Comments by CamoAndAmmo (Inactive)

Written on Unrepentant shooter of South Memphis crowd gets 94 years in prison:

in response to ProgressiveMemphian:

The party that should be blamed is the NRA for spending so much money and doing so much brainwashing of the citizenry that we have so many guns on the street. Sadly, we have so many people with unfortunate upbringings that leave them vulnerable to temptation and predisposed to violence. Adding guns to the mix is like pouring gasoline on the fire of social injustice which Bush has created.

The gun situation in this country has gotten out of control. It may not stop until we go door to door and start melting them all down.

Fortunately, when President Obama wins another term, he'll be able to reform the direction of the Supreme Court and we'll finally be able to instill sense and strength into our gun control efforts.

Dude, that's not social justice. That's fascism. Just look back in history at prior governments that did exactly what you've advocated, and you don't need to think hard to predict the results.

Written on Victim killed by boyfriend as relationship was ending, jurors told:

Where is our friend PM? Shouldn't he/she/it be calling for banning and melting down all kitchen utensils?

Written on Tenn. parking lot gun bill would apply to public sector:

in response to fishnlawyr:

I'm a big 1st and 2nd amendment proponent...but I haven't seen too many people being killed by a rolled up newspaper.

Nor have I ever heard of a case of a legally owned firearm locked securely in a car spontaneously combusting, resulting in casualties.


If employers or others tried to ban employees from keeping bibles or newspapers in their cars, there would be outrage on so many fronts that these are protected 1st Amendment rights upon which employers should not infringe.

Somehow, the 2nd Amendment right of citizens to keep and bear arms is treated differently in this debate. Those who would advocate restricting some Constitutional rights should be careful of the slippery slope for other rights they embark upon.

Written on Editorial: Guns and love don't mix:

in response to Nightcrawler:

The crux of this issue is that armed criminals and unarmed law-abiders don’t mix.

The same can be said about unarmed citizens and armed governments.

I’ll guarantee the “editorship” that these two murderous incidences were miniscule compared to the number of times law-abiding people used a firearm to protect themselves, their loved ones or their property, and never fired a shot. It’s just those self defense incidents are almost never reported.

For me and countless other Americans, we’ll “choose” the U.S. Constitution, freedom and liberty over being disarmed any century of the millennium.

Furthermore, what about the convicted murderous low-life teenager that killed the unarmed elderly couple in Munford with a baseball bat? Will the CA be writing an editorial suggesting limiting and/or locking up aluminum baseball bats next week?

Or, since someone got stabbed in the medical district just this weekend, will there be a call for keeping kitchen utensils in locked drawers until meal time?

Written on Editorial: Guns and love don't mix:

I take great delight every time I see liberals exercising their First Amendment rights in their attempt to restrict my Second Amendment rights.

But that's the push in America right now: You rant, I rant, everybody rants. And it's all constitutionally protected. Just like my right to keep and bear arms.

There are literally millions of law abiding gun owners in this country who have never hurt or killed anyone, but you continue to focus on guns being the culprit, rather than the criminals. Using your logic, we should lock up all knives, baseball bats, chain saws and fists (how you could do the latter, I do not know), because we can find anecdotes of those weapons being used in domestic violence.

If you don't like our Bill of Rights, perhaps you can move to one of the socialist utopias where guns are prohibited.

Written on Man critically wounded when throat cut in medical district:

This carnage will not stop until our legislators have the courage to ban all metal kitchen utensils. President Obama needs another term so he can create a new federal agency to mandate the use of plastic sporks by all citizens.

More regulations and laws are necessary to protect the masses.

Until then, we will never be safe.

Written on Editorial: A weak case for drug tests:

My employment, like that of many people I know, is contingent on me agree to random and/or scheduled drug tests. The timing of those tests is solely at the discretion of my employer. If I refuse, or fail, then I am fired immediately.

So, my employment--and therefore my income (which is almost entirely earned)--is contingent on drug testing.

The government takes part of that money (it's called taxes) and gives it to other people in the form of entitlements. The ones in question, like unemployment and welfare, usually go to people who can't or won't work.

So what I understand is that even though my working for this money is contingent on drug testing, that when it is given to other people for NOT working that such drug testing shouldn't apply.

I don't think our forefathers ever envisioned a constitutional right to privacy for getting handouts. If someone doesn't want to take a part of my hard earned income and taxes, then no one is making them. If they don't want to get drug tested, they don't need to take my money. Just like if I object, I don't need to take my employer's money (i.e., I could stop working). But then, perversely, I could make a claim for someone else's money if I go on welfare, and not have to submit to drug testing!

Maybe in liberal utopia this makes sense, but for us folks who work for our money, I think Senator Ramsey is spot on.

Written on Letter: False argument for photo ID :

You might be right. Drinking alcohol isn't protected under the constitution.

But the right to keep and bear arms is! And states have created a pretty rigorous photo ID process to carry a gun.

Written on Boy in stable condition after struck by float at Collierville Christmas parade:

Where's our friend ProgressiveMemphian, calling for the abolishment of anything related to Christmas, since that was the ultimate cause of this, in his/her warped mind.

Prayers to this child and his family.

Written on CRIME REPORT: Burglar shot, critically wounded by homeowner Wednesday night:

So why it it everyone time some thug uses a gun in a crime, there's never any mention of him having a permit (of course he doesn't)?

But, every time an honest law abiding citizen uses a gun in self defense, the CA is running permit checks? The whole issue of a permit is moot here--he was in his house and on his property, and no permit is required. If he didn't have a permit, what would it matter?

Written on North Memphis resident shoots, kills intruder who assaulted him:

in response to BeerisHalfFull:

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And don't forget the exploding bullets. Hopefully he had at least 9 for all the mm pistols.

Written on Letter: Preferring power over progress:

in response to OldHippieChick:


I am a qualified person who would do a job well. Got a list of places I could apply?

Aren't you already making your living getting paid by the taxpayers, working in either a government bureaucracy or university? Your posts would sure lead us to believe that.

Written on 'Lucky' driver in Arlington truck crash busted for gun:

in response to kkball47:

LMAO ! He (PM), needs a shotgun that shoots cheerios ! I am still ROFLMAO about those damn magical exploding bullits !

Although if there were such a thing as magical exploding bullets, I'd love to find myself a case of them. Talk about the ultimate in self defense!


in response to ProgressiveMemphian:

If we had stricter gun control, then he wouldn't have 9 of these mm pistols in his suitcase, and he wouldn't be in all this trouble.

Once we get rid of the guns, we will solve many problems.

"9 of these mm pistols"????

You and your glock assault weapons, 38 specials with big clips, and exploding bullets. Now pistols that shoot candy that melts in your mouth, not in your hand!

Just like the 2nd amendment entitles me to keep and bear arms, the 1st amendment entitles you to your own free speech, as stupid as it may be. That said, you might want to take an intro to handgun class just to educate yourself about what you think you're already an expert about.

Written on Memphis-area income chasm vast, Census finds:

in response to ChickPea:

If people earned the incomes they deserved, then 50% of the people would share about 50% of the income.

There would be differences between people according to ability and education. They wouldn't all make the same amount, and life is never completely fair. But it would all average out in the big picture.

The fact that 50% of the income is shared by 20% says something is terribly wrong with our country.

You've been hanging around with Chris Peck and his friends too much, it seems.

Your statement that 50% of the people should share 50% of the income is based on the premise that everyone's value to society is the same. In your communist utopia, perhaps, where the 50% who work hard are considered to contribute equally to society as the 50% who sit home and watch TV all day.

The problem with your "take from the rich" approach is eventually the hard workers get taken advantage of too much stop working. When that happens, who's going to take care of the non-workers?

Written on Memphis-area income chasm vast, Census finds:

What with this "received" thing?

■ The wealthiest 5 percent of households (those making $165,411 and up) received 22.2 percent of all income
■ The richest "quintile," or 20 percent, (those with incomes of at least $92,111) received a total of 50.5 percent

These people did not RECEIVE their incomes. They earned it, and this fundamentally differentiates conservatives from the CA liberals who put their slant on this.

Income is not society's to be distributed as the liberals see fit. It is personal property, which is earned. Folks like the CA's editorial group have helped push us down the pathway to a cultural mindset that income is "received" from someone, and has taken away the drive to work.

I wonder how many people in these so call blighted areas have been job hunting recently. Why work for it, when you can RECEIVE your income from those who do.

Written on Supreme Court will hear health care case this term:

in response to Jackal369:

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Well said. If the government can make me buy health care insurance (I buy in on my own because I CHOOSE to, not because I have to), it's a very easy slippery slope to make me buy broccoli, buy solar lighting, or whatever pet project Obama wants to shove down my throat.

Written on Editorial: Link to better health:

So trails now are the "sure antidotes" to crime, poverty, and poor health? One could maybe make an argument for the latter, assuming people were to even use these. But, an antidote for crime and poverty?

The editorial board is drinking way too much of the Kumbaya Kool-Aid.

Written on Armed pizza deliveryman shoots, wounds would-be robber:

in response to ProgressiveMemphian:

Now I need to start being afraid that when I call for pizza delivery, an armed man will show up at my door. Time to start buying frozen.

Whatever happened to just giving the guy the pizzas and the money, and everyone going home unharmed?

You mean your mommy lets you use the phone and order pizza. Don't worry, she will protect you when the bogey men come, right?

Written on CRIME REPORT: One man found dead after stabbing in Memphis home:

in response to Brandon_1:

Such a tragedy that could have been prevented if society could be rid of knives. Knives have been killing people for tousands of years and noone has done anything about it. I think it's time we all wake up and call for them to be melted down...into spoons maybe. I can't even go into a steak house anymore, with those daggers of death placed on each table it's a blood bath just waiting to happen.

Don't forget about those assault glock forks as well. Someone in town was killed with one of those multi-pronged instruments of death not too long ago.

This will all get fixed once Obama appoints a spoon rights activist to the Supreme Court.

Written on Subscription required for full access to

in response to DocRambo:

Hopefully Jimmy(Lars-Obama08) Mamba and ProgressiveMemphian stick around. They are the most entertaining with their sincere answers to all the world's problems.

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Written on Man shot outside Memphis strip club, allegedly by country club operator, still carries bullet:

in response to ProgressiveMemphian:

Another gun in circulation and another violent crime. And, sadly for this man, a bullet which may remain forever lodged in his body, ready to explode at any time.

But yet the NRA lobby has bought out Republican independent thinking, having them believe that more guns make us safer. With story after story of gun related violence, nothing could be further from the truth.

These glock assault weapons have got to go.

Fortunately, when President Obama appoints his next Supreme Court Justice during his next term, the terrible Heller and McDonald decisions will be overturned, and we will finally be able to move toward becoming a safer gun-free society.

"...lodged in his body, ready to explode at any time..."

Hopefully your government friends at the TSA have put him on the watch list by now. I wouldn't want to be sitting anywhere near him when that bullet decides to explode.

Seriously, little buddy, your mommy needs to let you out of the basement sometime so we can all take you to the range and show you how our Glock assault weapons shoot these exploding bullets.

Written on Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain makes visit to Bartlett:

in response to katvonkitty:

Have any of you ever had a Godfather's pizza. It's not good.

Have you ever thought about any of Obama's proposals to "help" the country. They're even worse.

Written on Editorial: Arrest adds fuel to gun debate:

"This newspaper has documented numerous cases in which crimes, including fatal shootings, were committed by handgun carry permit holders."

Nice juxtaposition with that and the small number of the thousands of HCP holders who have PRIOR arrest records. A quick (or liberal wishful thinking) read would have one believe that there were 70 shootings involved with HCPs. Just not true.

How about getting real numbers? More importantly, how many of the thus you report about day in and day out, have HCPs? Pretty much none. But, you never report them as "illegal gun holders" do you?

Those who enjoy the 1st amendment rights of others take such delight in trying to take away the constitutionally granted rights of others. Pecka hypocrisy at work, once again.

Written on Letter: A little something for their trouble :

I guess the solution is setting up roving photo ID centers wherever our government gives out benefits. That's pretty much everywhere these days.

Written on Editorial: Office seekers should pay up:

Maybe we should take it a step further. If you don't pay your taxes, not only shouldn't you be able to run for office, you shouldn't be able to vote in the crooks who are running.



Written on Letter: The real problem with voter ID:

Marilyn, I agree with you that making people get photo IDs and register to exercise constitutional rights is problematic. The Constitution gives me the right to keep and bear arms, but my handgun carry permit cost $300 with the class and the like, and I have to keep my photo ID with me all the time. I would welcome more liberals like you joining the ranks of gun owners who want to simply exercise their constitutional rights without restriction.

Thank you for coming over to the other side and helping us with talking points on this one.

Written on Editorial: When in doubt, try $:

What's next, rewards for not committing crime?

Spending money for another project "yet to demonstrate long-term systemic change". Is that what they refer to as "shovel ready"?

Written on For 20 years, mother's faith sustains belief son may heal:

in response to REALDEAL:

Anyone can make up a lie...even you. These "policemen" beat an innocent man. Did you note that they found NO alcohol in his system at all? Did you mention that his manager said that he had just left work ten minutes prior? Chris Jones should rot in jail because he has ALWAYS been a hot head, and he should have NEVER been on the force. He was only employed there because of his father. Is it protocol to stop and allow a suspect to use the restroom?? HELL NO. They intentionally beat this kid and hog tied him for no reason, and THAT is why the city settled.

No alcohol, perhaps. Just cocaine (which by the way, speeds up metabolism and makes one more susceptible to hypoxia).

Written on Letter: Media perpetuate climate fraud :

Good letter Doc.

All those who think that global warming is something new and man made, did you ever stop to think that we don't have big glaciers covering the USA anymore? We had an ice age, and it all eventually melted. Was it man made global warming back then, too, or maybe...

Just the weather.

Written on South Memphis store clerk fatally shot during robbery:

in response to ProgressiveMemphian:

Sadly, this is what happens when we live in a society where guns are so freely available, and the political will of the NRA is such that they won't be happy until people can get guns for free anywhere, anytime, anyhow.

Did you ever think that maybe this kind of scenario is exactly the reason we DO need to make sure that citizens assert their second amendment rights?

If this good guy family man were armed, he might have been able to defend himself, and might still be alive today to go home to his wife and kids.

Written on Letter: Gun critics don't predict the future :

in response to ProgressiveMemphian:

Fortunately, and for the good of our collective citizenry, it is President Obama (and not you) appointing federal judges. Slowly and steadily (although not as fast as reason would like) progress is being made at the national level turning this wild wild west country of ours into a civilized peaceful place.

To all who think that our progressive "friend" is harmless and clueless, think again. It is this very dangerous festering progressivism which is destroying our most basic rights.

When I see a post this sinister, about what will happen if folks like PM have their way with our government, I go to the NRA ILA's website and put down another $20. I think it's time to dip into the wallet again.

The harder we push for our fundamental rights, the harder these folks will push to take them away.

Written on Editorial: No way to earn respect:

in response to ProgressiveMemphian:

Thank you for the thoughtful commentary. Our society is experiencing just this very perfect storm, and it is sadly entirely predictable.

George Bush and his capitalist puppeteers ruined our economy, creating the biggest chasm between the rich and poor ever. He sent it into a downward spiral just before heading off to his ranch to retire.

The result...lots of poor and unemployed, with pent up frustration--just the people you write about.

Add to that the NRA and its gun toting cowboy supporters. They are moving forward with their dangerous agenda to see that anyone can get a gun, anytime, and anywhere. It is only logical that more guns create more opportunities to use them for more crimes.

In the meantime, everyone is blaming the trigger pullers, no one is looking at the root cause, and willing to address the contributors to this social depravity.

Let's be brave, and let's be courageous. Stop selling new guns, and melt down all the ones out there.

President Obama and Attorney General Holder see the solution and are slowly making progress. We need to support them in their efforts. Unless they continue, we should prepare for the wild, wild west.

Hey there little buddy. Haven't heard any of your rants in a while. We were all getting worried you tried to melt down some thugs' guns and, well, you can guess the rest.

Your comments about Obama's and Holder's agendas frighten me. I just donated another $20 to the NRA. I remember a couple other people doing the same in response to one of your rants. You're going to turn into one of their biggest fundraisers.

Thanks for supporting our fundraising efforts.

Written on Letter: Gun bans leave us defenseless :

in response to OldHippieChick:

Did these women have handgun permits? If not, your letter is just so much garbage.

And so your point is that a dead rape victim is somehow morally superior to the same woman instead calling the coroner after she has eliminated the threat to her life?

Hopefully, Ma'am, you never find yourself in a situation where your life is threatened.

Written on Editorial: High risk in the home:

in response to LeftCoastMemphonite:

You're missing the point, Neon. Unless there is a demonstrated need to keep a weapon at home, accessible to any who might enter, it just doesn't make sense to put yourself or others at risk. Clearly, this tragedy was unexpected - you just can't anticipate every possibility. To be sure, if the father of this now-juvenile court defendant had known what was about to happen, steps would have been taken to preclude such an awful event. Scat happens, dude. Negligence is based on that very premise. Keep your trite military analogies out of the mix.

Regarding the "demonstrated need to keep a weapon at home"...

I'm not sure about where you live but this is the MEMPHIS paper. Home invasions seem to be the thug in vogue thing to do. Each time I read about ANOTHER home invasion in this city and its suburbs, it demonstrates time and time again the need to be prepared to defend my family.

Remember, when seconds matter, the police are only minutes away.

Written on Editorial: High risk in the home:

Hey little buddy. I thought I saw a little nerd looking lost in the ammo section last month, but I won't tell your mommy.

Not surprised by your predictable response.

Have you ever talked to someone who has had a home invasion? You have less than 30 seconds to react from the time the door gets busted in until the bad guys are in your face.

Keypad...30 seconds
Trigger lock...60 seconds (you ever try one of these?)
Loading a few in the magazine...20 seconds
Inserting magazine and racking slide...2 seconds

You can lock up your stuff however you want it. Just keep your government nannies out of my house.

Written on Seven fires strike North Memphis neighborhood within 10 hours:

Where's the outrage from our little buddy ProgressiveMemphian? No calls to ban matches and gasoline.

Does anyone know if you can even melt down a match?

Written on Another local conservative talk show host joins Memphis station WKIM-FM:

in response to ProgressiveMemphian:

The FCC needs to start enforcing the Fairness Doctrine. Conservative hate mongers have pretty much taken over all of talk radio, and it is imperative that alternative thoughtful opinions be available for all.

I think the tax dollars your big government friends are stealing from me funds that voice of the left over the airways: NPR.

So, if I understand this correctly, you want me to pay taxes to support your ideology, but if people want to use their own money to put forth balanced conservative opinions, that should be banned?

Written on Independent school district study favored in Germantown:

A municipality actually try to have say in its own children's education when their current large school district is being forced to consolidate with one that is terribly mismanaged?

I'm sure someone from the Nanny State will try his hardest (or put together an agency to set up obstacles) to ensure this will never happen.

Written on Study suggests Memphis railroad noise could be reduced without compromising safety:

in response to ProgressiveMemphian:

One public policy solution which has been proposed to limit green house gases and thus protect the environment is to implement a carbon footprint surcharge. Individuals or companies which use more carbon based fuel would have to pay more, which would serve as both a disincentive to pollute, but also as a source of funding to help improve the environment.

Since what we're really talking about here is noise pollution, perhaps a similar economic model could be employed. It would be quite easy to collect data regarding the frequency, duration, and volume of train horns from devices installed in engines, and these could be uploaded to an agency for tracking purposes. Rail lines would then be incentivized to identify alternatives to noisy rail travel, and the funding from such programs could be used to help provide noise insulation for neighboring homes.

Dude, is there anything you see or read about that you don't think government needs to meddle with?

Written on Suspect arrested in gunshot wounding of 2 in Northaven:

in response to ProgressiveMemphian:

These shootings just don't stop. Can't everyone see that the solution is not more guns nor more unrestricted access to guns?

The shootings will continue until we rid our society of these instruments of destruction and death. The NRA should be ashamed.

Lil' buddy, we're so glad to see you back. I wasn't sure whether you disappeared forever, trying to disarm some thugz in the hood, or whether Mommy just wouldn't let you use her computer for a few days.

In any event, it's nice to see you back. I'm going to make a donation to the NRA-ILA in your memory...just because I can.

Written on Memphis Police investigating death of bike rider in Midtown early today:

Anyone notice we haven't heard from ProgressiveMemphian in a while? I was waiting for his calls to melt down all two wheeled vehicles.

Written on CRIME REPORT: Two in custody, one charged, as police investigate weekend killings:

I want to get one of those "silver" handguns for my collection. The nicest metal I can find is stainless steel. These thugz must really be doing well.

Written on Editorial: Copper capers are on the rise:

in response to ProgressiveMemphian:

Sadly, it will take years to repair the damage done to the economy by George Bush and a Republican Congress. Unemployment is at an all time high, and instead of supporting people out of work due to circumstances outside of their control, the Tea Party has pushed legislators to cut benefits for food, shelter and health.

Crime is never okay, but in a situation where the unemployed can--because of shrinking benefits--no longer support their families, it becomes more tempting. We as a society need to remove that temptation, and these crimes of opportunity will diminish.

Hey little buddy. Nice to see you writing about something other than abolishing the Second Amendment. Maybe you've successfully rid our society of guns and are moving on to bigger and better things.

I think I missed that State of the Union address where GWB told thugz it was okay to start stealing copper pipes.

I think your Mommy dropped you on the head too many times when you were a baby.

Written on Rep. Steve Cohen protests closing of six Shelby County post offices:

I am thinking the Pecka is at the typewriter now, writing the editorial for tomorrow: "The Post Offices Must Remain Open" with the usual nonsense about this being George Bush's fault that government workers are being put out of work and that poor people downtown won't be able to buy stamps.

Written on Letter: The case is strong for voter ID:

in response to jet#210649:

Probably similar to the reason that people concerned about disenfranchisement can't cite a single case.

Voting ALREADY requires registration. Now it requires confirmation of identity. Nothing onerous. Not race test. No means test. Just a valid government issued ID - which will be provided for free.

Some people are so convinced of a conspiracy they see one behind the rising of the sun.

It may be that my right wing mind can't get its arms around liberal hypocrisy, but if the leftists think that government is good, big government is even better, and that government rule making is great, then this should be good. With the new photo ID requirement, we could have all these folks spending hours in line, supporting a whole new cast of bureacrats, maybe even to the extent of creating a whole new agency.

Heck, with such a captive audience, I would expect the left to be handing out campaign fliers and the like.

Written on Tipton County sheriff's deputy recovering after being attacked by dog:

in response to DocRambo:

Ever think it might be Jimmy/Lars?

If it's anyone, though, I'd vote for the Pecka.


in response to DocRambo:

Ever think it might be Jimmy/Lars?

Yeah, multiple leftist identities. Sort of like how the Democrats have dead people voting. If you don't represent a majority opinion, make it look like you do.