This is nice and all but I wish these christians would learn that generosity doesn’t end with money nor does it even begin there. Giving an individual $1,000 while working to undermine things like social safety nets and the like . . . you get my drift. The kind of generosity that we need is so much more expansive than…

I love that the gave a large tip, but this kind of stunt often goes along with what is called the prosperity gospel, which basically says if you are poor it’s because you didn’t believe hard enough. It has no real biblical basis. It’s pretty destructive crap.

“So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.”

I have low blood pressure. Like, sometimes I get a little fainty.

I think that gun control would save a hell of a lot more lives.

“They’re just questions, Leon. In answer to your query, they’re written down for me. It’s a test designed to provoke an emotional response. Shall we continue? Describe in single words, only the good things that come to your mind...about how your mother used to cook eggs.”

First Question: You can’t eat/ have issues with dairy. You have two dessert options, cheesecake and strawberry ice. Which option is best for you?

This will probably get lost in the sea here, but everyone should know about this man - Chris Mintz. He was injured while trying to block the shooter from entering one of the rooms. He ended up with multiple gunshot wounds and two broken legs. How much better would it be if everyone remembered his name instead of the…

In not a single case was the killing stopped by a civilian using a gun. And in other recent (but less lethal) rampages in which armed civilians attempted to intervene, those civilians not only failed to stop the shooter but also were gravely wounded or killed. Moreover, we found that the rate of mass shootings has…

Not to detract away from the rapes and murders because those are awful, it was nice to read that she was heard by the authorities and the judge didn't just throw her into prison and that the system worked for her. I super fucking needed that today.

As somebody who works with folks who have mental health issues, I always squirm a bit when these issues come up and folks say ‘we need to do screening to make sure people with mental disorders don’t get guns.’ WHICH mental disorders? ‘Mental Disorders’ is such a wide, blanket, umbrella term that it’s virtually…

After this I looked up gun related shootings like this to see how many times a person with a gun on the scene prevented it from happening, and it’s pretty bleak in terms of supporting this old idea.

Because the gun lobby has done an effective job at telling most Americans that they need guns to protect themselves from “bad guys” and “tyranny”.

Why didn't all those good guys with a gun stop this before it happened? That's how it works, right?

A veteran and UCC student named John Parker Jr. gave an interview to MSNBC in which he said he was on campus at the time of the shooting carrying a concealed handgun, and implied other students with him were armed as well.

If anyone is good at holding multiple opposite viewpoints at one time, it’s a conservative Republican.

What about service weapons? For example, I have a seeing-eye Beretta.

Better come up with a special name for it. Perhaps “Western Interior Seaway Driftglass.”