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From that NRO article via

Orion — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 03:05:12 +0000

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From that NRO article via NYT:

Some people who study right-wing militia groups and those who align themselves with the so-called Patriot movement said Mr. Loughner’s comments on subjects like the American currency and the Constitution, which he posted online in various video clips, were strikingly similar in language and tone to the voices of the Internet’s more paranoid, extremist corners.

Those far extremist corners have heated up considerably in recent years. Conservatism as an ideology is certainly not implicit in any of this but the real out-there war-on-reality Alex Jones types are certainly not helping. By this along with the overt racism that has suddenly unloaded with ferocity, there's alot that was hidden beneath the surface that has opened since Obama's election.

Take for example, this militia group SAFE. Complete with an iron cross in their logo, I've never seen hate groups with such eye-pleasing websites or an ability to appear legitimate. It's easy to see how this stuff could seep into people's heads. The Pima County Sheriff said himself that the southwest is becoming a hotbed for hate.

So far I've liked this NRO

we are stardust — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:06:08 +0000

In reply to Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Jared Lee Loughner, Arizona Massacre coverage around the Web

So far I've liked this NRO piece best. Partially because I believed Mark Potok from the SPLC went far past what's known into speculative word-usage-alliance territory, and too many of us being expert in too many areas we really aren't. And it's got me so upset I don't know whether to wind my butt or scratch my watch.

I've seen only one report

NCD — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 16:31:56 +0000

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I've seen only one report that the only way a mentally ill person could be stopped from buying a gun is if they self report it by checking yes on the ATF form (US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms) where it asks "Have you ever been adjudicated mentally ill".

The widely reported fairy tale that 'the mentally ill cannot buy weapons' should include the phrase "unless they check 'no' on the mental illness box on the form'.