Another mass shooting, more performative outrage (note: and this was recorded right before Beto’s gross little stunt), and never any practical solutions. The lads discuss the massacre in Texas, a “racist” incident at Yankee Stadium, a terrible Marvel movie, and a proposed new female superhero. Oh and as Moynihan explains in his brief preamble, the Rodecaster Pro is a horrible piece of audio hardware that ate 28 minutes of this podcast…but if you’re an audio genius—and this might take a genius to fix—and you want a copy of the muddy, robotic bit to tinker with….feel free to reach out.
Thank you gents for being on Twitter so that you can report on what goes on there. I quit all social media about 5 years ago, and I'm never going back; I'm so much happier without it. Twitter feels like Chernobyl: it's super dangerous to the uninitiated (just ask a certain cadre of very sick/dead Russian solders), but I guess if you're trained and know how to protect yourself and approach it, you can survive a visit just fine.
I want to say something about this week's tragedy (because in 2022 something unspeakable happens every week now), but I can't form anything coherent that adds constructively to the conversation. May the victims in all of these heinous acts somehow find peace amongst the brutal despair they must feel.
Kevin Williamson of National Review has pointed out that to reduce gun crime, big city localities / justice dept need to prosecute cases of 1) straw buyers and 2) felony gun possessions. He notes there is a track record of those crimes NOT BEING CONSISTENTLY ENFORCED AND DISMISSED bc they are difficult/time consuming to prosecute & also tend to exacerbate disparities in criminal justice system. These “common sense” gun laws are already ‘the law’ in most places. These policies are often championed by expert criminologists. I find his idea persuasive. can anyone corroborate? any thoughtful response welcome?
This article is from 2020 and covers the events that happened in 1978 at my junior high school. It’s a long piece but very good. The teacher that was killed was my English teacher (who was excellent) but I wasn’t at school when he was shot. Interesting as to how they handled the shooter afterwards.
Will Leitch's piece about the Josh Donaldson thing is a masterclass in bad faith, hyperventilating "journalism" that reads like the fever dreams of a callow, Twitter-poisoned suburban liberal.
I also nominate Jeff Kent as a first ballot Red Ass Hall of Famer.
Beto’s stunt was a stunt, sure. However, political stunts can lead to action. I wish Beto had demanded that Texas lawmakers change its laws so that one has to be 21 in order to purchase any firearm with a semi automatic action. Yes, revolvers and bolt action rifles and pump shotguns can be used to mass murder, but slowing rate of fire in a mass shooter situations saves lives on average. 18 is just too young. That is a good difference for voters to decide: one party thinks the dumbest, meanest, weirdest 18 year old kid whose only accomplishment is not having a criminal adult record (very easy at 18) ought to have the right to a semi auto rifle. One party thinks it should be 21 or older.
"[assault weapons] are not guns that are terribly different from other semiautomatic guns they just look different..." - Michael Moynihan (16:37)
Assault weapons like the AR15 are different, though. Assault weapons are generally high-powered semiautomatic firearms where each round has up to four times the muzzle velocity of a handgun round. A higher velocity means that each round from an assault weapon inflicts greater damage to the human body than a round from a typical handgun. For example, a rifle bullet (5.56mm) traveling a 2800fps creates larger wound channels than a slower-moving 9mm handgun projectile. When the bullet enters soft tissue, it begins to tumble and fragment. High-velocity bullets generate a pressure wave, pushing the tissue away from it on entry. The acceleration of tissue away from the pressure caused by the bullet's velocity will often leave a secondary cavity larger than the entry wound.
Assault weapons are generally designed to fire rounds at a greater rate than other firearms. When combined with high-capacity magazines, they enable a shooter to fire more rounds over a short period.
You are correct that banning assault weapons won't stop these events from happening. I think debating if the public needs access to this type of enhanced lethality is in the scope of the conversation, though. While banning assault rifles wouldn't eliminate these events, it may reduce the lethality if this type of firearm was unavailable.
#ReleaseTheRodecasterCut
Thank you gents for being on Twitter so that you can report on what goes on there. I quit all social media about 5 years ago, and I'm never going back; I'm so much happier without it. Twitter feels like Chernobyl: it's super dangerous to the uninitiated (just ask a certain cadre of very sick/dead Russian solders), but I guess if you're trained and know how to protect yourself and approach it, you can survive a visit just fine.
I want to say something about this week's tragedy (because in 2022 something unspeakable happens every week now), but I can't form anything coherent that adds constructively to the conversation. May the victims in all of these heinous acts somehow find peace amongst the brutal despair they must feel.
How can people hold both of these ideas in their heads at once:
1. Every person who disagrees with me about certain issues should be insulted vociferously and have their very motives and ideology condemned as evil.
2. Also I need those people to start cooperating with me on a policy level ASAP.
Here’s a novel concept, if you want gun control in places like Texas it might require some persuasion and good will towards conservatives.
Are the missing 28 minutes just Kmele complaining about America Chavez and her pride pin?
I saw that “where to get an abortion in nyc” column! Immediately thought it was insane.
And Stephen Gutowski from The Reload is making the podcast rounds about gun control. Fifth fans will probably be interested in what he has to say https://remnant.thedispatch.com/p/gutowski-talks-guns
God rest their souls. Fuck every politician that uses this to grab the camera.
So Pete Moskos was on again?
Too bad the audio didn’t mess up right at beginning of baseball talk…
Kevin Williamson of National Review has pointed out that to reduce gun crime, big city localities / justice dept need to prosecute cases of 1) straw buyers and 2) felony gun possessions. He notes there is a track record of those crimes NOT BEING CONSISTENTLY ENFORCED AND DISMISSED bc they are difficult/time consuming to prosecute & also tend to exacerbate disparities in criminal justice system. These “common sense” gun laws are already ‘the law’ in most places. These policies are often championed by expert criminologists. I find his idea persuasive. can anyone corroborate? any thoughtful response welcome?
This article is from 2020 and covers the events that happened in 1978 at my junior high school. It’s a long piece but very good. The teacher that was killed was my English teacher (who was excellent) but I wasn’t at school when he was shot. Interesting as to how they handled the shooter afterwards.
https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/the-school-shooting-that-austin-forgot/amp/
Will Leitch's piece about the Josh Donaldson thing is a masterclass in bad faith, hyperventilating "journalism" that reads like the fever dreams of a callow, Twitter-poisoned suburban liberal.
I also nominate Jeff Kent as a first ballot Red Ass Hall of Famer.
I found some footage of Kmele boarding his plane in Newark.
https://youtu.be/Xyqj_KF4t60
y'all need to hire an engineer with all that substack money
One repugnant line I’ve heard is that “Texas wants babies to be born so they can be killed in school”
Beto’s stunt was a stunt, sure. However, political stunts can lead to action. I wish Beto had demanded that Texas lawmakers change its laws so that one has to be 21 in order to purchase any firearm with a semi automatic action. Yes, revolvers and bolt action rifles and pump shotguns can be used to mass murder, but slowing rate of fire in a mass shooter situations saves lives on average. 18 is just too young. That is a good difference for voters to decide: one party thinks the dumbest, meanest, weirdest 18 year old kid whose only accomplishment is not having a criminal adult record (very easy at 18) ought to have the right to a semi auto rifle. One party thinks it should be 21 or older.
"[assault weapons] are not guns that are terribly different from other semiautomatic guns they just look different..." - Michael Moynihan (16:37)
Assault weapons like the AR15 are different, though. Assault weapons are generally high-powered semiautomatic firearms where each round has up to four times the muzzle velocity of a handgun round. A higher velocity means that each round from an assault weapon inflicts greater damage to the human body than a round from a typical handgun. For example, a rifle bullet (5.56mm) traveling a 2800fps creates larger wound channels than a slower-moving 9mm handgun projectile. When the bullet enters soft tissue, it begins to tumble and fragment. High-velocity bullets generate a pressure wave, pushing the tissue away from it on entry. The acceleration of tissue away from the pressure caused by the bullet's velocity will often leave a secondary cavity larger than the entry wound.
Assault weapons are generally designed to fire rounds at a greater rate than other firearms. When combined with high-capacity magazines, they enable a shooter to fire more rounds over a short period.
You are correct that banning assault weapons won't stop these events from happening. I think debating if the public needs access to this type of enhanced lethality is in the scope of the conversation, though. While banning assault rifles wouldn't eliminate these events, it may reduce the lethality if this type of firearm was unavailable.