our culture of responsible gun ownership and individual freedom.\"\n\nWell played Governor Sununu, we salute you, sir.","post_title":"New Hampshire Governor Sununu Vetoes Three Gun Control Bills","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"sununu-vetoes-gun-control-bills","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-03-24 19:07:02","post_modified_gmt":"2024-03-24 23:07:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/08\/14\/sununu-vetoes-gun-control-bills\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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You can't lock up a 16-year-old boy for the rest of his live because he obsesses with violent video games and set fire to the neighbor's cat. This is despite the fact that such toxic stuff does indeed seem to be a common foundation for a lot of young mass shooters. Additionally, the road to hell comes paved with unbalanced people who got appropriate mental health treatment and still did something horrible anyway. Major Nidal Hasan, the 2009 Fort Hood shooter, was himself a psychiatrist. Psychiatry, like any other human pursuit, is an inexact science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond the Data<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Between 1966 and 2019 three quarters of mass shooters used handguns<\/a>, while the remainder employed a rifle. The less durable members of society obsess over assault weapons bans and background checks. However, the dispassionate observer appreciates that the modern phenomenon of mass shootings is driven by the deterioration of the family and our utter absence of a moral compass. When kids are raised to believe that morality is relative and life is cheap, we really shouldn\u2019t be surprised when a small but statistically significant percentage grow up to become monsters. Your mileage may vary, but that\u2019s why I carry a gun myself whenever I\u2019m not asleep or in the shower. We do indeed share the world with some fascinating\/terrifying folks.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Special Kind of Crazy: Mental Health and Mass Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"mental-health-mass-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:13:21","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:13:21","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2022\/07\/11\/mental-health-mass-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":882,"post_author":"850","post_date":"2022-06-23 09:08:27","post_date_gmt":"2022-06-23 13:08:27","post_content":"\n

\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/Ebg2YnBj9II\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Well here's a report we didn't think we'd be filing. A Hollywood liberal elite is starting to get it. Well, kind of. On his popular show \"Real Time,\" Bill Maher took to the stinging \"New Rules\" segment to call out woke Hollywood. The segment points out, in pretty solid detail, it's time to starting considering the role of movie violence, namely the overwhelming use of shootings in hit films, and it's potential relationship to mass shootings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Movie Violence and Mass Shootings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Conservatives and pro-2A folks know the drill. Hollywood makes tons of violent television shows and movies. They rake in even more tonnage of money with all that gun play. Then every time gun legislation gets propped up, the famed Hollywood actors and execs pile on calling for gun control<\/a>. Matthew McConaughey<\/a> famously did just that recently following the horrific school shooting in his home town of Uvalde, Texas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Maher seemingly sees hypocrisy in these soapbox speeches<\/a>. Mirroring a familiar conservative refrain, Maher called out Hollywood's double standard on guns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen liberals scream \u2018do something!\u2019 after a mass shooting, why aren\u2019t we also dealing with the fact that the average American kid sees 200,000 acts of violence on screens before the age of 18 and that, according to the FBI, one of the warning signs of a potential school shooter is a fascination with violence-filled entertainment?\u201d he asked. \u201cIt\u2019s funny, Hollywood is the wokest place on Earth in every other area of social responsibility\u2026but when it comes to the unbridled romanticization of gun violence: crickets. Weird, the only thing we don\u2019t call a trigger is the one that actually has a trigger.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Metal Health and Violence<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

But the pro-2A counter centers on mental health. Here again, Maher\u2013while still sticking to some gun control points to be sure\u2013also points out the mental state linking most mass shooters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBroken young men who feel like losers and want the world to hurt like they do,\u201d Maher said, reading his list of potential causes. \u201cEasy access to guns; kids having smartphones, which makes losers feel even worse because of the bullying and all the fake lives that look better than theirs; and, yes, yes, crazy amounts of gun violence and movies and TV.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now Maher still appears way more liberal than conservative. We also don't expect him to start championship for increased gun rights anytime soon. But the nugget here lies in this remarkable fact: even elite Hollywood types might finally be starting to get it. You can't simply, in good conscious, blame violence solely on the presence of guns. And these wicked acts of mass violence against school children, well those acts can only be perpetrated via the hearts of wicked men. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Movie violence alone fails to explain the problems linked to guns and crime in our society. Neither do video games, socioeconomic standing, education, employment or even mental health. Universally, we'd bet most people agree with that assessment. So why then should guns<\/a> alone constitute the sole explanation for mass shootings? Simply stated, it falls short like all the others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, the left continues pandering for gun control to fix the problem. At least on this day, one famous voice from the left questioned that position. <\/p>\n","post_title":"Bill Maher Calls Out Woke Hollywood Movie Violence for Mass Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"movie-violence-mass-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:13:23","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:13:23","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2022\/06\/23\/movie-violence-mass-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":12428,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-12-30 10:25:57","post_date_gmt":"2019-12-30 15:25:57","post_content":"Dramatic security footage has been released of Sunday's horrific Texas church shooting. A gunman pulled and long gun killed two parishioners before an armed church security guard responded and stopped the threat.\n\n[in_content post=\"121428\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

Security Guard Stops Texas Church Shooting<\/h2>\nWe won't acknowledge the name of the gunman, but the two victims have been identified as Deacon Anton \"Tony\" Wallace and Rich White, according to Heavy.com<\/a>. The security guard who ended the threat is Jack Wilson \u2014 remember the name, because he's a hero.\n\nFootage shows the gunman open fire on a White, who rises and goes for a gun of his own after the suspect pulls his firearm. It's possible White was another member of the church security team. As White takes gunfire, Wilson draws his pistol in the background. The suspect then turns his firearm on Wallace and opens fire. At that time, Wilson takes aim and drops the suspect with a well-placed headshot at about 40 feet. The entire encounter last just two seconds from the first shot to the last.\n\nThe video is below. A warning: while not graphic, it is obviously very unsettling.\n\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/questio22873652\/status\/1212109476150546433\n\n\"We lost two great men today, but it could have been a lot worse, and I am thankful our government has allowed us the opportunity to protect ourselves,\" Britt Farmer, the church\u2019s senior minister, told dallasnews.com<\/a>.\n

\"The heroism today is unparalleled,\" Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told dallasnews.com. \"This team responded quickly, and within six seconds the shooting was over.\"<\/p>\n\n

Jack Wilson Becomes a Hero<\/h4>\nWilson, a firearms instructor, acknowledged the shooting on Facebook<\/a>.\n\n\"I just want to thank all who have sent their prayers and comments on the events of today,\" Wilson said. \"The events at West Freeway Church of Christ put me in a position that I would hope no one would have to be in, but evil exist and I had to take out an active shooter in church.\n\n\"I\u2019m thankful to GOD that I have been blessed with the ability and desire to serve him in the role of head of security at the church. I am very sad in the loss of two dear friends and brothers in CHRIST, but evil does exist in this world and I and other members are not going to allow evil to succeed. Please pray for all the members and their families in this time. Thank you for your prayers and understanding.\"\n\nWilson also said he carries a SIG P229 in .357 SIG.\n

Other Parishioners Armed as Well<\/h4>\nThe footage clearly shows an incredible response from not just Wilson, but church members as well. Mere seconds after the gunman is down, it appears at least five armed civilians stand with weapons drawn.\n

\"I would like to point out that we have a couple of heroic parishioners,\" Jeoff Williams, regional director for the Texas Department of Public Safety, told dallasnews.com. \"Our hearts are going out to them and their families as well ... The citizens in this community have a lot to be proud of.\"<\/p>\nWith mass shootings an all-too-common crime in America, the shooter could have done way more damage if not for the armed citizens involved. Another town, one without concealed carry<\/a> holders, and this active shooter claims many more casualties. But not in this Texas church.\n

\"Today evil walked boldly among us,\" Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn told dallasnews.com. \"But let me remind you, good people raised up and stopped it before it got worse.\"<\/p>","post_title":"VIDEO: Texas Church Shooting Ends After Armed Officer Drops Shooter","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"texas-church-shooting-2019-jack-wilson","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:35:05","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:35:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/12\/30\/texas-church-shooting-2019-jack-wilson\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":93278,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-08-14 06:01:22","post_date_gmt":"2019-08-14 10:01:22","post_content":"There's good news to report coming out of New Hampshire. Governor Chris Sununu recently vetoed three gun control bills. The bills included a three-day waiting period, prohibiting carrying a firearm on school property and background checks on private sales.\n\n[in_content post=\"89775\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n\nMeanwhile, New Hampshire GOP spokesman Joe Sweeney explained the three gun control bills had been on Democratic leaders' desks since at least June, accusing them of a \"shameful and disgusting exploitation of a national tragedy,\" reported nationalreview.com<\/a>.\n

Governor Sununu Vetoes Gun Control<\/h3>\nThe governor and other New Hampshire Republicans reportedly accused the Democratic leader of the state senate of manipulation, according to nationalreview.com. While the bills passed the state senate in May, Democratic state senate president Donna Soucy only just officially sent the bills to the governor's desk. Many believe that timing involved waiting for a moment such as the recent mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton.\n\nHowever, Governor Sununu left no doubt where he stood on the position in his veto message<\/a>:\n
These three bills would not solve our national issues nor would they prevent evil individuals from doing harm, but they would further restrict the constitutional rights of law abiding New Hampshire citizens. The New Hampshire Constitution states 'All persons have the right to keep and bear arms in defense of themselves, their families, their property and the state.' This language provides what many believe to be more expansive legal protections for gun ownership than the second amendment to the United States Constitution.<\/blockquote>\n\"New Hampshire is one of the safest states in the nation and we have a long tradition of responsible firearm<\/a> stewardship,\" the governor later said via Twitter. \"Our gun laws are well-crafted and fit our culture of responsible gun ownership and individual freedom.\"\n\nWell played Governor Sununu, we salute you, sir.","post_title":"New Hampshire Governor Sununu Vetoes Three Gun Control Bills","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"sununu-vetoes-gun-control-bills","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-03-24 19:07:02","post_modified_gmt":"2024-03-24 23:07:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/08\/14\/sununu-vetoes-gun-control-bills\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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The trick is to identify these sociopaths and effectively intervene before they act upon their sociopathy. In a free nation that respects individual rights that is a Gordian chore. Balancing public safety against individual rights is a timeless quandary. Reality is that mass shooters are vanishingly rare, and this makes identifying them before they act all but impossible. Most mass shooters do still show indicators prior to the event, and it is easy to say that the police or schools should have intervened in retrospect. However, the devil is in the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can't lock up a 16-year-old boy for the rest of his live because he obsesses with violent video games and set fire to the neighbor's cat. This is despite the fact that such toxic stuff does indeed seem to be a common foundation for a lot of young mass shooters. Additionally, the road to hell comes paved with unbalanced people who got appropriate mental health treatment and still did something horrible anyway. Major Nidal Hasan, the 2009 Fort Hood shooter, was himself a psychiatrist. Psychiatry, like any other human pursuit, is an inexact science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond the Data<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Between 1966 and 2019 three quarters of mass shooters used handguns<\/a>, while the remainder employed a rifle. The less durable members of society obsess over assault weapons bans and background checks. However, the dispassionate observer appreciates that the modern phenomenon of mass shootings is driven by the deterioration of the family and our utter absence of a moral compass. When kids are raised to believe that morality is relative and life is cheap, we really shouldn\u2019t be surprised when a small but statistically significant percentage grow up to become monsters. Your mileage may vary, but that\u2019s why I carry a gun myself whenever I\u2019m not asleep or in the shower. We do indeed share the world with some fascinating\/terrifying folks.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Special Kind of Crazy: Mental Health and Mass Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"mental-health-mass-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:13:21","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:13:21","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2022\/07\/11\/mental-health-mass-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":882,"post_author":"850","post_date":"2022-06-23 09:08:27","post_date_gmt":"2022-06-23 13:08:27","post_content":"\n

\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/Ebg2YnBj9II\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Well here's a report we didn't think we'd be filing. A Hollywood liberal elite is starting to get it. Well, kind of. On his popular show \"Real Time,\" Bill Maher took to the stinging \"New Rules\" segment to call out woke Hollywood. The segment points out, in pretty solid detail, it's time to starting considering the role of movie violence, namely the overwhelming use of shootings in hit films, and it's potential relationship to mass shootings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Movie Violence and Mass Shootings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Conservatives and pro-2A folks know the drill. Hollywood makes tons of violent television shows and movies. They rake in even more tonnage of money with all that gun play. Then every time gun legislation gets propped up, the famed Hollywood actors and execs pile on calling for gun control<\/a>. Matthew McConaughey<\/a> famously did just that recently following the horrific school shooting in his home town of Uvalde, Texas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Maher seemingly sees hypocrisy in these soapbox speeches<\/a>. Mirroring a familiar conservative refrain, Maher called out Hollywood's double standard on guns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen liberals scream \u2018do something!\u2019 after a mass shooting, why aren\u2019t we also dealing with the fact that the average American kid sees 200,000 acts of violence on screens before the age of 18 and that, according to the FBI, one of the warning signs of a potential school shooter is a fascination with violence-filled entertainment?\u201d he asked. \u201cIt\u2019s funny, Hollywood is the wokest place on Earth in every other area of social responsibility\u2026but when it comes to the unbridled romanticization of gun violence: crickets. Weird, the only thing we don\u2019t call a trigger is the one that actually has a trigger.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Metal Health and Violence<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

But the pro-2A counter centers on mental health. Here again, Maher\u2013while still sticking to some gun control points to be sure\u2013also points out the mental state linking most mass shooters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBroken young men who feel like losers and want the world to hurt like they do,\u201d Maher said, reading his list of potential causes. \u201cEasy access to guns; kids having smartphones, which makes losers feel even worse because of the bullying and all the fake lives that look better than theirs; and, yes, yes, crazy amounts of gun violence and movies and TV.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now Maher still appears way more liberal than conservative. We also don't expect him to start championship for increased gun rights anytime soon. But the nugget here lies in this remarkable fact: even elite Hollywood types might finally be starting to get it. You can't simply, in good conscious, blame violence solely on the presence of guns. And these wicked acts of mass violence against school children, well those acts can only be perpetrated via the hearts of wicked men. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Movie violence alone fails to explain the problems linked to guns and crime in our society. Neither do video games, socioeconomic standing, education, employment or even mental health. Universally, we'd bet most people agree with that assessment. So why then should guns<\/a> alone constitute the sole explanation for mass shootings? Simply stated, it falls short like all the others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, the left continues pandering for gun control to fix the problem. At least on this day, one famous voice from the left questioned that position. <\/p>\n","post_title":"Bill Maher Calls Out Woke Hollywood Movie Violence for Mass Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"movie-violence-mass-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:13:23","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:13:23","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2022\/06\/23\/movie-violence-mass-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":12428,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-12-30 10:25:57","post_date_gmt":"2019-12-30 15:25:57","post_content":"Dramatic security footage has been released of Sunday's horrific Texas church shooting. A gunman pulled and long gun killed two parishioners before an armed church security guard responded and stopped the threat.\n\n[in_content post=\"121428\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

Security Guard Stops Texas Church Shooting<\/h2>\nWe won't acknowledge the name of the gunman, but the two victims have been identified as Deacon Anton \"Tony\" Wallace and Rich White, according to Heavy.com<\/a>. The security guard who ended the threat is Jack Wilson \u2014 remember the name, because he's a hero.\n\nFootage shows the gunman open fire on a White, who rises and goes for a gun of his own after the suspect pulls his firearm. It's possible White was another member of the church security team. As White takes gunfire, Wilson draws his pistol in the background. The suspect then turns his firearm on Wallace and opens fire. At that time, Wilson takes aim and drops the suspect with a well-placed headshot at about 40 feet. The entire encounter last just two seconds from the first shot to the last.\n\nThe video is below. A warning: while not graphic, it is obviously very unsettling.\n\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/questio22873652\/status\/1212109476150546433\n\n\"We lost two great men today, but it could have been a lot worse, and I am thankful our government has allowed us the opportunity to protect ourselves,\" Britt Farmer, the church\u2019s senior minister, told dallasnews.com<\/a>.\n

\"The heroism today is unparalleled,\" Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told dallasnews.com. \"This team responded quickly, and within six seconds the shooting was over.\"<\/p>\n\n

Jack Wilson Becomes a Hero<\/h4>\nWilson, a firearms instructor, acknowledged the shooting on Facebook<\/a>.\n\n\"I just want to thank all who have sent their prayers and comments on the events of today,\" Wilson said. \"The events at West Freeway Church of Christ put me in a position that I would hope no one would have to be in, but evil exist and I had to take out an active shooter in church.\n\n\"I\u2019m thankful to GOD that I have been blessed with the ability and desire to serve him in the role of head of security at the church. I am very sad in the loss of two dear friends and brothers in CHRIST, but evil does exist in this world and I and other members are not going to allow evil to succeed. Please pray for all the members and their families in this time. Thank you for your prayers and understanding.\"\n\nWilson also said he carries a SIG P229 in .357 SIG.\n

Other Parishioners Armed as Well<\/h4>\nThe footage clearly shows an incredible response from not just Wilson, but church members as well. Mere seconds after the gunman is down, it appears at least five armed civilians stand with weapons drawn.\n

\"I would like to point out that we have a couple of heroic parishioners,\" Jeoff Williams, regional director for the Texas Department of Public Safety, told dallasnews.com. \"Our hearts are going out to them and their families as well ... The citizens in this community have a lot to be proud of.\"<\/p>\nWith mass shootings an all-too-common crime in America, the shooter could have done way more damage if not for the armed citizens involved. Another town, one without concealed carry<\/a> holders, and this active shooter claims many more casualties. But not in this Texas church.\n

\"Today evil walked boldly among us,\" Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn told dallasnews.com. \"But let me remind you, good people raised up and stopped it before it got worse.\"<\/p>","post_title":"VIDEO: Texas Church Shooting Ends After Armed Officer Drops Shooter","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"texas-church-shooting-2019-jack-wilson","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:35:05","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:35:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/12\/30\/texas-church-shooting-2019-jack-wilson\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":93278,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-08-14 06:01:22","post_date_gmt":"2019-08-14 10:01:22","post_content":"There's good news to report coming out of New Hampshire. Governor Chris Sununu recently vetoed three gun control bills. The bills included a three-day waiting period, prohibiting carrying a firearm on school property and background checks on private sales.\n\n[in_content post=\"89775\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n\nMeanwhile, New Hampshire GOP spokesman Joe Sweeney explained the three gun control bills had been on Democratic leaders' desks since at least June, accusing them of a \"shameful and disgusting exploitation of a national tragedy,\" reported nationalreview.com<\/a>.\n

Governor Sununu Vetoes Gun Control<\/h3>\nThe governor and other New Hampshire Republicans reportedly accused the Democratic leader of the state senate of manipulation, according to nationalreview.com. While the bills passed the state senate in May, Democratic state senate president Donna Soucy only just officially sent the bills to the governor's desk. Many believe that timing involved waiting for a moment such as the recent mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton.\n\nHowever, Governor Sununu left no doubt where he stood on the position in his veto message<\/a>:\n
These three bills would not solve our national issues nor would they prevent evil individuals from doing harm, but they would further restrict the constitutional rights of law abiding New Hampshire citizens. The New Hampshire Constitution states 'All persons have the right to keep and bear arms in defense of themselves, their families, their property and the state.' This language provides what many believe to be more expansive legal protections for gun ownership than the second amendment to the United States Constitution.<\/blockquote>\n\"New Hampshire is one of the safest states in the nation and we have a long tradition of responsible firearm<\/a> stewardship,\" the governor later said via Twitter. \"Our gun laws are well-crafted and fit our culture of responsible gun ownership and individual freedom.\"\n\nWell played Governor Sununu, we salute you, sir.","post_title":"New Hampshire Governor Sununu Vetoes Three Gun Control Bills","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"sununu-vetoes-gun-control-bills","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-03-24 19:07:02","post_modified_gmt":"2024-03-24 23:07:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/08\/14\/sununu-vetoes-gun-control-bills\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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The Problem<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The trick is to identify these sociopaths and effectively intervene before they act upon their sociopathy. In a free nation that respects individual rights that is a Gordian chore. Balancing public safety against individual rights is a timeless quandary. Reality is that mass shooters are vanishingly rare, and this makes identifying them before they act all but impossible. Most mass shooters do still show indicators prior to the event, and it is easy to say that the police or schools should have intervened in retrospect. However, the devil is in the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can't lock up a 16-year-old boy for the rest of his live because he obsesses with violent video games and set fire to the neighbor's cat. This is despite the fact that such toxic stuff does indeed seem to be a common foundation for a lot of young mass shooters. Additionally, the road to hell comes paved with unbalanced people who got appropriate mental health treatment and still did something horrible anyway. Major Nidal Hasan, the 2009 Fort Hood shooter, was himself a psychiatrist. Psychiatry, like any other human pursuit, is an inexact science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond the Data<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Between 1966 and 2019 three quarters of mass shooters used handguns<\/a>, while the remainder employed a rifle. The less durable members of society obsess over assault weapons bans and background checks. However, the dispassionate observer appreciates that the modern phenomenon of mass shootings is driven by the deterioration of the family and our utter absence of a moral compass. When kids are raised to believe that morality is relative and life is cheap, we really shouldn\u2019t be surprised when a small but statistically significant percentage grow up to become monsters. Your mileage may vary, but that\u2019s why I carry a gun myself whenever I\u2019m not asleep or in the shower. We do indeed share the world with some fascinating\/terrifying folks.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Special Kind of Crazy: Mental Health and Mass Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"mental-health-mass-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:13:21","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:13:21","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2022\/07\/11\/mental-health-mass-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":882,"post_author":"850","post_date":"2022-06-23 09:08:27","post_date_gmt":"2022-06-23 13:08:27","post_content":"\n

\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/Ebg2YnBj9II\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Well here's a report we didn't think we'd be filing. A Hollywood liberal elite is starting to get it. Well, kind of. On his popular show \"Real Time,\" Bill Maher took to the stinging \"New Rules\" segment to call out woke Hollywood. The segment points out, in pretty solid detail, it's time to starting considering the role of movie violence, namely the overwhelming use of shootings in hit films, and it's potential relationship to mass shootings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Movie Violence and Mass Shootings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Conservatives and pro-2A folks know the drill. Hollywood makes tons of violent television shows and movies. They rake in even more tonnage of money with all that gun play. Then every time gun legislation gets propped up, the famed Hollywood actors and execs pile on calling for gun control<\/a>. Matthew McConaughey<\/a> famously did just that recently following the horrific school shooting in his home town of Uvalde, Texas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Maher seemingly sees hypocrisy in these soapbox speeches<\/a>. Mirroring a familiar conservative refrain, Maher called out Hollywood's double standard on guns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen liberals scream \u2018do something!\u2019 after a mass shooting, why aren\u2019t we also dealing with the fact that the average American kid sees 200,000 acts of violence on screens before the age of 18 and that, according to the FBI, one of the warning signs of a potential school shooter is a fascination with violence-filled entertainment?\u201d he asked. \u201cIt\u2019s funny, Hollywood is the wokest place on Earth in every other area of social responsibility\u2026but when it comes to the unbridled romanticization of gun violence: crickets. Weird, the only thing we don\u2019t call a trigger is the one that actually has a trigger.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Metal Health and Violence<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

But the pro-2A counter centers on mental health. Here again, Maher\u2013while still sticking to some gun control points to be sure\u2013also points out the mental state linking most mass shooters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBroken young men who feel like losers and want the world to hurt like they do,\u201d Maher said, reading his list of potential causes. \u201cEasy access to guns; kids having smartphones, which makes losers feel even worse because of the bullying and all the fake lives that look better than theirs; and, yes, yes, crazy amounts of gun violence and movies and TV.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now Maher still appears way more liberal than conservative. We also don't expect him to start championship for increased gun rights anytime soon. But the nugget here lies in this remarkable fact: even elite Hollywood types might finally be starting to get it. You can't simply, in good conscious, blame violence solely on the presence of guns. And these wicked acts of mass violence against school children, well those acts can only be perpetrated via the hearts of wicked men. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Movie violence alone fails to explain the problems linked to guns and crime in our society. Neither do video games, socioeconomic standing, education, employment or even mental health. Universally, we'd bet most people agree with that assessment. So why then should guns<\/a> alone constitute the sole explanation for mass shootings? Simply stated, it falls short like all the others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, the left continues pandering for gun control to fix the problem. At least on this day, one famous voice from the left questioned that position. <\/p>\n","post_title":"Bill Maher Calls Out Woke Hollywood Movie Violence for Mass Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"movie-violence-mass-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:13:23","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:13:23","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2022\/06\/23\/movie-violence-mass-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":12428,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-12-30 10:25:57","post_date_gmt":"2019-12-30 15:25:57","post_content":"Dramatic security footage has been released of Sunday's horrific Texas church shooting. A gunman pulled and long gun killed two parishioners before an armed church security guard responded and stopped the threat.\n\n[in_content post=\"121428\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

Security Guard Stops Texas Church Shooting<\/h2>\nWe won't acknowledge the name of the gunman, but the two victims have been identified as Deacon Anton \"Tony\" Wallace and Rich White, according to Heavy.com<\/a>. The security guard who ended the threat is Jack Wilson \u2014 remember the name, because he's a hero.\n\nFootage shows the gunman open fire on a White, who rises and goes for a gun of his own after the suspect pulls his firearm. It's possible White was another member of the church security team. As White takes gunfire, Wilson draws his pistol in the background. The suspect then turns his firearm on Wallace and opens fire. At that time, Wilson takes aim and drops the suspect with a well-placed headshot at about 40 feet. The entire encounter last just two seconds from the first shot to the last.\n\nThe video is below. A warning: while not graphic, it is obviously very unsettling.\n\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/questio22873652\/status\/1212109476150546433\n\n\"We lost two great men today, but it could have been a lot worse, and I am thankful our government has allowed us the opportunity to protect ourselves,\" Britt Farmer, the church\u2019s senior minister, told dallasnews.com<\/a>.\n

\"The heroism today is unparalleled,\" Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told dallasnews.com. \"This team responded quickly, and within six seconds the shooting was over.\"<\/p>\n\n

Jack Wilson Becomes a Hero<\/h4>\nWilson, a firearms instructor, acknowledged the shooting on Facebook<\/a>.\n\n\"I just want to thank all who have sent their prayers and comments on the events of today,\" Wilson said. \"The events at West Freeway Church of Christ put me in a position that I would hope no one would have to be in, but evil exist and I had to take out an active shooter in church.\n\n\"I\u2019m thankful to GOD that I have been blessed with the ability and desire to serve him in the role of head of security at the church. I am very sad in the loss of two dear friends and brothers in CHRIST, but evil does exist in this world and I and other members are not going to allow evil to succeed. Please pray for all the members and their families in this time. Thank you for your prayers and understanding.\"\n\nWilson also said he carries a SIG P229 in .357 SIG.\n

Other Parishioners Armed as Well<\/h4>\nThe footage clearly shows an incredible response from not just Wilson, but church members as well. Mere seconds after the gunman is down, it appears at least five armed civilians stand with weapons drawn.\n

\"I would like to point out that we have a couple of heroic parishioners,\" Jeoff Williams, regional director for the Texas Department of Public Safety, told dallasnews.com. \"Our hearts are going out to them and their families as well ... The citizens in this community have a lot to be proud of.\"<\/p>\nWith mass shootings an all-too-common crime in America, the shooter could have done way more damage if not for the armed citizens involved. Another town, one without concealed carry<\/a> holders, and this active shooter claims many more casualties. But not in this Texas church.\n

\"Today evil walked boldly among us,\" Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn told dallasnews.com. \"But let me remind you, good people raised up and stopped it before it got worse.\"<\/p>","post_title":"VIDEO: Texas Church Shooting Ends After Armed Officer Drops Shooter","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"texas-church-shooting-2019-jack-wilson","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:35:05","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:35:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/12\/30\/texas-church-shooting-2019-jack-wilson\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":93278,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-08-14 06:01:22","post_date_gmt":"2019-08-14 10:01:22","post_content":"There's good news to report coming out of New Hampshire. Governor Chris Sununu recently vetoed three gun control bills. The bills included a three-day waiting period, prohibiting carrying a firearm on school property and background checks on private sales.\n\n[in_content post=\"89775\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n\nMeanwhile, New Hampshire GOP spokesman Joe Sweeney explained the three gun control bills had been on Democratic leaders' desks since at least June, accusing them of a \"shameful and disgusting exploitation of a national tragedy,\" reported nationalreview.com<\/a>.\n

Governor Sununu Vetoes Gun Control<\/h3>\nThe governor and other New Hampshire Republicans reportedly accused the Democratic leader of the state senate of manipulation, according to nationalreview.com. While the bills passed the state senate in May, Democratic state senate president Donna Soucy only just officially sent the bills to the governor's desk. Many believe that timing involved waiting for a moment such as the recent mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton.\n\nHowever, Governor Sununu left no doubt where he stood on the position in his veto message<\/a>:\n
These three bills would not solve our national issues nor would they prevent evil individuals from doing harm, but they would further restrict the constitutional rights of law abiding New Hampshire citizens. The New Hampshire Constitution states 'All persons have the right to keep and bear arms in defense of themselves, their families, their property and the state.' This language provides what many believe to be more expansive legal protections for gun ownership than the second amendment to the United States Constitution.<\/blockquote>\n\"New Hampshire is one of the safest states in the nation and we have a long tradition of responsible firearm<\/a> stewardship,\" the governor later said via Twitter. \"Our gun laws are well-crafted and fit our culture of responsible gun ownership and individual freedom.\"\n\nWell played Governor Sununu, we salute you, sir.","post_title":"New Hampshire Governor Sununu Vetoes Three Gun Control Bills","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"sununu-vetoes-gun-control-bills","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-03-24 19:07:02","post_modified_gmt":"2024-03-24 23:07:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/08\/14\/sununu-vetoes-gun-control-bills\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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The details concerning diagnosis and treatment of these problems are markedly more complex than I have alluded to here. Modern medicine remains complicated, and psychiatry poses one of the most labyrinthine facets of the craft. However, ASPD is one of those rare psychiatric problems that does seem to be a decent predictor of dangerous behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Problem<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The trick is to identify these sociopaths and effectively intervene before they act upon their sociopathy. In a free nation that respects individual rights that is a Gordian chore. Balancing public safety against individual rights is a timeless quandary. Reality is that mass shooters are vanishingly rare, and this makes identifying them before they act all but impossible. Most mass shooters do still show indicators prior to the event, and it is easy to say that the police or schools should have intervened in retrospect. However, the devil is in the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can't lock up a 16-year-old boy for the rest of his live because he obsesses with violent video games and set fire to the neighbor's cat. This is despite the fact that such toxic stuff does indeed seem to be a common foundation for a lot of young mass shooters. Additionally, the road to hell comes paved with unbalanced people who got appropriate mental health treatment and still did something horrible anyway. Major Nidal Hasan, the 2009 Fort Hood shooter, was himself a psychiatrist. Psychiatry, like any other human pursuit, is an inexact science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond the Data<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Between 1966 and 2019 three quarters of mass shooters used handguns<\/a>, while the remainder employed a rifle. The less durable members of society obsess over assault weapons bans and background checks. However, the dispassionate observer appreciates that the modern phenomenon of mass shootings is driven by the deterioration of the family and our utter absence of a moral compass. When kids are raised to believe that morality is relative and life is cheap, we really shouldn\u2019t be surprised when a small but statistically significant percentage grow up to become monsters. Your mileage may vary, but that\u2019s why I carry a gun myself whenever I\u2019m not asleep or in the shower. We do indeed share the world with some fascinating\/terrifying folks.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Special Kind of Crazy: Mental Health and Mass Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"mental-health-mass-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:13:21","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:13:21","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2022\/07\/11\/mental-health-mass-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":882,"post_author":"850","post_date":"2022-06-23 09:08:27","post_date_gmt":"2022-06-23 13:08:27","post_content":"\n

\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/Ebg2YnBj9II\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Well here's a report we didn't think we'd be filing. A Hollywood liberal elite is starting to get it. Well, kind of. On his popular show \"Real Time,\" Bill Maher took to the stinging \"New Rules\" segment to call out woke Hollywood. The segment points out, in pretty solid detail, it's time to starting considering the role of movie violence, namely the overwhelming use of shootings in hit films, and it's potential relationship to mass shootings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Movie Violence and Mass Shootings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Conservatives and pro-2A folks know the drill. Hollywood makes tons of violent television shows and movies. They rake in even more tonnage of money with all that gun play. Then every time gun legislation gets propped up, the famed Hollywood actors and execs pile on calling for gun control<\/a>. Matthew McConaughey<\/a> famously did just that recently following the horrific school shooting in his home town of Uvalde, Texas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Maher seemingly sees hypocrisy in these soapbox speeches<\/a>. Mirroring a familiar conservative refrain, Maher called out Hollywood's double standard on guns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen liberals scream \u2018do something!\u2019 after a mass shooting, why aren\u2019t we also dealing with the fact that the average American kid sees 200,000 acts of violence on screens before the age of 18 and that, according to the FBI, one of the warning signs of a potential school shooter is a fascination with violence-filled entertainment?\u201d he asked. \u201cIt\u2019s funny, Hollywood is the wokest place on Earth in every other area of social responsibility\u2026but when it comes to the unbridled romanticization of gun violence: crickets. Weird, the only thing we don\u2019t call a trigger is the one that actually has a trigger.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Metal Health and Violence<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

But the pro-2A counter centers on mental health. Here again, Maher\u2013while still sticking to some gun control points to be sure\u2013also points out the mental state linking most mass shooters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBroken young men who feel like losers and want the world to hurt like they do,\u201d Maher said, reading his list of potential causes. \u201cEasy access to guns; kids having smartphones, which makes losers feel even worse because of the bullying and all the fake lives that look better than theirs; and, yes, yes, crazy amounts of gun violence and movies and TV.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now Maher still appears way more liberal than conservative. We also don't expect him to start championship for increased gun rights anytime soon. But the nugget here lies in this remarkable fact: even elite Hollywood types might finally be starting to get it. You can't simply, in good conscious, blame violence solely on the presence of guns. And these wicked acts of mass violence against school children, well those acts can only be perpetrated via the hearts of wicked men. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Movie violence alone fails to explain the problems linked to guns and crime in our society. Neither do video games, socioeconomic standing, education, employment or even mental health. Universally, we'd bet most people agree with that assessment. So why then should guns<\/a> alone constitute the sole explanation for mass shootings? Simply stated, it falls short like all the others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, the left continues pandering for gun control to fix the problem. At least on this day, one famous voice from the left questioned that position. <\/p>\n","post_title":"Bill Maher Calls Out Woke Hollywood Movie Violence for Mass Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"movie-violence-mass-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:13:23","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:13:23","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2022\/06\/23\/movie-violence-mass-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":12428,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-12-30 10:25:57","post_date_gmt":"2019-12-30 15:25:57","post_content":"Dramatic security footage has been released of Sunday's horrific Texas church shooting. A gunman pulled and long gun killed two parishioners before an armed church security guard responded and stopped the threat.\n\n[in_content post=\"121428\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

Security Guard Stops Texas Church Shooting<\/h2>\nWe won't acknowledge the name of the gunman, but the two victims have been identified as Deacon Anton \"Tony\" Wallace and Rich White, according to Heavy.com<\/a>. The security guard who ended the threat is Jack Wilson \u2014 remember the name, because he's a hero.\n\nFootage shows the gunman open fire on a White, who rises and goes for a gun of his own after the suspect pulls his firearm. It's possible White was another member of the church security team. As White takes gunfire, Wilson draws his pistol in the background. The suspect then turns his firearm on Wallace and opens fire. At that time, Wilson takes aim and drops the suspect with a well-placed headshot at about 40 feet. The entire encounter last just two seconds from the first shot to the last.\n\nThe video is below. A warning: while not graphic, it is obviously very unsettling.\n\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/questio22873652\/status\/1212109476150546433\n\n\"We lost two great men today, but it could have been a lot worse, and I am thankful our government has allowed us the opportunity to protect ourselves,\" Britt Farmer, the church\u2019s senior minister, told dallasnews.com<\/a>.\n

\"The heroism today is unparalleled,\" Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told dallasnews.com. \"This team responded quickly, and within six seconds the shooting was over.\"<\/p>\n\n

Jack Wilson Becomes a Hero<\/h4>\nWilson, a firearms instructor, acknowledged the shooting on Facebook<\/a>.\n\n\"I just want to thank all who have sent their prayers and comments on the events of today,\" Wilson said. \"The events at West Freeway Church of Christ put me in a position that I would hope no one would have to be in, but evil exist and I had to take out an active shooter in church.\n\n\"I\u2019m thankful to GOD that I have been blessed with the ability and desire to serve him in the role of head of security at the church. I am very sad in the loss of two dear friends and brothers in CHRIST, but evil does exist in this world and I and other members are not going to allow evil to succeed. Please pray for all the members and their families in this time. Thank you for your prayers and understanding.\"\n\nWilson also said he carries a SIG P229 in .357 SIG.\n

Other Parishioners Armed as Well<\/h4>\nThe footage clearly shows an incredible response from not just Wilson, but church members as well. Mere seconds after the gunman is down, it appears at least five armed civilians stand with weapons drawn.\n

\"I would like to point out that we have a couple of heroic parishioners,\" Jeoff Williams, regional director for the Texas Department of Public Safety, told dallasnews.com. \"Our hearts are going out to them and their families as well ... The citizens in this community have a lot to be proud of.\"<\/p>\nWith mass shootings an all-too-common crime in America, the shooter could have done way more damage if not for the armed citizens involved. Another town, one without concealed carry<\/a> holders, and this active shooter claims many more casualties. But not in this Texas church.\n

\"Today evil walked boldly among us,\" Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn told dallasnews.com. \"But let me remind you, good people raised up and stopped it before it got worse.\"<\/p>","post_title":"VIDEO: Texas Church Shooting Ends After Armed Officer Drops Shooter","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"texas-church-shooting-2019-jack-wilson","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:35:05","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:35:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/12\/30\/texas-church-shooting-2019-jack-wilson\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":93278,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-08-14 06:01:22","post_date_gmt":"2019-08-14 10:01:22","post_content":"There's good news to report coming out of New Hampshire. Governor Chris Sununu recently vetoed three gun control bills. The bills included a three-day waiting period, prohibiting carrying a firearm on school property and background checks on private sales.\n\n[in_content post=\"89775\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n\nMeanwhile, New Hampshire GOP spokesman Joe Sweeney explained the three gun control bills had been on Democratic leaders' desks since at least June, accusing them of a \"shameful and disgusting exploitation of a national tragedy,\" reported nationalreview.com<\/a>.\n

Governor Sununu Vetoes Gun Control<\/h3>\nThe governor and other New Hampshire Republicans reportedly accused the Democratic leader of the state senate of manipulation, according to nationalreview.com. While the bills passed the state senate in May, Democratic state senate president Donna Soucy only just officially sent the bills to the governor's desk. Many believe that timing involved waiting for a moment such as the recent mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton.\n\nHowever, Governor Sununu left no doubt where he stood on the position in his veto message<\/a>:\n
These three bills would not solve our national issues nor would they prevent evil individuals from doing harm, but they would further restrict the constitutional rights of law abiding New Hampshire citizens. The New Hampshire Constitution states 'All persons have the right to keep and bear arms in defense of themselves, their families, their property and the state.' This language provides what many believe to be more expansive legal protections for gun ownership than the second amendment to the United States Constitution.<\/blockquote>\n\"New Hampshire is one of the safest states in the nation and we have a long tradition of responsible firearm<\/a> stewardship,\" the governor later said via Twitter. \"Our gun laws are well-crafted and fit our culture of responsible gun ownership and individual freedom.\"\n\nWell played Governor Sununu, we salute you, sir.","post_title":"New Hampshire Governor Sununu Vetoes Three Gun Control Bills","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"sununu-vetoes-gun-control-bills","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-03-24 19:07:02","post_modified_gmt":"2024-03-24 23:07:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/08\/14\/sununu-vetoes-gun-control-bills\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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The easiest way to get your head around ASPD is to view this as a congenital lack of conscience. Those thusly smitten typically are unable to empathize with the suffering of others. They often torture animals, and most ultimately end up in prison. The few full-bore ASPD patients I met in in-patient settings during my medical training were amazing to behold. One sweet-looking kid nearly killed his foster mom with a pencil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The details concerning diagnosis and treatment of these problems are markedly more complex than I have alluded to here. Modern medicine remains complicated, and psychiatry poses one of the most labyrinthine facets of the craft. However, ASPD is one of those rare psychiatric problems that does seem to be a decent predictor of dangerous behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Problem<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The trick is to identify these sociopaths and effectively intervene before they act upon their sociopathy. In a free nation that respects individual rights that is a Gordian chore. Balancing public safety against individual rights is a timeless quandary. Reality is that mass shooters are vanishingly rare, and this makes identifying them before they act all but impossible. Most mass shooters do still show indicators prior to the event, and it is easy to say that the police or schools should have intervened in retrospect. However, the devil is in the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can't lock up a 16-year-old boy for the rest of his live because he obsesses with violent video games and set fire to the neighbor's cat. This is despite the fact that such toxic stuff does indeed seem to be a common foundation for a lot of young mass shooters. Additionally, the road to hell comes paved with unbalanced people who got appropriate mental health treatment and still did something horrible anyway. Major Nidal Hasan, the 2009 Fort Hood shooter, was himself a psychiatrist. Psychiatry, like any other human pursuit, is an inexact science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond the Data<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Between 1966 and 2019 three quarters of mass shooters used handguns<\/a>, while the remainder employed a rifle. The less durable members of society obsess over assault weapons bans and background checks. However, the dispassionate observer appreciates that the modern phenomenon of mass shootings is driven by the deterioration of the family and our utter absence of a moral compass. When kids are raised to believe that morality is relative and life is cheap, we really shouldn\u2019t be surprised when a small but statistically significant percentage grow up to become monsters. Your mileage may vary, but that\u2019s why I carry a gun myself whenever I\u2019m not asleep or in the shower. We do indeed share the world with some fascinating\/terrifying folks.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Special Kind of Crazy: Mental Health and Mass Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"mental-health-mass-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:13:21","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:13:21","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2022\/07\/11\/mental-health-mass-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":882,"post_author":"850","post_date":"2022-06-23 09:08:27","post_date_gmt":"2022-06-23 13:08:27","post_content":"\n

\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/Ebg2YnBj9II\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Well here's a report we didn't think we'd be filing. A Hollywood liberal elite is starting to get it. Well, kind of. On his popular show \"Real Time,\" Bill Maher took to the stinging \"New Rules\" segment to call out woke Hollywood. The segment points out, in pretty solid detail, it's time to starting considering the role of movie violence, namely the overwhelming use of shootings in hit films, and it's potential relationship to mass shootings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Movie Violence and Mass Shootings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Conservatives and pro-2A folks know the drill. Hollywood makes tons of violent television shows and movies. They rake in even more tonnage of money with all that gun play. Then every time gun legislation gets propped up, the famed Hollywood actors and execs pile on calling for gun control<\/a>. Matthew McConaughey<\/a> famously did just that recently following the horrific school shooting in his home town of Uvalde, Texas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Maher seemingly sees hypocrisy in these soapbox speeches<\/a>. Mirroring a familiar conservative refrain, Maher called out Hollywood's double standard on guns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen liberals scream \u2018do something!\u2019 after a mass shooting, why aren\u2019t we also dealing with the fact that the average American kid sees 200,000 acts of violence on screens before the age of 18 and that, according to the FBI, one of the warning signs of a potential school shooter is a fascination with violence-filled entertainment?\u201d he asked. \u201cIt\u2019s funny, Hollywood is the wokest place on Earth in every other area of social responsibility\u2026but when it comes to the unbridled romanticization of gun violence: crickets. Weird, the only thing we don\u2019t call a trigger is the one that actually has a trigger.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Metal Health and Violence<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

But the pro-2A counter centers on mental health. Here again, Maher\u2013while still sticking to some gun control points to be sure\u2013also points out the mental state linking most mass shooters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBroken young men who feel like losers and want the world to hurt like they do,\u201d Maher said, reading his list of potential causes. \u201cEasy access to guns; kids having smartphones, which makes losers feel even worse because of the bullying and all the fake lives that look better than theirs; and, yes, yes, crazy amounts of gun violence and movies and TV.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now Maher still appears way more liberal than conservative. We also don't expect him to start championship for increased gun rights anytime soon. But the nugget here lies in this remarkable fact: even elite Hollywood types might finally be starting to get it. You can't simply, in good conscious, blame violence solely on the presence of guns. And these wicked acts of mass violence against school children, well those acts can only be perpetrated via the hearts of wicked men. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Movie violence alone fails to explain the problems linked to guns and crime in our society. Neither do video games, socioeconomic standing, education, employment or even mental health. Universally, we'd bet most people agree with that assessment. So why then should guns<\/a> alone constitute the sole explanation for mass shootings? Simply stated, it falls short like all the others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, the left continues pandering for gun control to fix the problem. At least on this day, one famous voice from the left questioned that position. <\/p>\n","post_title":"Bill Maher Calls Out Woke Hollywood Movie Violence for Mass Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"movie-violence-mass-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:13:23","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:13:23","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2022\/06\/23\/movie-violence-mass-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":12428,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-12-30 10:25:57","post_date_gmt":"2019-12-30 15:25:57","post_content":"Dramatic security footage has been released of Sunday's horrific Texas church shooting. A gunman pulled and long gun killed two parishioners before an armed church security guard responded and stopped the threat.\n\n[in_content post=\"121428\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

Security Guard Stops Texas Church Shooting<\/h2>\nWe won't acknowledge the name of the gunman, but the two victims have been identified as Deacon Anton \"Tony\" Wallace and Rich White, according to Heavy.com<\/a>. The security guard who ended the threat is Jack Wilson \u2014 remember the name, because he's a hero.\n\nFootage shows the gunman open fire on a White, who rises and goes for a gun of his own after the suspect pulls his firearm. It's possible White was another member of the church security team. As White takes gunfire, Wilson draws his pistol in the background. The suspect then turns his firearm on Wallace and opens fire. At that time, Wilson takes aim and drops the suspect with a well-placed headshot at about 40 feet. The entire encounter last just two seconds from the first shot to the last.\n\nThe video is below. A warning: while not graphic, it is obviously very unsettling.\n\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/questio22873652\/status\/1212109476150546433\n\n\"We lost two great men today, but it could have been a lot worse, and I am thankful our government has allowed us the opportunity to protect ourselves,\" Britt Farmer, the church\u2019s senior minister, told dallasnews.com<\/a>.\n

\"The heroism today is unparalleled,\" Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told dallasnews.com. \"This team responded quickly, and within six seconds the shooting was over.\"<\/p>\n\n

Jack Wilson Becomes a Hero<\/h4>\nWilson, a firearms instructor, acknowledged the shooting on Facebook<\/a>.\n\n\"I just want to thank all who have sent their prayers and comments on the events of today,\" Wilson said. \"The events at West Freeway Church of Christ put me in a position that I would hope no one would have to be in, but evil exist and I had to take out an active shooter in church.\n\n\"I\u2019m thankful to GOD that I have been blessed with the ability and desire to serve him in the role of head of security at the church. I am very sad in the loss of two dear friends and brothers in CHRIST, but evil does exist in this world and I and other members are not going to allow evil to succeed. Please pray for all the members and their families in this time. Thank you for your prayers and understanding.\"\n\nWilson also said he carries a SIG P229 in .357 SIG.\n

Other Parishioners Armed as Well<\/h4>\nThe footage clearly shows an incredible response from not just Wilson, but church members as well. Mere seconds after the gunman is down, it appears at least five armed civilians stand with weapons drawn.\n

\"I would like to point out that we have a couple of heroic parishioners,\" Jeoff Williams, regional director for the Texas Department of Public Safety, told dallasnews.com. \"Our hearts are going out to them and their families as well ... The citizens in this community have a lot to be proud of.\"<\/p>\nWith mass shootings an all-too-common crime in America, the shooter could have done way more damage if not for the armed citizens involved. Another town, one without concealed carry<\/a> holders, and this active shooter claims many more casualties. But not in this Texas church.\n

\"Today evil walked boldly among us,\" Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn told dallasnews.com. \"But let me remind you, good people raised up and stopped it before it got worse.\"<\/p>","post_title":"VIDEO: Texas Church Shooting Ends After Armed Officer Drops Shooter","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"texas-church-shooting-2019-jack-wilson","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:35:05","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:35:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/12\/30\/texas-church-shooting-2019-jack-wilson\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":93278,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-08-14 06:01:22","post_date_gmt":"2019-08-14 10:01:22","post_content":"There's good news to report coming out of New Hampshire. Governor Chris Sununu recently vetoed three gun control bills. The bills included a three-day waiting period, prohibiting carrying a firearm on school property and background checks on private sales.\n\n[in_content post=\"89775\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n\nMeanwhile, New Hampshire GOP spokesman Joe Sweeney explained the three gun control bills had been on Democratic leaders' desks since at least June, accusing them of a \"shameful and disgusting exploitation of a national tragedy,\" reported nationalreview.com<\/a>.\n

Governor Sununu Vetoes Gun Control<\/h3>\nThe governor and other New Hampshire Republicans reportedly accused the Democratic leader of the state senate of manipulation, according to nationalreview.com. While the bills passed the state senate in May, Democratic state senate president Donna Soucy only just officially sent the bills to the governor's desk. Many believe that timing involved waiting for a moment such as the recent mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton.\n\nHowever, Governor Sununu left no doubt where he stood on the position in his veto message<\/a>:\n
These three bills would not solve our national issues nor would they prevent evil individuals from doing harm, but they would further restrict the constitutional rights of law abiding New Hampshire citizens. The New Hampshire Constitution states 'All persons have the right to keep and bear arms in defense of themselves, their families, their property and the state.' This language provides what many believe to be more expansive legal protections for gun ownership than the second amendment to the United States Constitution.<\/blockquote>\n\"New Hampshire is one of the safest states in the nation and we have a long tradition of responsible firearm<\/a> stewardship,\" the governor later said via Twitter. \"Our gun laws are well-crafted and fit our culture of responsible gun ownership and individual freedom.\"\n\nWell played Governor Sununu, we salute you, sir.","post_title":"New Hampshire Governor Sununu Vetoes Three Gun Control Bills","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"sununu-vetoes-gun-control-bills","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-03-24 19:07:02","post_modified_gmt":"2024-03-24 23:07:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/08\/14\/sununu-vetoes-gun-control-bills\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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Additionally, to earn the diagnosis of ASPD a person must be at least 18 years old, show evidence of Conduct Disorder prior to age 15, and not carry a concomitant diagnosis of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder that could explain the aberrant behavior. Conduct Disorder comprises a similar condition typically diagnosed in childhood. Between 25 and 40% of kids diagnosed with Conduct Disorder will progress to ASPD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The easiest way to get your head around ASPD is to view this as a congenital lack of conscience. Those thusly smitten typically are unable to empathize with the suffering of others. They often torture animals, and most ultimately end up in prison. The few full-bore ASPD patients I met in in-patient settings during my medical training were amazing to behold. One sweet-looking kid nearly killed his foster mom with a pencil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The details concerning diagnosis and treatment of these problems are markedly more complex than I have alluded to here. Modern medicine remains complicated, and psychiatry poses one of the most labyrinthine facets of the craft. However, ASPD is one of those rare psychiatric problems that does seem to be a decent predictor of dangerous behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Problem<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The trick is to identify these sociopaths and effectively intervene before they act upon their sociopathy. In a free nation that respects individual rights that is a Gordian chore. Balancing public safety against individual rights is a timeless quandary. Reality is that mass shooters are vanishingly rare, and this makes identifying them before they act all but impossible. Most mass shooters do still show indicators prior to the event, and it is easy to say that the police or schools should have intervened in retrospect. However, the devil is in the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can't lock up a 16-year-old boy for the rest of his live because he obsesses with violent video games and set fire to the neighbor's cat. This is despite the fact that such toxic stuff does indeed seem to be a common foundation for a lot of young mass shooters. Additionally, the road to hell comes paved with unbalanced people who got appropriate mental health treatment and still did something horrible anyway. Major Nidal Hasan, the 2009 Fort Hood shooter, was himself a psychiatrist. Psychiatry, like any other human pursuit, is an inexact science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond the Data<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Between 1966 and 2019 three quarters of mass shooters used handguns<\/a>, while the remainder employed a rifle. The less durable members of society obsess over assault weapons bans and background checks. However, the dispassionate observer appreciates that the modern phenomenon of mass shootings is driven by the deterioration of the family and our utter absence of a moral compass. When kids are raised to believe that morality is relative and life is cheap, we really shouldn\u2019t be surprised when a small but statistically significant percentage grow up to become monsters. Your mileage may vary, but that\u2019s why I carry a gun myself whenever I\u2019m not asleep or in the shower. We do indeed share the world with some fascinating\/terrifying folks.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Special Kind of Crazy: Mental Health and Mass Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"mental-health-mass-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:13:21","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:13:21","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2022\/07\/11\/mental-health-mass-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":882,"post_author":"850","post_date":"2022-06-23 09:08:27","post_date_gmt":"2022-06-23 13:08:27","post_content":"\n

\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/Ebg2YnBj9II\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Well here's a report we didn't think we'd be filing. A Hollywood liberal elite is starting to get it. Well, kind of. On his popular show \"Real Time,\" Bill Maher took to the stinging \"New Rules\" segment to call out woke Hollywood. The segment points out, in pretty solid detail, it's time to starting considering the role of movie violence, namely the overwhelming use of shootings in hit films, and it's potential relationship to mass shootings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Movie Violence and Mass Shootings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Conservatives and pro-2A folks know the drill. Hollywood makes tons of violent television shows and movies. They rake in even more tonnage of money with all that gun play. Then every time gun legislation gets propped up, the famed Hollywood actors and execs pile on calling for gun control<\/a>. Matthew McConaughey<\/a> famously did just that recently following the horrific school shooting in his home town of Uvalde, Texas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Maher seemingly sees hypocrisy in these soapbox speeches<\/a>. Mirroring a familiar conservative refrain, Maher called out Hollywood's double standard on guns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen liberals scream \u2018do something!\u2019 after a mass shooting, why aren\u2019t we also dealing with the fact that the average American kid sees 200,000 acts of violence on screens before the age of 18 and that, according to the FBI, one of the warning signs of a potential school shooter is a fascination with violence-filled entertainment?\u201d he asked. \u201cIt\u2019s funny, Hollywood is the wokest place on Earth in every other area of social responsibility\u2026but when it comes to the unbridled romanticization of gun violence: crickets. Weird, the only thing we don\u2019t call a trigger is the one that actually has a trigger.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Metal Health and Violence<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

But the pro-2A counter centers on mental health. Here again, Maher\u2013while still sticking to some gun control points to be sure\u2013also points out the mental state linking most mass shooters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBroken young men who feel like losers and want the world to hurt like they do,\u201d Maher said, reading his list of potential causes. \u201cEasy access to guns; kids having smartphones, which makes losers feel even worse because of the bullying and all the fake lives that look better than theirs; and, yes, yes, crazy amounts of gun violence and movies and TV.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now Maher still appears way more liberal than conservative. We also don't expect him to start championship for increased gun rights anytime soon. But the nugget here lies in this remarkable fact: even elite Hollywood types might finally be starting to get it. You can't simply, in good conscious, blame violence solely on the presence of guns. And these wicked acts of mass violence against school children, well those acts can only be perpetrated via the hearts of wicked men. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Movie violence alone fails to explain the problems linked to guns and crime in our society. Neither do video games, socioeconomic standing, education, employment or even mental health. Universally, we'd bet most people agree with that assessment. So why then should guns<\/a> alone constitute the sole explanation for mass shootings? Simply stated, it falls short like all the others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, the left continues pandering for gun control to fix the problem. At least on this day, one famous voice from the left questioned that position. <\/p>\n","post_title":"Bill Maher Calls Out Woke Hollywood Movie Violence for Mass Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"movie-violence-mass-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:13:23","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:13:23","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2022\/06\/23\/movie-violence-mass-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":12428,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-12-30 10:25:57","post_date_gmt":"2019-12-30 15:25:57","post_content":"Dramatic security footage has been released of Sunday's horrific Texas church shooting. A gunman pulled and long gun killed two parishioners before an armed church security guard responded and stopped the threat.\n\n[in_content post=\"121428\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

Security Guard Stops Texas Church Shooting<\/h2>\nWe won't acknowledge the name of the gunman, but the two victims have been identified as Deacon Anton \"Tony\" Wallace and Rich White, according to Heavy.com<\/a>. The security guard who ended the threat is Jack Wilson \u2014 remember the name, because he's a hero.\n\nFootage shows the gunman open fire on a White, who rises and goes for a gun of his own after the suspect pulls his firearm. It's possible White was another member of the church security team. As White takes gunfire, Wilson draws his pistol in the background. The suspect then turns his firearm on Wallace and opens fire. At that time, Wilson takes aim and drops the suspect with a well-placed headshot at about 40 feet. The entire encounter last just two seconds from the first shot to the last.\n\nThe video is below. A warning: while not graphic, it is obviously very unsettling.\n\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/questio22873652\/status\/1212109476150546433\n\n\"We lost two great men today, but it could have been a lot worse, and I am thankful our government has allowed us the opportunity to protect ourselves,\" Britt Farmer, the church\u2019s senior minister, told dallasnews.com<\/a>.\n

\"The heroism today is unparalleled,\" Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told dallasnews.com. \"This team responded quickly, and within six seconds the shooting was over.\"<\/p>\n\n

Jack Wilson Becomes a Hero<\/h4>\nWilson, a firearms instructor, acknowledged the shooting on Facebook<\/a>.\n\n\"I just want to thank all who have sent their prayers and comments on the events of today,\" Wilson said. \"The events at West Freeway Church of Christ put me in a position that I would hope no one would have to be in, but evil exist and I had to take out an active shooter in church.\n\n\"I\u2019m thankful to GOD that I have been blessed with the ability and desire to serve him in the role of head of security at the church. I am very sad in the loss of two dear friends and brothers in CHRIST, but evil does exist in this world and I and other members are not going to allow evil to succeed. Please pray for all the members and their families in this time. Thank you for your prayers and understanding.\"\n\nWilson also said he carries a SIG P229 in .357 SIG.\n

Other Parishioners Armed as Well<\/h4>\nThe footage clearly shows an incredible response from not just Wilson, but church members as well. Mere seconds after the gunman is down, it appears at least five armed civilians stand with weapons drawn.\n

\"I would like to point out that we have a couple of heroic parishioners,\" Jeoff Williams, regional director for the Texas Department of Public Safety, told dallasnews.com. \"Our hearts are going out to them and their families as well ... The citizens in this community have a lot to be proud of.\"<\/p>\nWith mass shootings an all-too-common crime in America, the shooter could have done way more damage if not for the armed citizens involved. Another town, one without concealed carry<\/a> holders, and this active shooter claims many more casualties. But not in this Texas church.\n

\"Today evil walked boldly among us,\" Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn told dallasnews.com. \"But let me remind you, good people raised up and stopped it before it got worse.\"<\/p>","post_title":"VIDEO: Texas Church Shooting Ends After Armed Officer Drops Shooter","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"texas-church-shooting-2019-jack-wilson","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:35:05","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:35:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/12\/30\/texas-church-shooting-2019-jack-wilson\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":93278,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-08-14 06:01:22","post_date_gmt":"2019-08-14 10:01:22","post_content":"There's good news to report coming out of New Hampshire. Governor Chris Sununu recently vetoed three gun control bills. The bills included a three-day waiting period, prohibiting carrying a firearm on school property and background checks on private sales.\n\n[in_content post=\"89775\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n\nMeanwhile, New Hampshire GOP spokesman Joe Sweeney explained the three gun control bills had been on Democratic leaders' desks since at least June, accusing them of a \"shameful and disgusting exploitation of a national tragedy,\" reported nationalreview.com<\/a>.\n

Governor Sununu Vetoes Gun Control<\/h3>\nThe governor and other New Hampshire Republicans reportedly accused the Democratic leader of the state senate of manipulation, according to nationalreview.com. While the bills passed the state senate in May, Democratic state senate president Donna Soucy only just officially sent the bills to the governor's desk. Many believe that timing involved waiting for a moment such as the recent mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton.\n\nHowever, Governor Sununu left no doubt where he stood on the position in his veto message<\/a>:\n
These three bills would not solve our national issues nor would they prevent evil individuals from doing harm, but they would further restrict the constitutional rights of law abiding New Hampshire citizens. The New Hampshire Constitution states 'All persons have the right to keep and bear arms in defense of themselves, their families, their property and the state.' This language provides what many believe to be more expansive legal protections for gun ownership than the second amendment to the United States Constitution.<\/blockquote>\n\"New Hampshire is one of the safest states in the nation and we have a long tradition of responsible firearm<\/a> stewardship,\" the governor later said via Twitter. \"Our gun laws are well-crafted and fit our culture of responsible gun ownership and individual freedom.\"\n\nWell played Governor Sununu, we salute you, sir.","post_title":"New Hampshire Governor Sununu Vetoes Three Gun Control Bills","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"sununu-vetoes-gun-control-bills","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-03-24 19:07:02","post_modified_gmt":"2024-03-24 23:07:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/08\/14\/sununu-vetoes-gun-control-bills\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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Minors and Mental Health<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, to earn the diagnosis of ASPD a person must be at least 18 years old, show evidence of Conduct Disorder prior to age 15, and not carry a concomitant diagnosis of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder that could explain the aberrant behavior. Conduct Disorder comprises a similar condition typically diagnosed in childhood. Between 25 and 40% of kids diagnosed with Conduct Disorder will progress to ASPD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The easiest way to get your head around ASPD is to view this as a congenital lack of conscience. Those thusly smitten typically are unable to empathize with the suffering of others. They often torture animals, and most ultimately end up in prison. The few full-bore ASPD patients I met in in-patient settings during my medical training were amazing to behold. One sweet-looking kid nearly killed his foster mom with a pencil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The details concerning diagnosis and treatment of these problems are markedly more complex than I have alluded to here. Modern medicine remains complicated, and psychiatry poses one of the most labyrinthine facets of the craft. However, ASPD is one of those rare psychiatric problems that does seem to be a decent predictor of dangerous behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Problem<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The trick is to identify these sociopaths and effectively intervene before they act upon their sociopathy. In a free nation that respects individual rights that is a Gordian chore. Balancing public safety against individual rights is a timeless quandary. Reality is that mass shooters are vanishingly rare, and this makes identifying them before they act all but impossible. Most mass shooters do still show indicators prior to the event, and it is easy to say that the police or schools should have intervened in retrospect. However, the devil is in the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can't lock up a 16-year-old boy for the rest of his live because he obsesses with violent video games and set fire to the neighbor's cat. This is despite the fact that such toxic stuff does indeed seem to be a common foundation for a lot of young mass shooters. Additionally, the road to hell comes paved with unbalanced people who got appropriate mental health treatment and still did something horrible anyway. Major Nidal Hasan, the 2009 Fort Hood shooter, was himself a psychiatrist. Psychiatry, like any other human pursuit, is an inexact science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond the Data<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Between 1966 and 2019 three quarters of mass shooters used handguns<\/a>, while the remainder employed a rifle. The less durable members of society obsess over assault weapons bans and background checks. However, the dispassionate observer appreciates that the modern phenomenon of mass shootings is driven by the deterioration of the family and our utter absence of a moral compass. When kids are raised to believe that morality is relative and life is cheap, we really shouldn\u2019t be surprised when a small but statistically significant percentage grow up to become monsters. Your mileage may vary, but that\u2019s why I carry a gun myself whenever I\u2019m not asleep or in the shower. We do indeed share the world with some fascinating\/terrifying folks.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Special Kind of Crazy: Mental Health and Mass Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"mental-health-mass-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:13:21","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:13:21","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2022\/07\/11\/mental-health-mass-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":882,"post_author":"850","post_date":"2022-06-23 09:08:27","post_date_gmt":"2022-06-23 13:08:27","post_content":"\n

\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/Ebg2YnBj9II\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Well here's a report we didn't think we'd be filing. A Hollywood liberal elite is starting to get it. Well, kind of. On his popular show \"Real Time,\" Bill Maher took to the stinging \"New Rules\" segment to call out woke Hollywood. The segment points out, in pretty solid detail, it's time to starting considering the role of movie violence, namely the overwhelming use of shootings in hit films, and it's potential relationship to mass shootings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Movie Violence and Mass Shootings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Conservatives and pro-2A folks know the drill. Hollywood makes tons of violent television shows and movies. They rake in even more tonnage of money with all that gun play. Then every time gun legislation gets propped up, the famed Hollywood actors and execs pile on calling for gun control<\/a>. Matthew McConaughey<\/a> famously did just that recently following the horrific school shooting in his home town of Uvalde, Texas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Maher seemingly sees hypocrisy in these soapbox speeches<\/a>. Mirroring a familiar conservative refrain, Maher called out Hollywood's double standard on guns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen liberals scream \u2018do something!\u2019 after a mass shooting, why aren\u2019t we also dealing with the fact that the average American kid sees 200,000 acts of violence on screens before the age of 18 and that, according to the FBI, one of the warning signs of a potential school shooter is a fascination with violence-filled entertainment?\u201d he asked. \u201cIt\u2019s funny, Hollywood is the wokest place on Earth in every other area of social responsibility\u2026but when it comes to the unbridled romanticization of gun violence: crickets. Weird, the only thing we don\u2019t call a trigger is the one that actually has a trigger.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Metal Health and Violence<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

But the pro-2A counter centers on mental health. Here again, Maher\u2013while still sticking to some gun control points to be sure\u2013also points out the mental state linking most mass shooters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBroken young men who feel like losers and want the world to hurt like they do,\u201d Maher said, reading his list of potential causes. \u201cEasy access to guns; kids having smartphones, which makes losers feel even worse because of the bullying and all the fake lives that look better than theirs; and, yes, yes, crazy amounts of gun violence and movies and TV.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now Maher still appears way more liberal than conservative. We also don't expect him to start championship for increased gun rights anytime soon. But the nugget here lies in this remarkable fact: even elite Hollywood types might finally be starting to get it. You can't simply, in good conscious, blame violence solely on the presence of guns. And these wicked acts of mass violence against school children, well those acts can only be perpetrated via the hearts of wicked men. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Movie violence alone fails to explain the problems linked to guns and crime in our society. Neither do video games, socioeconomic standing, education, employment or even mental health. Universally, we'd bet most people agree with that assessment. So why then should guns<\/a> alone constitute the sole explanation for mass shootings? Simply stated, it falls short like all the others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, the left continues pandering for gun control to fix the problem. At least on this day, one famous voice from the left questioned that position. <\/p>\n","post_title":"Bill Maher Calls Out Woke Hollywood Movie Violence for Mass Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"movie-violence-mass-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:13:23","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:13:23","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2022\/06\/23\/movie-violence-mass-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":12428,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-12-30 10:25:57","post_date_gmt":"2019-12-30 15:25:57","post_content":"Dramatic security footage has been released of Sunday's horrific Texas church shooting. A gunman pulled and long gun killed two parishioners before an armed church security guard responded and stopped the threat.\n\n[in_content post=\"121428\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

Security Guard Stops Texas Church Shooting<\/h2>\nWe won't acknowledge the name of the gunman, but the two victims have been identified as Deacon Anton \"Tony\" Wallace and Rich White, according to Heavy.com<\/a>. The security guard who ended the threat is Jack Wilson \u2014 remember the name, because he's a hero.\n\nFootage shows the gunman open fire on a White, who rises and goes for a gun of his own after the suspect pulls his firearm. It's possible White was another member of the church security team. As White takes gunfire, Wilson draws his pistol in the background. The suspect then turns his firearm on Wallace and opens fire. At that time, Wilson takes aim and drops the suspect with a well-placed headshot at about 40 feet. The entire encounter last just two seconds from the first shot to the last.\n\nThe video is below. A warning: while not graphic, it is obviously very unsettling.\n\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/questio22873652\/status\/1212109476150546433\n\n\"We lost two great men today, but it could have been a lot worse, and I am thankful our government has allowed us the opportunity to protect ourselves,\" Britt Farmer, the church\u2019s senior minister, told dallasnews.com<\/a>.\n

\"The heroism today is unparalleled,\" Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told dallasnews.com. \"This team responded quickly, and within six seconds the shooting was over.\"<\/p>\n\n

Jack Wilson Becomes a Hero<\/h4>\nWilson, a firearms instructor, acknowledged the shooting on Facebook<\/a>.\n\n\"I just want to thank all who have sent their prayers and comments on the events of today,\" Wilson said. \"The events at West Freeway Church of Christ put me in a position that I would hope no one would have to be in, but evil exist and I had to take out an active shooter in church.\n\n\"I\u2019m thankful to GOD that I have been blessed with the ability and desire to serve him in the role of head of security at the church. I am very sad in the loss of two dear friends and brothers in CHRIST, but evil does exist in this world and I and other members are not going to allow evil to succeed. Please pray for all the members and their families in this time. Thank you for your prayers and understanding.\"\n\nWilson also said he carries a SIG P229 in .357 SIG.\n

Other Parishioners Armed as Well<\/h4>\nThe footage clearly shows an incredible response from not just Wilson, but church members as well. Mere seconds after the gunman is down, it appears at least five armed civilians stand with weapons drawn.\n

\"I would like to point out that we have a couple of heroic parishioners,\" Jeoff Williams, regional director for the Texas Department of Public Safety, told dallasnews.com. \"Our hearts are going out to them and their families as well ... The citizens in this community have a lot to be proud of.\"<\/p>\nWith mass shootings an all-too-common crime in America, the shooter could have done way more damage if not for the armed citizens involved. Another town, one without concealed carry<\/a> holders, and this active shooter claims many more casualties. But not in this Texas church.\n

\"Today evil walked boldly among us,\" Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn told dallasnews.com. \"But let me remind you, good people raised up and stopped it before it got worse.\"<\/p>","post_title":"VIDEO: Texas Church Shooting Ends After Armed Officer Drops Shooter","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"texas-church-shooting-2019-jack-wilson","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:35:05","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:35:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/12\/30\/texas-church-shooting-2019-jack-wilson\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":93278,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-08-14 06:01:22","post_date_gmt":"2019-08-14 10:01:22","post_content":"There's good news to report coming out of New Hampshire. Governor Chris Sununu recently vetoed three gun control bills. The bills included a three-day waiting period, prohibiting carrying a firearm on school property and background checks on private sales.\n\n[in_content post=\"89775\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n\nMeanwhile, New Hampshire GOP spokesman Joe Sweeney explained the three gun control bills had been on Democratic leaders' desks since at least June, accusing them of a \"shameful and disgusting exploitation of a national tragedy,\" reported nationalreview.com<\/a>.\n

Governor Sununu Vetoes Gun Control<\/h3>\nThe governor and other New Hampshire Republicans reportedly accused the Democratic leader of the state senate of manipulation, according to nationalreview.com. While the bills passed the state senate in May, Democratic state senate president Donna Soucy only just officially sent the bills to the governor's desk. Many believe that timing involved waiting for a moment such as the recent mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton.\n\nHowever, Governor Sununu left no doubt where he stood on the position in his veto message<\/a>:\n
These three bills would not solve our national issues nor would they prevent evil individuals from doing harm, but they would further restrict the constitutional rights of law abiding New Hampshire citizens. The New Hampshire Constitution states 'All persons have the right to keep and bear arms in defense of themselves, their families, their property and the state.' This language provides what many believe to be more expansive legal protections for gun ownership than the second amendment to the United States Constitution.<\/blockquote>\n\"New Hampshire is one of the safest states in the nation and we have a long tradition of responsible firearm<\/a> stewardship,\" the governor later said via Twitter. \"Our gun laws are well-crafted and fit our culture of responsible gun ownership and individual freedom.\"\n\nWell played Governor Sununu, we salute you, sir.","post_title":"New Hampshire Governor Sununu Vetoes Three Gun Control Bills","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"sununu-vetoes-gun-control-bills","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-03-24 19:07:02","post_modified_gmt":"2024-03-24 23:07:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/08\/14\/sununu-vetoes-gun-control-bills\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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  • Lack of remorse after hurting or mistreating another person.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Minors and Mental Health<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    Additionally, to earn the diagnosis of ASPD a person must be at least 18 years old, show evidence of Conduct Disorder prior to age 15, and not carry a concomitant diagnosis of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder that could explain the aberrant behavior. Conduct Disorder comprises a similar condition typically diagnosed in childhood. Between 25 and 40% of kids diagnosed with Conduct Disorder will progress to ASPD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The easiest way to get your head around ASPD is to view this as a congenital lack of conscience. Those thusly smitten typically are unable to empathize with the suffering of others. They often torture animals, and most ultimately end up in prison. The few full-bore ASPD patients I met in in-patient settings during my medical training were amazing to behold. One sweet-looking kid nearly killed his foster mom with a pencil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The details concerning diagnosis and treatment of these problems are markedly more complex than I have alluded to here. Modern medicine remains complicated, and psychiatry poses one of the most labyrinthine facets of the craft. However, ASPD is one of those rare psychiatric problems that does seem to be a decent predictor of dangerous behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The Problem<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    The trick is to identify these sociopaths and effectively intervene before they act upon their sociopathy. In a free nation that respects individual rights that is a Gordian chore. Balancing public safety against individual rights is a timeless quandary. Reality is that mass shooters are vanishingly rare, and this makes identifying them before they act all but impossible. Most mass shooters do still show indicators prior to the event, and it is easy to say that the police or schools should have intervened in retrospect. However, the devil is in the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    You can't lock up a 16-year-old boy for the rest of his live because he obsesses with violent video games and set fire to the neighbor's cat. This is despite the fact that such toxic stuff does indeed seem to be a common foundation for a lot of young mass shooters. Additionally, the road to hell comes paved with unbalanced people who got appropriate mental health treatment and still did something horrible anyway. Major Nidal Hasan, the 2009 Fort Hood shooter, was himself a psychiatrist. Psychiatry, like any other human pursuit, is an inexact science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Beyond the Data<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    Between 1966 and 2019 three quarters of mass shooters used handguns<\/a>, while the remainder employed a rifle. The less durable members of society obsess over assault weapons bans and background checks. However, the dispassionate observer appreciates that the modern phenomenon of mass shootings is driven by the deterioration of the family and our utter absence of a moral compass. When kids are raised to believe that morality is relative and life is cheap, we really shouldn\u2019t be surprised when a small but statistically significant percentage grow up to become monsters. Your mileage may vary, but that\u2019s why I carry a gun myself whenever I\u2019m not asleep or in the shower. We do indeed share the world with some fascinating\/terrifying folks.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Special Kind of Crazy: Mental Health and Mass Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"mental-health-mass-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:13:21","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:13:21","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2022\/07\/11\/mental-health-mass-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":882,"post_author":"850","post_date":"2022-06-23 09:08:27","post_date_gmt":"2022-06-23 13:08:27","post_content":"\n

    \nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/Ebg2YnBj9II\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Well here's a report we didn't think we'd be filing. A Hollywood liberal elite is starting to get it. Well, kind of. On his popular show \"Real Time,\" Bill Maher took to the stinging \"New Rules\" segment to call out woke Hollywood. The segment points out, in pretty solid detail, it's time to starting considering the role of movie violence, namely the overwhelming use of shootings in hit films, and it's potential relationship to mass shootings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Movie Violence and Mass Shootings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Conservatives and pro-2A folks know the drill. Hollywood makes tons of violent television shows and movies. They rake in even more tonnage of money with all that gun play. Then every time gun legislation gets propped up, the famed Hollywood actors and execs pile on calling for gun control<\/a>. Matthew McConaughey<\/a> famously did just that recently following the horrific school shooting in his home town of Uvalde, Texas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    But Maher seemingly sees hypocrisy in these soapbox speeches<\/a>. Mirroring a familiar conservative refrain, Maher called out Hollywood's double standard on guns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cWhen liberals scream \u2018do something!\u2019 after a mass shooting, why aren\u2019t we also dealing with the fact that the average American kid sees 200,000 acts of violence on screens before the age of 18 and that, according to the FBI, one of the warning signs of a potential school shooter is a fascination with violence-filled entertainment?\u201d he asked. \u201cIt\u2019s funny, Hollywood is the wokest place on Earth in every other area of social responsibility\u2026but when it comes to the unbridled romanticization of gun violence: crickets. Weird, the only thing we don\u2019t call a trigger is the one that actually has a trigger.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Metal Health and Violence<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    But the pro-2A counter centers on mental health. Here again, Maher\u2013while still sticking to some gun control points to be sure\u2013also points out the mental state linking most mass shooters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cBroken young men who feel like losers and want the world to hurt like they do,\u201d Maher said, reading his list of potential causes. \u201cEasy access to guns; kids having smartphones, which makes losers feel even worse because of the bullying and all the fake lives that look better than theirs; and, yes, yes, crazy amounts of gun violence and movies and TV.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Now Maher still appears way more liberal than conservative. We also don't expect him to start championship for increased gun rights anytime soon. But the nugget here lies in this remarkable fact: even elite Hollywood types might finally be starting to get it. You can't simply, in good conscious, blame violence solely on the presence of guns. And these wicked acts of mass violence against school children, well those acts can only be perpetrated via the hearts of wicked men. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Movie violence alone fails to explain the problems linked to guns and crime in our society. Neither do video games, socioeconomic standing, education, employment or even mental health. Universally, we'd bet most people agree with that assessment. So why then should guns<\/a> alone constitute the sole explanation for mass shootings? Simply stated, it falls short like all the others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Nevertheless, the left continues pandering for gun control to fix the problem. At least on this day, one famous voice from the left questioned that position. <\/p>\n","post_title":"Bill Maher Calls Out Woke Hollywood Movie Violence for Mass Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"movie-violence-mass-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:13:23","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:13:23","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2022\/06\/23\/movie-violence-mass-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":12428,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-12-30 10:25:57","post_date_gmt":"2019-12-30 15:25:57","post_content":"Dramatic security footage has been released of Sunday's horrific Texas church shooting. A gunman pulled and long gun killed two parishioners before an armed church security guard responded and stopped the threat.\n\n[in_content post=\"121428\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

    Security Guard Stops Texas Church Shooting<\/h2>\nWe won't acknowledge the name of the gunman, but the two victims have been identified as Deacon Anton \"Tony\" Wallace and Rich White, according to Heavy.com<\/a>. The security guard who ended the threat is Jack Wilson \u2014 remember the name, because he's a hero.\n\nFootage shows the gunman open fire on a White, who rises and goes for a gun of his own after the suspect pulls his firearm. It's possible White was another member of the church security team. As White takes gunfire, Wilson draws his pistol in the background. The suspect then turns his firearm on Wallace and opens fire. At that time, Wilson takes aim and drops the suspect with a well-placed headshot at about 40 feet. The entire encounter last just two seconds from the first shot to the last.\n\nThe video is below. A warning: while not graphic, it is obviously very unsettling.\n\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/questio22873652\/status\/1212109476150546433\n\n\"We lost two great men today, but it could have been a lot worse, and I am thankful our government has allowed us the opportunity to protect ourselves,\" Britt Farmer, the church\u2019s senior minister, told dallasnews.com<\/a>.\n

    \"The heroism today is unparalleled,\" Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told dallasnews.com. \"This team responded quickly, and within six seconds the shooting was over.\"<\/p>\n\n

    Jack Wilson Becomes a Hero<\/h4>\nWilson, a firearms instructor, acknowledged the shooting on Facebook<\/a>.\n\n\"I just want to thank all who have sent their prayers and comments on the events of today,\" Wilson said. \"The events at West Freeway Church of Christ put me in a position that I would hope no one would have to be in, but evil exist and I had to take out an active shooter in church.\n\n\"I\u2019m thankful to GOD that I have been blessed with the ability and desire to serve him in the role of head of security at the church. I am very sad in the loss of two dear friends and brothers in CHRIST, but evil does exist in this world and I and other members are not going to allow evil to succeed. Please pray for all the members and their families in this time. Thank you for your prayers and understanding.\"\n\nWilson also said he carries a SIG P229 in .357 SIG.\n

    Other Parishioners Armed as Well<\/h4>\nThe footage clearly shows an incredible response from not just Wilson, but church members as well. Mere seconds after the gunman is down, it appears at least five armed civilians stand with weapons drawn.\n

    \"I would like to point out that we have a couple of heroic parishioners,\" Jeoff Williams, regional director for the Texas Department of Public Safety, told dallasnews.com. \"Our hearts are going out to them and their families as well ... The citizens in this community have a lot to be proud of.\"<\/p>\nWith mass shootings an all-too-common crime in America, the shooter could have done way more damage if not for the armed citizens involved. Another town, one without concealed carry<\/a> holders, and this active shooter claims many more casualties. But not in this Texas church.\n

    \"Today evil walked boldly among us,\" Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn told dallasnews.com. \"But let me remind you, good people raised up and stopped it before it got worse.\"<\/p>","post_title":"VIDEO: Texas Church Shooting Ends After Armed Officer Drops Shooter","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"texas-church-shooting-2019-jack-wilson","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:35:05","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:35:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/12\/30\/texas-church-shooting-2019-jack-wilson\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":93278,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-08-14 06:01:22","post_date_gmt":"2019-08-14 10:01:22","post_content":"There's good news to report coming out of New Hampshire. Governor Chris Sununu recently vetoed three gun control bills. The bills included a three-day waiting period, prohibiting carrying a firearm on school property and background checks on private sales.\n\n[in_content post=\"89775\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n\nMeanwhile, New Hampshire GOP spokesman Joe Sweeney explained the three gun control bills had been on Democratic leaders' desks since at least June, accusing them of a \"shameful and disgusting exploitation of a national tragedy,\" reported nationalreview.com<\/a>.\n

    Governor Sununu Vetoes Gun Control<\/h3>\nThe governor and other New Hampshire Republicans reportedly accused the Democratic leader of the state senate of manipulation, according to nationalreview.com. While the bills passed the state senate in May, Democratic state senate president Donna Soucy only just officially sent the bills to the governor's desk. Many believe that timing involved waiting for a moment such as the recent mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton.\n\nHowever, Governor Sununu left no doubt where he stood on the position in his veto message<\/a>:\n
    These three bills would not solve our national issues nor would they prevent evil individuals from doing harm, but they would further restrict the constitutional rights of law abiding New Hampshire citizens. The New Hampshire Constitution states 'All persons have the right to keep and bear arms in defense of themselves, their families, their property and the state.' This language provides what many believe to be more expansive legal protections for gun ownership than the second amendment to the United States Constitution.<\/blockquote>\n\"New Hampshire is one of the safest states in the nation and we have a long tradition of responsible firearm<\/a> stewardship,\" the governor later said via Twitter. \"Our gun laws are well-crafted and fit our culture of responsible gun ownership and individual freedom.\"\n\nWell played Governor Sununu, we salute you, sir.","post_title":"New Hampshire Governor Sununu Vetoes Three Gun Control Bills","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"sununu-vetoes-gun-control-bills","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-03-24 19:07:02","post_modified_gmt":"2024-03-24 23:07:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/08\/14\/sununu-vetoes-gun-control-bills\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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  • Irresponsibility, indicated by repeatedly failing to consistently work or honor financial obligations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Lack of remorse after hurting or mistreating another person.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Minors and Mental Health<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    Additionally, to earn the diagnosis of ASPD a person must be at least 18 years old, show evidence of Conduct Disorder prior to age 15, and not carry a concomitant diagnosis of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder that could explain the aberrant behavior. Conduct Disorder comprises a similar condition typically diagnosed in childhood. Between 25 and 40% of kids diagnosed with Conduct Disorder will progress to ASPD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The easiest way to get your head around ASPD is to view this as a congenital lack of conscience. Those thusly smitten typically are unable to empathize with the suffering of others. They often torture animals, and most ultimately end up in prison. The few full-bore ASPD patients I met in in-patient settings during my medical training were amazing to behold. One sweet-looking kid nearly killed his foster mom with a pencil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The details concerning diagnosis and treatment of these problems are markedly more complex than I have alluded to here. Modern medicine remains complicated, and psychiatry poses one of the most labyrinthine facets of the craft. However, ASPD is one of those rare psychiatric problems that does seem to be a decent predictor of dangerous behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The Problem<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    The trick is to identify these sociopaths and effectively intervene before they act upon their sociopathy. In a free nation that respects individual rights that is a Gordian chore. Balancing public safety against individual rights is a timeless quandary. Reality is that mass shooters are vanishingly rare, and this makes identifying them before they act all but impossible. Most mass shooters do still show indicators prior to the event, and it is easy to say that the police or schools should have intervened in retrospect. However, the devil is in the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    You can't lock up a 16-year-old boy for the rest of his live because he obsesses with violent video games and set fire to the neighbor's cat. This is despite the fact that such toxic stuff does indeed seem to be a common foundation for a lot of young mass shooters. Additionally, the road to hell comes paved with unbalanced people who got appropriate mental health treatment and still did something horrible anyway. Major Nidal Hasan, the 2009 Fort Hood shooter, was himself a psychiatrist. Psychiatry, like any other human pursuit, is an inexact science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Beyond the Data<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    Between 1966 and 2019 three quarters of mass shooters used handguns<\/a>, while the remainder employed a rifle. The less durable members of society obsess over assault weapons bans and background checks. However, the dispassionate observer appreciates that the modern phenomenon of mass shootings is driven by the deterioration of the family and our utter absence of a moral compass. When kids are raised to believe that morality is relative and life is cheap, we really shouldn\u2019t be surprised when a small but statistically significant percentage grow up to become monsters. Your mileage may vary, but that\u2019s why I carry a gun myself whenever I\u2019m not asleep or in the shower. We do indeed share the world with some fascinating\/terrifying folks.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Special Kind of Crazy: Mental Health and Mass Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"mental-health-mass-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:13:21","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:13:21","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2022\/07\/11\/mental-health-mass-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":882,"post_author":"850","post_date":"2022-06-23 09:08:27","post_date_gmt":"2022-06-23 13:08:27","post_content":"\n

    \nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/Ebg2YnBj9II\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Well here's a report we didn't think we'd be filing. A Hollywood liberal elite is starting to get it. Well, kind of. On his popular show \"Real Time,\" Bill Maher took to the stinging \"New Rules\" segment to call out woke Hollywood. The segment points out, in pretty solid detail, it's time to starting considering the role of movie violence, namely the overwhelming use of shootings in hit films, and it's potential relationship to mass shootings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Movie Violence and Mass Shootings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Conservatives and pro-2A folks know the drill. Hollywood makes tons of violent television shows and movies. They rake in even more tonnage of money with all that gun play. Then every time gun legislation gets propped up, the famed Hollywood actors and execs pile on calling for gun control<\/a>. Matthew McConaughey<\/a> famously did just that recently following the horrific school shooting in his home town of Uvalde, Texas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    But Maher seemingly sees hypocrisy in these soapbox speeches<\/a>. Mirroring a familiar conservative refrain, Maher called out Hollywood's double standard on guns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cWhen liberals scream \u2018do something!\u2019 after a mass shooting, why aren\u2019t we also dealing with the fact that the average American kid sees 200,000 acts of violence on screens before the age of 18 and that, according to the FBI, one of the warning signs of a potential school shooter is a fascination with violence-filled entertainment?\u201d he asked. \u201cIt\u2019s funny, Hollywood is the wokest place on Earth in every other area of social responsibility\u2026but when it comes to the unbridled romanticization of gun violence: crickets. Weird, the only thing we don\u2019t call a trigger is the one that actually has a trigger.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Metal Health and Violence<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    But the pro-2A counter centers on mental health. Here again, Maher\u2013while still sticking to some gun control points to be sure\u2013also points out the mental state linking most mass shooters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cBroken young men who feel like losers and want the world to hurt like they do,\u201d Maher said, reading his list of potential causes. \u201cEasy access to guns; kids having smartphones, which makes losers feel even worse because of the bullying and all the fake lives that look better than theirs; and, yes, yes, crazy amounts of gun violence and movies and TV.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Now Maher still appears way more liberal than conservative. We also don't expect him to start championship for increased gun rights anytime soon. But the nugget here lies in this remarkable fact: even elite Hollywood types might finally be starting to get it. You can't simply, in good conscious, blame violence solely on the presence of guns. And these wicked acts of mass violence against school children, well those acts can only be perpetrated via the hearts of wicked men. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Movie violence alone fails to explain the problems linked to guns and crime in our society. Neither do video games, socioeconomic standing, education, employment or even mental health. Universally, we'd bet most people agree with that assessment. So why then should guns<\/a> alone constitute the sole explanation for mass shootings? Simply stated, it falls short like all the others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Nevertheless, the left continues pandering for gun control to fix the problem. At least on this day, one famous voice from the left questioned that position. <\/p>\n","post_title":"Bill Maher Calls Out Woke Hollywood Movie Violence for Mass Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"movie-violence-mass-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:13:23","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:13:23","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2022\/06\/23\/movie-violence-mass-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":12428,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-12-30 10:25:57","post_date_gmt":"2019-12-30 15:25:57","post_content":"Dramatic security footage has been released of Sunday's horrific Texas church shooting. A gunman pulled and long gun killed two parishioners before an armed church security guard responded and stopped the threat.\n\n[in_content post=\"121428\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

    Security Guard Stops Texas Church Shooting<\/h2>\nWe won't acknowledge the name of the gunman, but the two victims have been identified as Deacon Anton \"Tony\" Wallace and Rich White, according to Heavy.com<\/a>. The security guard who ended the threat is Jack Wilson \u2014 remember the name, because he's a hero.\n\nFootage shows the gunman open fire on a White, who rises and goes for a gun of his own after the suspect pulls his firearm. It's possible White was another member of the church security team. As White takes gunfire, Wilson draws his pistol in the background. The suspect then turns his firearm on Wallace and opens fire. At that time, Wilson takes aim and drops the suspect with a well-placed headshot at about 40 feet. The entire encounter last just two seconds from the first shot to the last.\n\nThe video is below. A warning: while not graphic, it is obviously very unsettling.\n\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/questio22873652\/status\/1212109476150546433\n\n\"We lost two great men today, but it could have been a lot worse, and I am thankful our government has allowed us the opportunity to protect ourselves,\" Britt Farmer, the church\u2019s senior minister, told dallasnews.com<\/a>.\n

    \"The heroism today is unparalleled,\" Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told dallasnews.com. \"This team responded quickly, and within six seconds the shooting was over.\"<\/p>\n\n

    Jack Wilson Becomes a Hero<\/h4>\nWilson, a firearms instructor, acknowledged the shooting on Facebook<\/a>.\n\n\"I just want to thank all who have sent their prayers and comments on the events of today,\" Wilson said. \"The events at West Freeway Church of Christ put me in a position that I would hope no one would have to be in, but evil exist and I had to take out an active shooter in church.\n\n\"I\u2019m thankful to GOD that I have been blessed with the ability and desire to serve him in the role of head of security at the church. I am very sad in the loss of two dear friends and brothers in CHRIST, but evil does exist in this world and I and other members are not going to allow evil to succeed. Please pray for all the members and their families in this time. Thank you for your prayers and understanding.\"\n\nWilson also said he carries a SIG P229 in .357 SIG.\n

    Other Parishioners Armed as Well<\/h4>\nThe footage clearly shows an incredible response from not just Wilson, but church members as well. Mere seconds after the gunman is down, it appears at least five armed civilians stand with weapons drawn.\n

    \"I would like to point out that we have a couple of heroic parishioners,\" Jeoff Williams, regional director for the Texas Department of Public Safety, told dallasnews.com. \"Our hearts are going out to them and their families as well ... The citizens in this community have a lot to be proud of.\"<\/p>\nWith mass shootings an all-too-common crime in America, the shooter could have done way more damage if not for the armed citizens involved. Another town, one without concealed carry<\/a> holders, and this active shooter claims many more casualties. But not in this Texas church.\n

    \"Today evil walked boldly among us,\" Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn told dallasnews.com. \"But let me remind you, good people raised up and stopped it before it got worse.\"<\/p>","post_title":"VIDEO: Texas Church Shooting Ends After Armed Officer Drops Shooter","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"texas-church-shooting-2019-jack-wilson","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:35:05","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:35:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/12\/30\/texas-church-shooting-2019-jack-wilson\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":93278,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-08-14 06:01:22","post_date_gmt":"2019-08-14 10:01:22","post_content":"There's good news to report coming out of New Hampshire. Governor Chris Sununu recently vetoed three gun control bills. The bills included a three-day waiting period, prohibiting carrying a firearm on school property and background checks on private sales.\n\n[in_content post=\"89775\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n\nMeanwhile, New Hampshire GOP spokesman Joe Sweeney explained the three gun control bills had been on Democratic leaders' desks since at least June, accusing them of a \"shameful and disgusting exploitation of a national tragedy,\" reported nationalreview.com<\/a>.\n

    Governor Sununu Vetoes Gun Control<\/h3>\nThe governor and other New Hampshire Republicans reportedly accused the Democratic leader of the state senate of manipulation, according to nationalreview.com. While the bills passed the state senate in May, Democratic state senate president Donna Soucy only just officially sent the bills to the governor's desk. Many believe that timing involved waiting for a moment such as the recent mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton.\n\nHowever, Governor Sununu left no doubt where he stood on the position in his veto message<\/a>:\n
    These three bills would not solve our national issues nor would they prevent evil individuals from doing harm, but they would further restrict the constitutional rights of law abiding New Hampshire citizens. The New Hampshire Constitution states 'All persons have the right to keep and bear arms in defense of themselves, their families, their property and the state.' This language provides what many believe to be more expansive legal protections for gun ownership than the second amendment to the United States Constitution.<\/blockquote>\n\"New Hampshire is one of the safest states in the nation and we have a long tradition of responsible firearm<\/a> stewardship,\" the governor later said via Twitter. \"Our gun laws are well-crafted and fit our culture of responsible gun ownership and individual freedom.\"\n\nWell played Governor Sununu, we salute you, sir.","post_title":"New Hampshire Governor Sununu Vetoes Three Gun Control Bills","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"sununu-vetoes-gun-control-bills","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-03-24 19:07:02","post_modified_gmt":"2024-03-24 23:07:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/08\/14\/sununu-vetoes-gun-control-bills\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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  • Reckless behaviors that disregard the safety of others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Irresponsibility, indicated by repeatedly failing to consistently work or honor financial obligations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Lack of remorse after hurting or mistreating another person.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Minors and Mental Health<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    Additionally, to earn the diagnosis of ASPD a person must be at least 18 years old, show evidence of Conduct Disorder prior to age 15, and not carry a concomitant diagnosis of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder that could explain the aberrant behavior. Conduct Disorder comprises a similar condition typically diagnosed in childhood. Between 25 and 40% of kids diagnosed with Conduct Disorder will progress to ASPD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The easiest way to get your head around ASPD is to view this as a congenital lack of conscience. Those thusly smitten typically are unable to empathize with the suffering of others. They often torture animals, and most ultimately end up in prison. The few full-bore ASPD patients I met in in-patient settings during my medical training were amazing to behold. One sweet-looking kid nearly killed his foster mom with a pencil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The details concerning diagnosis and treatment of these problems are markedly more complex than I have alluded to here. Modern medicine remains complicated, and psychiatry poses one of the most labyrinthine facets of the craft. However, ASPD is one of those rare psychiatric problems that does seem to be a decent predictor of dangerous behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The Problem<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    The trick is to identify these sociopaths and effectively intervene before they act upon their sociopathy. In a free nation that respects individual rights that is a Gordian chore. Balancing public safety against individual rights is a timeless quandary. Reality is that mass shooters are vanishingly rare, and this makes identifying them before they act all but impossible. Most mass shooters do still show indicators prior to the event, and it is easy to say that the police or schools should have intervened in retrospect. However, the devil is in the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    You can't lock up a 16-year-old boy for the rest of his live because he obsesses with violent video games and set fire to the neighbor's cat. This is despite the fact that such toxic stuff does indeed seem to be a common foundation for a lot of young mass shooters. Additionally, the road to hell comes paved with unbalanced people who got appropriate mental health treatment and still did something horrible anyway. Major Nidal Hasan, the 2009 Fort Hood shooter, was himself a psychiatrist. Psychiatry, like any other human pursuit, is an inexact science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Beyond the Data<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    Between 1966 and 2019 three quarters of mass shooters used handguns<\/a>, while the remainder employed a rifle. The less durable members of society obsess over assault weapons bans and background checks. However, the dispassionate observer appreciates that the modern phenomenon of mass shootings is driven by the deterioration of the family and our utter absence of a moral compass. When kids are raised to believe that morality is relative and life is cheap, we really shouldn\u2019t be surprised when a small but statistically significant percentage grow up to become monsters. Your mileage may vary, but that\u2019s why I carry a gun myself whenever I\u2019m not asleep or in the shower. We do indeed share the world with some fascinating\/terrifying folks.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Special Kind of Crazy: Mental Health and Mass Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"mental-health-mass-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:13:21","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:13:21","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2022\/07\/11\/mental-health-mass-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":882,"post_author":"850","post_date":"2022-06-23 09:08:27","post_date_gmt":"2022-06-23 13:08:27","post_content":"\n

    \nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/Ebg2YnBj9II\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Well here's a report we didn't think we'd be filing. A Hollywood liberal elite is starting to get it. Well, kind of. On his popular show \"Real Time,\" Bill Maher took to the stinging \"New Rules\" segment to call out woke Hollywood. The segment points out, in pretty solid detail, it's time to starting considering the role of movie violence, namely the overwhelming use of shootings in hit films, and it's potential relationship to mass shootings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Movie Violence and Mass Shootings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Conservatives and pro-2A folks know the drill. Hollywood makes tons of violent television shows and movies. They rake in even more tonnage of money with all that gun play. Then every time gun legislation gets propped up, the famed Hollywood actors and execs pile on calling for gun control<\/a>. Matthew McConaughey<\/a> famously did just that recently following the horrific school shooting in his home town of Uvalde, Texas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    But Maher seemingly sees hypocrisy in these soapbox speeches<\/a>. Mirroring a familiar conservative refrain, Maher called out Hollywood's double standard on guns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cWhen liberals scream \u2018do something!\u2019 after a mass shooting, why aren\u2019t we also dealing with the fact that the average American kid sees 200,000 acts of violence on screens before the age of 18 and that, according to the FBI, one of the warning signs of a potential school shooter is a fascination with violence-filled entertainment?\u201d he asked. \u201cIt\u2019s funny, Hollywood is the wokest place on Earth in every other area of social responsibility\u2026but when it comes to the unbridled romanticization of gun violence: crickets. Weird, the only thing we don\u2019t call a trigger is the one that actually has a trigger.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Metal Health and Violence<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    But the pro-2A counter centers on mental health. Here again, Maher\u2013while still sticking to some gun control points to be sure\u2013also points out the mental state linking most mass shooters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cBroken young men who feel like losers and want the world to hurt like they do,\u201d Maher said, reading his list of potential causes. \u201cEasy access to guns; kids having smartphones, which makes losers feel even worse because of the bullying and all the fake lives that look better than theirs; and, yes, yes, crazy amounts of gun violence and movies and TV.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Now Maher still appears way more liberal than conservative. We also don't expect him to start championship for increased gun rights anytime soon. But the nugget here lies in this remarkable fact: even elite Hollywood types might finally be starting to get it. You can't simply, in good conscious, blame violence solely on the presence of guns. And these wicked acts of mass violence against school children, well those acts can only be perpetrated via the hearts of wicked men. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Movie violence alone fails to explain the problems linked to guns and crime in our society. Neither do video games, socioeconomic standing, education, employment or even mental health. Universally, we'd bet most people agree with that assessment. So why then should guns<\/a> alone constitute the sole explanation for mass shootings? Simply stated, it falls short like all the others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Nevertheless, the left continues pandering for gun control to fix the problem. At least on this day, one famous voice from the left questioned that position. <\/p>\n","post_title":"Bill Maher Calls Out Woke Hollywood Movie Violence for Mass Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"movie-violence-mass-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:13:23","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:13:23","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2022\/06\/23\/movie-violence-mass-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":12428,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-12-30 10:25:57","post_date_gmt":"2019-12-30 15:25:57","post_content":"Dramatic security footage has been released of Sunday's horrific Texas church shooting. A gunman pulled and long gun killed two parishioners before an armed church security guard responded and stopped the threat.\n\n[in_content post=\"121428\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

    Security Guard Stops Texas Church Shooting<\/h2>\nWe won't acknowledge the name of the gunman, but the two victims have been identified as Deacon Anton \"Tony\" Wallace and Rich White, according to Heavy.com<\/a>. The security guard who ended the threat is Jack Wilson \u2014 remember the name, because he's a hero.\n\nFootage shows the gunman open fire on a White, who rises and goes for a gun of his own after the suspect pulls his firearm. It's possible White was another member of the church security team. As White takes gunfire, Wilson draws his pistol in the background. The suspect then turns his firearm on Wallace and opens fire. At that time, Wilson takes aim and drops the suspect with a well-placed headshot at about 40 feet. The entire encounter last just two seconds from the first shot to the last.\n\nThe video is below. A warning: while not graphic, it is obviously very unsettling.\n\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/questio22873652\/status\/1212109476150546433\n\n\"We lost two great men today, but it could have been a lot worse, and I am thankful our government has allowed us the opportunity to protect ourselves,\" Britt Farmer, the church\u2019s senior minister, told dallasnews.com<\/a>.\n

    \"The heroism today is unparalleled,\" Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told dallasnews.com. \"This team responded quickly, and within six seconds the shooting was over.\"<\/p>\n\n

    Jack Wilson Becomes a Hero<\/h4>\nWilson, a firearms instructor, acknowledged the shooting on Facebook<\/a>.\n\n\"I just want to thank all who have sent their prayers and comments on the events of today,\" Wilson said. \"The events at West Freeway Church of Christ put me in a position that I would hope no one would have to be in, but evil exist and I had to take out an active shooter in church.\n\n\"I\u2019m thankful to GOD that I have been blessed with the ability and desire to serve him in the role of head of security at the church. I am very sad in the loss of two dear friends and brothers in CHRIST, but evil does exist in this world and I and other members are not going to allow evil to succeed. Please pray for all the members and their families in this time. Thank you for your prayers and understanding.\"\n\nWilson also said he carries a SIG P229 in .357 SIG.\n

    Other Parishioners Armed as Well<\/h4>\nThe footage clearly shows an incredible response from not just Wilson, but church members as well. Mere seconds after the gunman is down, it appears at least five armed civilians stand with weapons drawn.\n

    \"I would like to point out that we have a couple of heroic parishioners,\" Jeoff Williams, regional director for the Texas Department of Public Safety, told dallasnews.com. \"Our hearts are going out to them and their families as well ... The citizens in this community have a lot to be proud of.\"<\/p>\nWith mass shootings an all-too-common crime in America, the shooter could have done way more damage if not for the armed citizens involved. Another town, one without concealed carry<\/a> holders, and this active shooter claims many more casualties. But not in this Texas church.\n

    \"Today evil walked boldly among us,\" Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn told dallasnews.com. \"But let me remind you, good people raised up and stopped it before it got worse.\"<\/p>","post_title":"VIDEO: Texas Church Shooting Ends After Armed Officer Drops Shooter","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"texas-church-shooting-2019-jack-wilson","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:35:05","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:35:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/12\/30\/texas-church-shooting-2019-jack-wilson\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":93278,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-08-14 06:01:22","post_date_gmt":"2019-08-14 10:01:22","post_content":"There's good news to report coming out of New Hampshire. Governor Chris Sununu recently vetoed three gun control bills. The bills included a three-day waiting period, prohibiting carrying a firearm on school property and background checks on private sales.\n\n[in_content post=\"89775\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n\nMeanwhile, New Hampshire GOP spokesman Joe Sweeney explained the three gun control bills had been on Democratic leaders' desks since at least June, accusing them of a \"shameful and disgusting exploitation of a national tragedy,\" reported nationalreview.com<\/a>.\n

    Governor Sununu Vetoes Gun Control<\/h3>\nThe governor and other New Hampshire Republicans reportedly accused the Democratic leader of the state senate of manipulation, according to nationalreview.com. While the bills passed the state senate in May, Democratic state senate president Donna Soucy only just officially sent the bills to the governor's desk. Many believe that timing involved waiting for a moment such as the recent mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton.\n\nHowever, Governor Sununu left no doubt where he stood on the position in his veto message<\/a>:\n
    These three bills would not solve our national issues nor would they prevent evil individuals from doing harm, but they would further restrict the constitutional rights of law abiding New Hampshire citizens. The New Hampshire Constitution states 'All persons have the right to keep and bear arms in defense of themselves, their families, their property and the state.' This language provides what many believe to be more expansive legal protections for gun ownership than the second amendment to the United States Constitution.<\/blockquote>\n\"New Hampshire is one of the safest states in the nation and we have a long tradition of responsible firearm<\/a> stewardship,\" the governor later said via Twitter. \"Our gun laws are well-crafted and fit our culture of responsible gun ownership and individual freedom.\"\n\nWell played Governor Sununu, we salute you, sir.","post_title":"New Hampshire Governor Sununu Vetoes Three Gun Control Bills","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"sununu-vetoes-gun-control-bills","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-03-24 19:07:02","post_modified_gmt":"2024-03-24 23:07:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/08\/14\/sununu-vetoes-gun-control-bills\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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  • Irritability and aggressiveness, indicated by repeatedly getting into fights or physically assaulting others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Reckless behaviors that disregard the safety of others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Irresponsibility, indicated by repeatedly failing to consistently work or honor financial obligations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Lack of remorse after hurting or mistreating another person.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Minors and Mental Health<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    Additionally, to earn the diagnosis of ASPD a person must be at least 18 years old, show evidence of Conduct Disorder prior to age 15, and not carry a concomitant diagnosis of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder that could explain the aberrant behavior. Conduct Disorder comprises a similar condition typically diagnosed in childhood. Between 25 and 40% of kids diagnosed with Conduct Disorder will progress to ASPD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The easiest way to get your head around ASPD is to view this as a congenital lack of conscience. Those thusly smitten typically are unable to empathize with the suffering of others. They often torture animals, and most ultimately end up in prison. The few full-bore ASPD patients I met in in-patient settings during my medical training were amazing to behold. One sweet-looking kid nearly killed his foster mom with a pencil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The details concerning diagnosis and treatment of these problems are markedly more complex than I have alluded to here. Modern medicine remains complicated, and psychiatry poses one of the most labyrinthine facets of the craft. However, ASPD is one of those rare psychiatric problems that does seem to be a decent predictor of dangerous behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The Problem<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    The trick is to identify these sociopaths and effectively intervene before they act upon their sociopathy. In a free nation that respects individual rights that is a Gordian chore. Balancing public safety against individual rights is a timeless quandary. Reality is that mass shooters are vanishingly rare, and this makes identifying them before they act all but impossible. Most mass shooters do still show indicators prior to the event, and it is easy to say that the police or schools should have intervened in retrospect. However, the devil is in the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    You can't lock up a 16-year-old boy for the rest of his live because he obsesses with violent video games and set fire to the neighbor's cat. This is despite the fact that such toxic stuff does indeed seem to be a common foundation for a lot of young mass shooters. Additionally, the road to hell comes paved with unbalanced people who got appropriate mental health treatment and still did something horrible anyway. Major Nidal Hasan, the 2009 Fort Hood shooter, was himself a psychiatrist. Psychiatry, like any other human pursuit, is an inexact science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Beyond the Data<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    Between 1966 and 2019 three quarters of mass shooters used handguns<\/a>, while the remainder employed a rifle. The less durable members of society obsess over assault weapons bans and background checks. However, the dispassionate observer appreciates that the modern phenomenon of mass shootings is driven by the deterioration of the family and our utter absence of a moral compass. When kids are raised to believe that morality is relative and life is cheap, we really shouldn\u2019t be surprised when a small but statistically significant percentage grow up to become monsters. Your mileage may vary, but that\u2019s why I carry a gun myself whenever I\u2019m not asleep or in the shower. We do indeed share the world with some fascinating\/terrifying folks.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Special Kind of Crazy: Mental Health and Mass Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"mental-health-mass-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:13:21","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:13:21","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2022\/07\/11\/mental-health-mass-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":882,"post_author":"850","post_date":"2022-06-23 09:08:27","post_date_gmt":"2022-06-23 13:08:27","post_content":"\n

    \nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/Ebg2YnBj9II\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Well here's a report we didn't think we'd be filing. A Hollywood liberal elite is starting to get it. Well, kind of. On his popular show \"Real Time,\" Bill Maher took to the stinging \"New Rules\" segment to call out woke Hollywood. The segment points out, in pretty solid detail, it's time to starting considering the role of movie violence, namely the overwhelming use of shootings in hit films, and it's potential relationship to mass shootings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Movie Violence and Mass Shootings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Conservatives and pro-2A folks know the drill. Hollywood makes tons of violent television shows and movies. They rake in even more tonnage of money with all that gun play. Then every time gun legislation gets propped up, the famed Hollywood actors and execs pile on calling for gun control<\/a>. Matthew McConaughey<\/a> famously did just that recently following the horrific school shooting in his home town of Uvalde, Texas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    But Maher seemingly sees hypocrisy in these soapbox speeches<\/a>. Mirroring a familiar conservative refrain, Maher called out Hollywood's double standard on guns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cWhen liberals scream \u2018do something!\u2019 after a mass shooting, why aren\u2019t we also dealing with the fact that the average American kid sees 200,000 acts of violence on screens before the age of 18 and that, according to the FBI, one of the warning signs of a potential school shooter is a fascination with violence-filled entertainment?\u201d he asked. \u201cIt\u2019s funny, Hollywood is the wokest place on Earth in every other area of social responsibility\u2026but when it comes to the unbridled romanticization of gun violence: crickets. Weird, the only thing we don\u2019t call a trigger is the one that actually has a trigger.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Metal Health and Violence<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    But the pro-2A counter centers on mental health. Here again, Maher\u2013while still sticking to some gun control points to be sure\u2013also points out the mental state linking most mass shooters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cBroken young men who feel like losers and want the world to hurt like they do,\u201d Maher said, reading his list of potential causes. \u201cEasy access to guns; kids having smartphones, which makes losers feel even worse because of the bullying and all the fake lives that look better than theirs; and, yes, yes, crazy amounts of gun violence and movies and TV.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Now Maher still appears way more liberal than conservative. We also don't expect him to start championship for increased gun rights anytime soon. But the nugget here lies in this remarkable fact: even elite Hollywood types might finally be starting to get it. You can't simply, in good conscious, blame violence solely on the presence of guns. And these wicked acts of mass violence against school children, well those acts can only be perpetrated via the hearts of wicked men. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Movie violence alone fails to explain the problems linked to guns and crime in our society. Neither do video games, socioeconomic standing, education, employment or even mental health. Universally, we'd bet most people agree with that assessment. So why then should guns<\/a> alone constitute the sole explanation for mass shootings? Simply stated, it falls short like all the others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Nevertheless, the left continues pandering for gun control to fix the problem. At least on this day, one famous voice from the left questioned that position. <\/p>\n","post_title":"Bill Maher Calls Out Woke Hollywood Movie Violence for Mass Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"movie-violence-mass-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:13:23","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:13:23","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2022\/06\/23\/movie-violence-mass-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":12428,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-12-30 10:25:57","post_date_gmt":"2019-12-30 15:25:57","post_content":"Dramatic security footage has been released of Sunday's horrific Texas church shooting. A gunman pulled and long gun killed two parishioners before an armed church security guard responded and stopped the threat.\n\n[in_content post=\"121428\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

    Security Guard Stops Texas Church Shooting<\/h2>\nWe won't acknowledge the name of the gunman, but the two victims have been identified as Deacon Anton \"Tony\" Wallace and Rich White, according to Heavy.com<\/a>. The security guard who ended the threat is Jack Wilson \u2014 remember the name, because he's a hero.\n\nFootage shows the gunman open fire on a White, who rises and goes for a gun of his own after the suspect pulls his firearm. It's possible White was another member of the church security team. As White takes gunfire, Wilson draws his pistol in the background. The suspect then turns his firearm on Wallace and opens fire. At that time, Wilson takes aim and drops the suspect with a well-placed headshot at about 40 feet. The entire encounter last just two seconds from the first shot to the last.\n\nThe video is below. A warning: while not graphic, it is obviously very unsettling.\n\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/questio22873652\/status\/1212109476150546433\n\n\"We lost two great men today, but it could have been a lot worse, and I am thankful our government has allowed us the opportunity to protect ourselves,\" Britt Farmer, the church\u2019s senior minister, told dallasnews.com<\/a>.\n

    \"The heroism today is unparalleled,\" Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told dallasnews.com. \"This team responded quickly, and within six seconds the shooting was over.\"<\/p>\n\n

    Jack Wilson Becomes a Hero<\/h4>\nWilson, a firearms instructor, acknowledged the shooting on Facebook<\/a>.\n\n\"I just want to thank all who have sent their prayers and comments on the events of today,\" Wilson said. \"The events at West Freeway Church of Christ put me in a position that I would hope no one would have to be in, but evil exist and I had to take out an active shooter in church.\n\n\"I\u2019m thankful to GOD that I have been blessed with the ability and desire to serve him in the role of head of security at the church. I am very sad in the loss of two dear friends and brothers in CHRIST, but evil does exist in this world and I and other members are not going to allow evil to succeed. Please pray for all the members and their families in this time. Thank you for your prayers and understanding.\"\n\nWilson also said he carries a SIG P229 in .357 SIG.\n

    Other Parishioners Armed as Well<\/h4>\nThe footage clearly shows an incredible response from not just Wilson, but church members as well. Mere seconds after the gunman is down, it appears at least five armed civilians stand with weapons drawn.\n

    \"I would like to point out that we have a couple of heroic parishioners,\" Jeoff Williams, regional director for the Texas Department of Public Safety, told dallasnews.com. \"Our hearts are going out to them and their families as well ... The citizens in this community have a lot to be proud of.\"<\/p>\nWith mass shootings an all-too-common crime in America, the shooter could have done way more damage if not for the armed citizens involved. Another town, one without concealed carry<\/a> holders, and this active shooter claims many more casualties. But not in this Texas church.\n

    \"Today evil walked boldly among us,\" Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn told dallasnews.com. \"But let me remind you, good people raised up and stopped it before it got worse.\"<\/p>","post_title":"VIDEO: Texas Church Shooting Ends After Armed Officer Drops Shooter","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"texas-church-shooting-2019-jack-wilson","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:35:05","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:35:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/12\/30\/texas-church-shooting-2019-jack-wilson\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":93278,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-08-14 06:01:22","post_date_gmt":"2019-08-14 10:01:22","post_content":"There's good news to report coming out of New Hampshire. Governor Chris Sununu recently vetoed three gun control bills. The bills included a three-day waiting period, prohibiting carrying a firearm on school property and background checks on private sales.\n\n[in_content post=\"89775\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n\nMeanwhile, New Hampshire GOP spokesman Joe Sweeney explained the three gun control bills had been on Democratic leaders' desks since at least June, accusing them of a \"shameful and disgusting exploitation of a national tragedy,\" reported nationalreview.com<\/a>.\n

    Governor Sununu Vetoes Gun Control<\/h3>\nThe governor and other New Hampshire Republicans reportedly accused the Democratic leader of the state senate of manipulation, according to nationalreview.com. While the bills passed the state senate in May, Democratic state senate president Donna Soucy only just officially sent the bills to the governor's desk. Many believe that timing involved waiting for a moment such as the recent mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton.\n\nHowever, Governor Sununu left no doubt where he stood on the position in his veto message<\/a>:\n
    These three bills would not solve our national issues nor would they prevent evil individuals from doing harm, but they would further restrict the constitutional rights of law abiding New Hampshire citizens. The New Hampshire Constitution states 'All persons have the right to keep and bear arms in defense of themselves, their families, their property and the state.' This language provides what many believe to be more expansive legal protections for gun ownership than the second amendment to the United States Constitution.<\/blockquote>\n\"New Hampshire is one of the safest states in the nation and we have a long tradition of responsible firearm<\/a> stewardship,\" the governor later said via Twitter. \"Our gun laws are well-crafted and fit our culture of responsible gun ownership and individual freedom.\"\n\nWell played Governor Sununu, we salute you, sir.","post_title":"New Hampshire Governor Sununu Vetoes Three Gun Control Bills","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"sununu-vetoes-gun-control-bills","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-03-24 19:07:02","post_modified_gmt":"2024-03-24 23:07:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/08\/14\/sununu-vetoes-gun-control-bills\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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  • Exhibiting impulsivity or failing to plan ahead.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Irritability and aggressiveness, indicated by repeatedly getting into fights or physically assaulting others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Reckless behaviors that disregard the safety of others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Irresponsibility, indicated by repeatedly failing to consistently work or honor financial obligations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Lack of remorse after hurting or mistreating another person.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Minors and Mental Health<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    Additionally, to earn the diagnosis of ASPD a person must be at least 18 years old, show evidence of Conduct Disorder prior to age 15, and not carry a concomitant diagnosis of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder that could explain the aberrant behavior. Conduct Disorder comprises a similar condition typically diagnosed in childhood. Between 25 and 40% of kids diagnosed with Conduct Disorder will progress to ASPD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The easiest way to get your head around ASPD is to view this as a congenital lack of conscience. Those thusly smitten typically are unable to empathize with the suffering of others. They often torture animals, and most ultimately end up in prison. The few full-bore ASPD patients I met in in-patient settings during my medical training were amazing to behold. One sweet-looking kid nearly killed his foster mom with a pencil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The details concerning diagnosis and treatment of these problems are markedly more complex than I have alluded to here. Modern medicine remains complicated, and psychiatry poses one of the most labyrinthine facets of the craft. However, ASPD is one of those rare psychiatric problems that does seem to be a decent predictor of dangerous behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The Problem<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    The trick is to identify these sociopaths and effectively intervene before they act upon their sociopathy. In a free nation that respects individual rights that is a Gordian chore. Balancing public safety against individual rights is a timeless quandary. Reality is that mass shooters are vanishingly rare, and this makes identifying them before they act all but impossible. Most mass shooters do still show indicators prior to the event, and it is easy to say that the police or schools should have intervened in retrospect. However, the devil is in the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    You can't lock up a 16-year-old boy for the rest of his live because he obsesses with violent video games and set fire to the neighbor's cat. This is despite the fact that such toxic stuff does indeed seem to be a common foundation for a lot of young mass shooters. Additionally, the road to hell comes paved with unbalanced people who got appropriate mental health treatment and still did something horrible anyway. Major Nidal Hasan, the 2009 Fort Hood shooter, was himself a psychiatrist. Psychiatry, like any other human pursuit, is an inexact science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Beyond the Data<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    Between 1966 and 2019 three quarters of mass shooters used handguns<\/a>, while the remainder employed a rifle. The less durable members of society obsess over assault weapons bans and background checks. However, the dispassionate observer appreciates that the modern phenomenon of mass shootings is driven by the deterioration of the family and our utter absence of a moral compass. When kids are raised to believe that morality is relative and life is cheap, we really shouldn\u2019t be surprised when a small but statistically significant percentage grow up to become monsters. Your mileage may vary, but that\u2019s why I carry a gun myself whenever I\u2019m not asleep or in the shower. We do indeed share the world with some fascinating\/terrifying folks.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Special Kind of Crazy: Mental Health and Mass Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"mental-health-mass-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:13:21","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:13:21","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2022\/07\/11\/mental-health-mass-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":882,"post_author":"850","post_date":"2022-06-23 09:08:27","post_date_gmt":"2022-06-23 13:08:27","post_content":"\n

    \nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/Ebg2YnBj9II\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Well here's a report we didn't think we'd be filing. A Hollywood liberal elite is starting to get it. Well, kind of. On his popular show \"Real Time,\" Bill Maher took to the stinging \"New Rules\" segment to call out woke Hollywood. The segment points out, in pretty solid detail, it's time to starting considering the role of movie violence, namely the overwhelming use of shootings in hit films, and it's potential relationship to mass shootings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Movie Violence and Mass Shootings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Conservatives and pro-2A folks know the drill. Hollywood makes tons of violent television shows and movies. They rake in even more tonnage of money with all that gun play. Then every time gun legislation gets propped up, the famed Hollywood actors and execs pile on calling for gun control<\/a>. Matthew McConaughey<\/a> famously did just that recently following the horrific school shooting in his home town of Uvalde, Texas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    But Maher seemingly sees hypocrisy in these soapbox speeches<\/a>. Mirroring a familiar conservative refrain, Maher called out Hollywood's double standard on guns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cWhen liberals scream \u2018do something!\u2019 after a mass shooting, why aren\u2019t we also dealing with the fact that the average American kid sees 200,000 acts of violence on screens before the age of 18 and that, according to the FBI, one of the warning signs of a potential school shooter is a fascination with violence-filled entertainment?\u201d he asked. \u201cIt\u2019s funny, Hollywood is the wokest place on Earth in every other area of social responsibility\u2026but when it comes to the unbridled romanticization of gun violence: crickets. Weird, the only thing we don\u2019t call a trigger is the one that actually has a trigger.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Metal Health and Violence<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    But the pro-2A counter centers on mental health. Here again, Maher\u2013while still sticking to some gun control points to be sure\u2013also points out the mental state linking most mass shooters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cBroken young men who feel like losers and want the world to hurt like they do,\u201d Maher said, reading his list of potential causes. \u201cEasy access to guns; kids having smartphones, which makes losers feel even worse because of the bullying and all the fake lives that look better than theirs; and, yes, yes, crazy amounts of gun violence and movies and TV.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Now Maher still appears way more liberal than conservative. We also don't expect him to start championship for increased gun rights anytime soon. But the nugget here lies in this remarkable fact: even elite Hollywood types might finally be starting to get it. You can't simply, in good conscious, blame violence solely on the presence of guns. And these wicked acts of mass violence against school children, well those acts can only be perpetrated via the hearts of wicked men. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Movie violence alone fails to explain the problems linked to guns and crime in our society. Neither do video games, socioeconomic standing, education, employment or even mental health. Universally, we'd bet most people agree with that assessment. So why then should guns<\/a> alone constitute the sole explanation for mass shootings? Simply stated, it falls short like all the others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Nevertheless, the left continues pandering for gun control to fix the problem. At least on this day, one famous voice from the left questioned that position. <\/p>\n","post_title":"Bill Maher Calls Out Woke Hollywood Movie Violence for Mass Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"movie-violence-mass-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:13:23","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:13:23","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2022\/06\/23\/movie-violence-mass-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":12428,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-12-30 10:25:57","post_date_gmt":"2019-12-30 15:25:57","post_content":"Dramatic security footage has been released of Sunday's horrific Texas church shooting. A gunman pulled and long gun killed two parishioners before an armed church security guard responded and stopped the threat.\n\n[in_content post=\"121428\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

    Security Guard Stops Texas Church Shooting<\/h2>\nWe won't acknowledge the name of the gunman, but the two victims have been identified as Deacon Anton \"Tony\" Wallace and Rich White, according to Heavy.com<\/a>. The security guard who ended the threat is Jack Wilson \u2014 remember the name, because he's a hero.\n\nFootage shows the gunman open fire on a White, who rises and goes for a gun of his own after the suspect pulls his firearm. It's possible White was another member of the church security team. As White takes gunfire, Wilson draws his pistol in the background. The suspect then turns his firearm on Wallace and opens fire. At that time, Wilson takes aim and drops the suspect with a well-placed headshot at about 40 feet. The entire encounter last just two seconds from the first shot to the last.\n\nThe video is below. A warning: while not graphic, it is obviously very unsettling.\n\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/questio22873652\/status\/1212109476150546433\n\n\"We lost two great men today, but it could have been a lot worse, and I am thankful our government has allowed us the opportunity to protect ourselves,\" Britt Farmer, the church\u2019s senior minister, told dallasnews.com<\/a>.\n

    \"The heroism today is unparalleled,\" Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told dallasnews.com. \"This team responded quickly, and within six seconds the shooting was over.\"<\/p>\n\n

    Jack Wilson Becomes a Hero<\/h4>\nWilson, a firearms instructor, acknowledged the shooting on Facebook<\/a>.\n\n\"I just want to thank all who have sent their prayers and comments on the events of today,\" Wilson said. \"The events at West Freeway Church of Christ put me in a position that I would hope no one would have to be in, but evil exist and I had to take out an active shooter in church.\n\n\"I\u2019m thankful to GOD that I have been blessed with the ability and desire to serve him in the role of head of security at the church. I am very sad in the loss of two dear friends and brothers in CHRIST, but evil does exist in this world and I and other members are not going to allow evil to succeed. Please pray for all the members and their families in this time. Thank you for your prayers and understanding.\"\n\nWilson also said he carries a SIG P229 in .357 SIG.\n

    Other Parishioners Armed as Well<\/h4>\nThe footage clearly shows an incredible response from not just Wilson, but church members as well. Mere seconds after the gunman is down, it appears at least five armed civilians stand with weapons drawn.\n

    \"I would like to point out that we have a couple of heroic parishioners,\" Jeoff Williams, regional director for the Texas Department of Public Safety, told dallasnews.com. \"Our hearts are going out to them and their families as well ... The citizens in this community have a lot to be proud of.\"<\/p>\nWith mass shootings an all-too-common crime in America, the shooter could have done way more damage if not for the armed citizens involved. Another town, one without concealed carry<\/a> holders, and this active shooter claims many more casualties. But not in this Texas church.\n

    \"Today evil walked boldly among us,\" Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn told dallasnews.com. \"But let me remind you, good people raised up and stopped it before it got worse.\"<\/p>","post_title":"VIDEO: Texas Church Shooting Ends After Armed Officer Drops Shooter","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"texas-church-shooting-2019-jack-wilson","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:35:05","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:35:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/12\/30\/texas-church-shooting-2019-jack-wilson\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":93278,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-08-14 06:01:22","post_date_gmt":"2019-08-14 10:01:22","post_content":"There's good news to report coming out of New Hampshire. Governor Chris Sununu recently vetoed three gun control bills. The bills included a three-day waiting period, prohibiting carrying a firearm on school property and background checks on private sales.\n\n[in_content post=\"89775\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n\nMeanwhile, New Hampshire GOP spokesman Joe Sweeney explained the three gun control bills had been on Democratic leaders' desks since at least June, accusing them of a \"shameful and disgusting exploitation of a national tragedy,\" reported nationalreview.com<\/a>.\n

    Governor Sununu Vetoes Gun Control<\/h3>\nThe governor and other New Hampshire Republicans reportedly accused the Democratic leader of the state senate of manipulation, according to nationalreview.com. While the bills passed the state senate in May, Democratic state senate president Donna Soucy only just officially sent the bills to the governor's desk. Many believe that timing involved waiting for a moment such as the recent mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton.\n\nHowever, Governor Sununu left no doubt where he stood on the position in his veto message<\/a>:\n
    These three bills would not solve our national issues nor would they prevent evil individuals from doing harm, but they would further restrict the constitutional rights of law abiding New Hampshire citizens. The New Hampshire Constitution states 'All persons have the right to keep and bear arms in defense of themselves, their families, their property and the state.' This language provides what many believe to be more expansive legal protections for gun ownership than the second amendment to the United States Constitution.<\/blockquote>\n\"New Hampshire is one of the safest states in the nation and we have a long tradition of responsible firearm<\/a> stewardship,\" the governor later said via Twitter. \"Our gun laws are well-crafted and fit our culture of responsible gun ownership and individual freedom.\"\n\nWell played Governor Sununu, we salute you, sir.","post_title":"New Hampshire Governor Sununu Vetoes Three Gun Control Bills","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"sununu-vetoes-gun-control-bills","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-03-24 19:07:02","post_modified_gmt":"2024-03-24 23:07:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/08\/14\/sununu-vetoes-gun-control-bills\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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  • Deceitfulness, indicated by continuously lying, using aliases, or conning others for personal gain and pleasure.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Exhibiting impulsivity or failing to plan ahead.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Irritability and aggressiveness, indicated by repeatedly getting into fights or physically assaulting others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Reckless behaviors that disregard the safety of others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Irresponsibility, indicated by repeatedly failing to consistently work or honor financial obligations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Lack of remorse after hurting or mistreating another person.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Minors and Mental Health<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    Additionally, to earn the diagnosis of ASPD a person must be at least 18 years old, show evidence of Conduct Disorder prior to age 15, and not carry a concomitant diagnosis of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder that could explain the aberrant behavior. Conduct Disorder comprises a similar condition typically diagnosed in childhood. Between 25 and 40% of kids diagnosed with Conduct Disorder will progress to ASPD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The easiest way to get your head around ASPD is to view this as a congenital lack of conscience. Those thusly smitten typically are unable to empathize with the suffering of others. They often torture animals, and most ultimately end up in prison. The few full-bore ASPD patients I met in in-patient settings during my medical training were amazing to behold. One sweet-looking kid nearly killed his foster mom with a pencil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The details concerning diagnosis and treatment of these problems are markedly more complex than I have alluded to here. Modern medicine remains complicated, and psychiatry poses one of the most labyrinthine facets of the craft. However, ASPD is one of those rare psychiatric problems that does seem to be a decent predictor of dangerous behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The Problem<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    The trick is to identify these sociopaths and effectively intervene before they act upon their sociopathy. In a free nation that respects individual rights that is a Gordian chore. Balancing public safety against individual rights is a timeless quandary. Reality is that mass shooters are vanishingly rare, and this makes identifying them before they act all but impossible. Most mass shooters do still show indicators prior to the event, and it is easy to say that the police or schools should have intervened in retrospect. However, the devil is in the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    You can't lock up a 16-year-old boy for the rest of his live because he obsesses with violent video games and set fire to the neighbor's cat. This is despite the fact that such toxic stuff does indeed seem to be a common foundation for a lot of young mass shooters. Additionally, the road to hell comes paved with unbalanced people who got appropriate mental health treatment and still did something horrible anyway. Major Nidal Hasan, the 2009 Fort Hood shooter, was himself a psychiatrist. Psychiatry, like any other human pursuit, is an inexact science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Beyond the Data<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    Between 1966 and 2019 three quarters of mass shooters used handguns<\/a>, while the remainder employed a rifle. The less durable members of society obsess over assault weapons bans and background checks. However, the dispassionate observer appreciates that the modern phenomenon of mass shootings is driven by the deterioration of the family and our utter absence of a moral compass. When kids are raised to believe that morality is relative and life is cheap, we really shouldn\u2019t be surprised when a small but statistically significant percentage grow up to become monsters. Your mileage may vary, but that\u2019s why I carry a gun myself whenever I\u2019m not asleep or in the shower. We do indeed share the world with some fascinating\/terrifying folks.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Special Kind of Crazy: Mental Health and Mass Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"mental-health-mass-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:13:21","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:13:21","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2022\/07\/11\/mental-health-mass-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":882,"post_author":"850","post_date":"2022-06-23 09:08:27","post_date_gmt":"2022-06-23 13:08:27","post_content":"\n

    \nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/Ebg2YnBj9II\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Well here's a report we didn't think we'd be filing. A Hollywood liberal elite is starting to get it. Well, kind of. On his popular show \"Real Time,\" Bill Maher took to the stinging \"New Rules\" segment to call out woke Hollywood. The segment points out, in pretty solid detail, it's time to starting considering the role of movie violence, namely the overwhelming use of shootings in hit films, and it's potential relationship to mass shootings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Movie Violence and Mass Shootings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Conservatives and pro-2A folks know the drill. Hollywood makes tons of violent television shows and movies. They rake in even more tonnage of money with all that gun play. Then every time gun legislation gets propped up, the famed Hollywood actors and execs pile on calling for gun control<\/a>. Matthew McConaughey<\/a> famously did just that recently following the horrific school shooting in his home town of Uvalde, Texas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    But Maher seemingly sees hypocrisy in these soapbox speeches<\/a>. Mirroring a familiar conservative refrain, Maher called out Hollywood's double standard on guns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cWhen liberals scream \u2018do something!\u2019 after a mass shooting, why aren\u2019t we also dealing with the fact that the average American kid sees 200,000 acts of violence on screens before the age of 18 and that, according to the FBI, one of the warning signs of a potential school shooter is a fascination with violence-filled entertainment?\u201d he asked. \u201cIt\u2019s funny, Hollywood is the wokest place on Earth in every other area of social responsibility\u2026but when it comes to the unbridled romanticization of gun violence: crickets. Weird, the only thing we don\u2019t call a trigger is the one that actually has a trigger.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Metal Health and Violence<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    But the pro-2A counter centers on mental health. Here again, Maher\u2013while still sticking to some gun control points to be sure\u2013also points out the mental state linking most mass shooters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cBroken young men who feel like losers and want the world to hurt like they do,\u201d Maher said, reading his list of potential causes. \u201cEasy access to guns; kids having smartphones, which makes losers feel even worse because of the bullying and all the fake lives that look better than theirs; and, yes, yes, crazy amounts of gun violence and movies and TV.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Now Maher still appears way more liberal than conservative. We also don't expect him to start championship for increased gun rights anytime soon. But the nugget here lies in this remarkable fact: even elite Hollywood types might finally be starting to get it. You can't simply, in good conscious, blame violence solely on the presence of guns. And these wicked acts of mass violence against school children, well those acts can only be perpetrated via the hearts of wicked men. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Movie violence alone fails to explain the problems linked to guns and crime in our society. Neither do video games, socioeconomic standing, education, employment or even mental health. Universally, we'd bet most people agree with that assessment. So why then should guns<\/a> alone constitute the sole explanation for mass shootings? Simply stated, it falls short like all the others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Nevertheless, the left continues pandering for gun control to fix the problem. At least on this day, one famous voice from the left questioned that position. <\/p>\n","post_title":"Bill Maher Calls Out Woke Hollywood Movie Violence for Mass Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"movie-violence-mass-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:13:23","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:13:23","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2022\/06\/23\/movie-violence-mass-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":12428,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-12-30 10:25:57","post_date_gmt":"2019-12-30 15:25:57","post_content":"Dramatic security footage has been released of Sunday's horrific Texas church shooting. A gunman pulled and long gun killed two parishioners before an armed church security guard responded and stopped the threat.\n\n[in_content post=\"121428\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

    Security Guard Stops Texas Church Shooting<\/h2>\nWe won't acknowledge the name of the gunman, but the two victims have been identified as Deacon Anton \"Tony\" Wallace and Rich White, according to Heavy.com<\/a>. The security guard who ended the threat is Jack Wilson \u2014 remember the name, because he's a hero.\n\nFootage shows the gunman open fire on a White, who rises and goes for a gun of his own after the suspect pulls his firearm. It's possible White was another member of the church security team. As White takes gunfire, Wilson draws his pistol in the background. The suspect then turns his firearm on Wallace and opens fire. At that time, Wilson takes aim and drops the suspect with a well-placed headshot at about 40 feet. The entire encounter last just two seconds from the first shot to the last.\n\nThe video is below. A warning: while not graphic, it is obviously very unsettling.\n\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/questio22873652\/status\/1212109476150546433\n\n\"We lost two great men today, but it could have been a lot worse, and I am thankful our government has allowed us the opportunity to protect ourselves,\" Britt Farmer, the church\u2019s senior minister, told dallasnews.com<\/a>.\n

    \"The heroism today is unparalleled,\" Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told dallasnews.com. \"This team responded quickly, and within six seconds the shooting was over.\"<\/p>\n\n

    Jack Wilson Becomes a Hero<\/h4>\nWilson, a firearms instructor, acknowledged the shooting on Facebook<\/a>.\n\n\"I just want to thank all who have sent their prayers and comments on the events of today,\" Wilson said. \"The events at West Freeway Church of Christ put me in a position that I would hope no one would have to be in, but evil exist and I had to take out an active shooter in church.\n\n\"I\u2019m thankful to GOD that I have been blessed with the ability and desire to serve him in the role of head of security at the church. I am very sad in the loss of two dear friends and brothers in CHRIST, but evil does exist in this world and I and other members are not going to allow evil to succeed. Please pray for all the members and their families in this time. Thank you for your prayers and understanding.\"\n\nWilson also said he carries a SIG P229 in .357 SIG.\n

    Other Parishioners Armed as Well<\/h4>\nThe footage clearly shows an incredible response from not just Wilson, but church members as well. Mere seconds after the gunman is down, it appears at least five armed civilians stand with weapons drawn.\n

    \"I would like to point out that we have a couple of heroic parishioners,\" Jeoff Williams, regional director for the Texas Department of Public Safety, told dallasnews.com. \"Our hearts are going out to them and their families as well ... The citizens in this community have a lot to be proud of.\"<\/p>\nWith mass shootings an all-too-common crime in America, the shooter could have done way more damage if not for the armed citizens involved. Another town, one without concealed carry<\/a> holders, and this active shooter claims many more casualties. But not in this Texas church.\n

    \"Today evil walked boldly among us,\" Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn told dallasnews.com. \"But let me remind you, good people raised up and stopped it before it got worse.\"<\/p>","post_title":"VIDEO: Texas Church Shooting Ends After Armed Officer Drops Shooter","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"texas-church-shooting-2019-jack-wilson","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:35:05","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:35:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/12\/30\/texas-church-shooting-2019-jack-wilson\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":93278,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-08-14 06:01:22","post_date_gmt":"2019-08-14 10:01:22","post_content":"There's good news to report coming out of New Hampshire. Governor Chris Sununu recently vetoed three gun control bills. The bills included a three-day waiting period, prohibiting carrying a firearm on school property and background checks on private sales.\n\n[in_content post=\"89775\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n\nMeanwhile, New Hampshire GOP spokesman Joe Sweeney explained the three gun control bills had been on Democratic leaders' desks since at least June, accusing them of a \"shameful and disgusting exploitation of a national tragedy,\" reported nationalreview.com<\/a>.\n

    Governor Sununu Vetoes Gun Control<\/h3>\nThe governor and other New Hampshire Republicans reportedly accused the Democratic leader of the state senate of manipulation, according to nationalreview.com. While the bills passed the state senate in May, Democratic state senate president Donna Soucy only just officially sent the bills to the governor's desk. Many believe that timing involved waiting for a moment such as the recent mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton.\n\nHowever, Governor Sununu left no doubt where he stood on the position in his veto message<\/a>:\n
    These three bills would not solve our national issues nor would they prevent evil individuals from doing harm, but they would further restrict the constitutional rights of law abiding New Hampshire citizens. The New Hampshire Constitution states 'All persons have the right to keep and bear arms in defense of themselves, their families, their property and the state.' This language provides what many believe to be more expansive legal protections for gun ownership than the second amendment to the United States Constitution.<\/blockquote>\n\"New Hampshire is one of the safest states in the nation and we have a long tradition of responsible firearm<\/a> stewardship,\" the governor later said via Twitter. \"Our gun laws are well-crafted and fit our culture of responsible gun ownership and individual freedom.\"\n\nWell played Governor Sununu, we salute you, sir.","post_title":"New Hampshire Governor Sununu Vetoes Three Gun Control Bills","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"sununu-vetoes-gun-control-bills","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-03-24 19:07:02","post_modified_gmt":"2024-03-24 23:07:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/08\/14\/sununu-vetoes-gun-control-bills\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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  • Failure to conform to social norms and laws, indicated by repeatedly engaging in illegal activities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Deceitfulness, indicated by continuously lying, using aliases, or conning others for personal gain and pleasure.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Exhibiting impulsivity or failing to plan ahead.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Irritability and aggressiveness, indicated by repeatedly getting into fights or physically assaulting others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Reckless behaviors that disregard the safety of others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Irresponsibility, indicated by repeatedly failing to consistently work or honor financial obligations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Lack of remorse after hurting or mistreating another person.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Minors and Mental Health<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    Additionally, to earn the diagnosis of ASPD a person must be at least 18 years old, show evidence of Conduct Disorder prior to age 15, and not carry a concomitant diagnosis of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder that could explain the aberrant behavior. Conduct Disorder comprises a similar condition typically diagnosed in childhood. Between 25 and 40% of kids diagnosed with Conduct Disorder will progress to ASPD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The easiest way to get your head around ASPD is to view this as a congenital lack of conscience. Those thusly smitten typically are unable to empathize with the suffering of others. They often torture animals, and most ultimately end up in prison. The few full-bore ASPD patients I met in in-patient settings during my medical training were amazing to behold. One sweet-looking kid nearly killed his foster mom with a pencil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The details concerning diagnosis and treatment of these problems are markedly more complex than I have alluded to here. Modern medicine remains complicated, and psychiatry poses one of the most labyrinthine facets of the craft. However, ASPD is one of those rare psychiatric problems that does seem to be a decent predictor of dangerous behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The Problem<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    The trick is to identify these sociopaths and effectively intervene before they act upon their sociopathy. In a free nation that respects individual rights that is a Gordian chore. Balancing public safety against individual rights is a timeless quandary. Reality is that mass shooters are vanishingly rare, and this makes identifying them before they act all but impossible. Most mass shooters do still show indicators prior to the event, and it is easy to say that the police or schools should have intervened in retrospect. However, the devil is in the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    You can't lock up a 16-year-old boy for the rest of his live because he obsesses with violent video games and set fire to the neighbor's cat. This is despite the fact that such toxic stuff does indeed seem to be a common foundation for a lot of young mass shooters. Additionally, the road to hell comes paved with unbalanced people who got appropriate mental health treatment and still did something horrible anyway. Major Nidal Hasan, the 2009 Fort Hood shooter, was himself a psychiatrist. Psychiatry, like any other human pursuit, is an inexact science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Beyond the Data<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    Between 1966 and 2019 three quarters of mass shooters used handguns<\/a>, while the remainder employed a rifle. The less durable members of society obsess over assault weapons bans and background checks. However, the dispassionate observer appreciates that the modern phenomenon of mass shootings is driven by the deterioration of the family and our utter absence of a moral compass. When kids are raised to believe that morality is relative and life is cheap, we really shouldn\u2019t be surprised when a small but statistically significant percentage grow up to become monsters. Your mileage may vary, but that\u2019s why I carry a gun myself whenever I\u2019m not asleep or in the shower. We do indeed share the world with some fascinating\/terrifying folks.<\/p>\n","post_title":"A Special Kind of Crazy: Mental Health and Mass Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"mental-health-mass-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:13:21","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:13:21","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2022\/07\/11\/mental-health-mass-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":882,"post_author":"850","post_date":"2022-06-23 09:08:27","post_date_gmt":"2022-06-23 13:08:27","post_content":"\n

    \nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/Ebg2YnBj9II\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Well here's a report we didn't think we'd be filing. A Hollywood liberal elite is starting to get it. Well, kind of. On his popular show \"Real Time,\" Bill Maher took to the stinging \"New Rules\" segment to call out woke Hollywood. The segment points out, in pretty solid detail, it's time to starting considering the role of movie violence, namely the overwhelming use of shootings in hit films, and it's potential relationship to mass shootings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Movie Violence and Mass Shootings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Conservatives and pro-2A folks know the drill. Hollywood makes tons of violent television shows and movies. They rake in even more tonnage of money with all that gun play. Then every time gun legislation gets propped up, the famed Hollywood actors and execs pile on calling for gun control<\/a>. Matthew McConaughey<\/a> famously did just that recently following the horrific school shooting in his home town of Uvalde, Texas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    But Maher seemingly sees hypocrisy in these soapbox speeches<\/a>. Mirroring a familiar conservative refrain, Maher called out Hollywood's double standard on guns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cWhen liberals scream \u2018do something!\u2019 after a mass shooting, why aren\u2019t we also dealing with the fact that the average American kid sees 200,000 acts of violence on screens before the age of 18 and that, according to the FBI, one of the warning signs of a potential school shooter is a fascination with violence-filled entertainment?\u201d he asked. \u201cIt\u2019s funny, Hollywood is the wokest place on Earth in every other area of social responsibility\u2026but when it comes to the unbridled romanticization of gun violence: crickets. Weird, the only thing we don\u2019t call a trigger is the one that actually has a trigger.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Metal Health and Violence<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    But the pro-2A counter centers on mental health. Here again, Maher\u2013while still sticking to some gun control points to be sure\u2013also points out the mental state linking most mass shooters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cBroken young men who feel like losers and want the world to hurt like they do,\u201d Maher said, reading his list of potential causes. \u201cEasy access to guns; kids having smartphones, which makes losers feel even worse because of the bullying and all the fake lives that look better than theirs; and, yes, yes, crazy amounts of gun violence and movies and TV.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Now Maher still appears way more liberal than conservative. We also don't expect him to start championship for increased gun rights anytime soon. But the nugget here lies in this remarkable fact: even elite Hollywood types might finally be starting to get it. You can't simply, in good conscious, blame violence solely on the presence of guns. And these wicked acts of mass violence against school children, well those acts can only be perpetrated via the hearts of wicked men. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Movie violence alone fails to explain the problems linked to guns and crime in our society. Neither do video games, socioeconomic standing, education, employment or even mental health. Universally, we'd bet most people agree with that assessment. So why then should guns<\/a> alone constitute the sole explanation for mass shootings? Simply stated, it falls short like all the others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Nevertheless, the left continues pandering for gun control to fix the problem. At least on this day, one famous voice from the left questioned that position. <\/p>\n","post_title":"Bill Maher Calls Out Woke Hollywood Movie Violence for Mass Shootings","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"movie-violence-mass-shootings","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:13:23","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:13:23","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2022\/06\/23\/movie-violence-mass-shootings\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":12428,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-12-30 10:25:57","post_date_gmt":"2019-12-30 15:25:57","post_content":"Dramatic security footage has been released of Sunday's horrific Texas church shooting. A gunman pulled and long gun killed two parishioners before an armed church security guard responded and stopped the threat.\n\n[in_content post=\"121428\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

    Security Guard Stops Texas Church Shooting<\/h2>\nWe won't acknowledge the name of the gunman, but the two victims have been identified as Deacon Anton \"Tony\" Wallace and Rich White, according to Heavy.com<\/a>. The security guard who ended the threat is Jack Wilson \u2014 remember the name, because he's a hero.\n\nFootage shows the gunman open fire on a White, who rises and goes for a gun of his own after the suspect pulls his firearm. It's possible White was another member of the church security team. As White takes gunfire, Wilson draws his pistol in the background. The suspect then turns his firearm on Wallace and opens fire. At that time, Wilson takes aim and drops the suspect with a well-placed headshot at about 40 feet. The entire encounter last just two seconds from the first shot to the last.\n\nThe video is below. A warning: while not graphic, it is obviously very unsettling.\n\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/questio22873652\/status\/1212109476150546433\n\n\"We lost two great men today, but it could have been a lot worse, and I am thankful our government has allowed us the opportunity to protect ourselves,\" Britt Farmer, the church\u2019s senior minister, told dallasnews.com<\/a>.\n

    \"The heroism today is unparalleled,\" Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told dallasnews.com. \"This team responded quickly, and within six seconds the shooting was over.\"<\/p>\n\n

    Jack Wilson Becomes a Hero<\/h4>\nWilson, a firearms instructor, acknowledged the shooting on Facebook<\/a>.\n\n\"I just want to thank all who have sent their prayers and comments on the events of today,\" Wilson said. \"The events at West Freeway Church of Christ put me in a position that I would hope no one would have to be in, but evil exist and I had to take out an active shooter in church.\n\n\"I\u2019m thankful to GOD that I have been blessed with the ability and desire to serve him in the role of head of security at the church. I am very sad in the loss of two dear friends and brothers in CHRIST, but evil does exist in this world and I and other members are not going to allow evil to succeed. Please pray for all the members and their families in this time. Thank you for your prayers and understanding.\"\n\nWilson also said he carries a SIG P229 in .357 SIG.\n

    Other Parishioners Armed as Well<\/h4>\nThe footage clearly shows an incredible response from not just Wilson, but church members as well. Mere seconds after the gunman is down, it appears at least five armed civilians stand with weapons drawn.\n

    \"I would like to point out that we have a couple of heroic parishioners,\" Jeoff Williams, regional director for the Texas Department of Public Safety, told dallasnews.com. \"Our hearts are going out to them and their families as well ... The citizens in this community have a lot to be proud of.\"<\/p>\nWith mass shootings an all-too-common crime in America, the shooter could have done way more damage if not for the armed citizens involved. Another town, one without concealed carry<\/a> holders, and this active shooter claims many more casualties. But not in this Texas church.\n

    \"Today evil walked boldly among us,\" Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn told dallasnews.com. \"But let me remind you, good people raised up and stopped it before it got worse.\"<\/p>","post_title":"VIDEO: Texas Church Shooting Ends After Armed Officer Drops Shooter","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"texas-church-shooting-2019-jack-wilson","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 10:35:05","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 10:35:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/12\/30\/texas-church-shooting-2019-jack-wilson\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":93278,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2019-08-14 06:01:22","post_date_gmt":"2019-08-14 10:01:22","post_content":"There's good news to report coming out of New Hampshire. Governor Chris Sununu recently vetoed three gun control bills. The bills included a three-day waiting period, prohibiting carrying a firearm on school property and background checks on private sales.\n\n[in_content post=\"89775\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n\nMeanwhile, New Hampshire GOP spokesman Joe Sweeney explained the three gun control bills had been on Democratic leaders' desks since at least June, accusing them of a \"shameful and disgusting exploitation of a national tragedy,\" reported nationalreview.com<\/a>.\n

    Governor Sununu Vetoes Gun Control<\/h3>\nThe governor and other New Hampshire Republicans reportedly accused the Democratic leader of the state senate of manipulation, according to nationalreview.com. While the bills passed the state senate in May, Democratic state senate president Donna Soucy only just officially sent the bills to the governor's desk. Many believe that timing involved waiting for a moment such as the recent mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton.\n\nHowever, Governor Sununu left no doubt where he stood on the position in his veto message<\/a>:\n
    These three bills would not solve our national issues nor would they prevent evil individuals from doing harm, but they would further restrict the constitutional rights of law abiding New Hampshire citizens. The New Hampshire Constitution states 'All persons have the right to keep and bear arms in defense of themselves, their families, their property and the state.' This language provides what many believe to be more expansive legal protections for gun ownership than the second amendment to the United States Constitution.<\/blockquote>\n\"New Hampshire is one of the safest states in the nation and we have a long tradition of responsible firearm<\/a> stewardship,\" the governor later said via Twitter. \"Our gun laws are well-crafted and fit our culture of responsible gun ownership and individual freedom.\"\n\nWell played Governor Sununu, we salute you, sir.","post_title":"New Hampshire Governor Sununu Vetoes Three Gun Control Bills","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"sununu-vetoes-gun-control-bills","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-03-24 19:07:02","post_modified_gmt":"2024-03-24 23:07:02","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2019\/08\/14\/sununu-vetoes-gun-control-bills\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};

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