Gun Nuts Gone Wild

Gun Nuts Gone Wild

Just a few stories of Gun Nuts Gone Wild in the past two weeks: A slow moving, overweight older man is caught on surveillance camera at a restaurant in North Carolina at the cashier’s counter when his gun fell out of his pocket and on to the floor.  He picked it up...
Why This Mom Wants Common Sense Gun Legislation

Why This Mom Wants Common Sense Gun Legislation

Gun nuts, Teapublicans, and dim witted paranoids look at moms like me and angrily accuse us of being out of touch with reality.  They laugh at me and dismiss me as a naïve, tree hugging liberal who is asking for trouble because I don’t own a gun and I put myself out...
At Netroots Nation: Preventing another Newtown – UPDATED

At Netroots Nation: Preventing another Newtown – UPDATED

The MOMocrats are at Netroots Nation! This is one of a series of posts from the annual conference for progressive activists. Donna reports on Friday morning’s general session. This post has been edited for typos since it was posted this morning. Moderator Jehmu...
My Knee-Jerk, Mom Reaction to Today’s Events

My Knee-Jerk, Mom Reaction to Today’s Events

by Erin Kotecki Vest: Cross-posted from Queen of Spain blog. My son and his friend are running around my house ‘shooting’ each other with Nerf guns right now. They are diving on the floor, collecting bullets, telling the other “YOU ARE DEAD DUDE” and generally being...