Second Amendment Loopholes
Let’s compare the Second Amendment to the First. People often do this, and it’s actually very instructive. I’m not going to get into the actual language of each Amendment (let’s leave that to the...
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What the NRA Should Have Done
Posted by Barry Lyga | Dec 18, 2012 | Life
UPDATE: After I posted this piece — and four days after the tragedy in Newtown — the NRA has released a preliminary statement that, much to my surprise, is incredibly close to what I suggested below. Let’s keep...
Read More“More Guns” Does Not Equal “More Security”
Posted by Barry Lyga | Dec 18, 2012 | Life
I started writing a single BLog about Newtown and such, but it got really long. So it’s probably going to end up being two or three pieces instead. Today, I want to talk about the idea — popular in many circles...
Read MoreMemory Monday: Obvious Answers in Comics
Posted by Barry Lyga | Dec 17, 2012 | Geeking Out, Memory Monday
The final story from that extra-special (to me, at least) issue of Batman Family… Maybe it’s just me, but I’m thinking the answer is “No.” (Reprinted in Batman Family #3, February 1976. Written by...
Read MoreThis Week in Rejection!: Shades of December
Posted by Barry Lyga | Dec 14, 2012 | The Publishing Biz, This Week in Rejection!
What a coincidence, eh? Because here it’s December and I’m talking about Shades of December. OK, it’s not a coincidence. I planned it. Sheesh. You ruined my holiday cheer. Shades of December is not the first or...
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