For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for July 31, 2016

you and your big mouth, John

Ahhh, the smell of reality on a hot summer’s day.

Since kids rarely act with a lot of common sense, there’s no way to know that. After all, Michael’s friend also had a squirt gun, yet Michael felt perfectly fine about using his on his friend. Not a deterrant.

A better deterrant, in the case of John, would have been if he would from time to time act like a parent with his son, instead of a ‘pal’, and tell his son not to be verbally abusive toward his sister and mother. But since John does that himself, he is teaching his son that’s it’s ok. So naturally, his son, over hearing John tell his mother that squirt guns are okay, doesn’t realize that John only means they are okay if not used on HIM…

We took our toy guns to school for recess [grade school], and nobody batted an eye. Before the left started their gun-hating campaign.

The tradition in our high school was the last two weeks of the year, everyone brought squirt guns to school and we’d surreptitiously have squirt gun fights during classes. If caught, the teachers would confiscate the squirt guns, but some of them would then use them to join in the shenanigans.

Here’s a solution, why not use the ones shaped like the brass knuckles?

The proper response is to get a squirt gun and get him back. My grandson and I have squirt gun fights all summer long.

Wow,one CARTOON about plastic squirt guns and everybody’s panties get all bunched up.Let’s pretend the kids are the NRA and John is Obama

I get the distinct impression Elly is not a life member of the NRA……….. her loss.

Aha!! We’ll find out what happen with the wedding and John tomorrow!

I really don’t see how John can see to chase the poor kid while wearing those wet covered eyeglasses. If mine are covered in drops, I can’t see a thing out of them.

So we shouldn’t care about the 600, until we “care enough” about the 2 million? And no, I am NOT a “baby hating liberal”. But neither would I care to be identified as part of whatever your “group” is.

Calling guns ugly is like calling snakes ugly. It just shows your fear and ignorance. I think a nice old muzzle loader makes beautiful wall art. Ugly is the trash who misuses a gun, makes the news, and scares people who paint all gun owners with a broad rush because they’re too stupid or lazy to recognize the good people from the bad. If I said “All Canadians are…”, I’m pretty sure I’d be wrong, eh Johnston?

I said “I do realize guns are not going to go away”I simply was saying that Dsnerker needs a new comparison.Read the post.

Missed the first two panels, did you? Is your goto source “Time Enough For Love?”

So how many unwanted babies, some with genetic diseases, have you adopted?Then, how many guns do you have?There’s your priorities.

I lived with someone who believed that the second amendment meant anyone should be able to have any kind of gun they wanted without restriction.

Ultimately, he used it on himself.

Guns and suicide: A fatal link

It is now an indoctrination camp. Why do you think Hillary wants preschool “free”. The Demokrat party can turn it’s “minions” into zombies. Control all. When kids are suspended for turning poptarts into the shape of a gun with their teeth, or the little girl suspended because her Miss Kitty purse had a chain that was too long, or like Normans comment about going “bang” with your fingers. I weep for our country.

We have just recently started keeping a loaded handgun next to our bed at night (it is in a hidden locked gun safe during the day). We have attended classes and have applied for concealed carry permits as well. As Earth Native said, I would rather rely on my Glock than the timely arrival of rescuers. Am I prepared to use my weapon on a human being? If he is in my bedroom coming after me or my husband, you betcha!

everything is cool until the water hits the face – than look out!

Many children have died from bicycle accidents and drowning. Over 3000 children every year die in car crashes. Yet this strip shows the family bicycling, going to the beach and swimming pools, and using the car freely. Should all those activities be censored in the name of the children?

earth nativeNice you know what God considers. I have been through seminary and wouldn’t presume such hubris. It is like one commenter said after the Republican convention, “God should sue for defamation of character.”

Calvin and Hobbes had that as well. A few of their story arcs, such as Calvin’s camping, were connected, and that presented problems.

Bill’s Notes:Sunday strips must be drawn two months in advance to allow for coordination of issues, such as coloring. Many newspapers that carried the strip did not have a Sunday edition, and that often threw the story arc out of wack. As a result, it is not worth the effort to coordinate Sunday strips with the weekday strips

Guns are always such fun…until they are pointed at you.

Chill out old man, your in swimming trunks.

We’re havin’ fun now!

@ Needachuckle: Just FYI, nearly 2/3 of firearm deaths in the U.S. are suicides. A sadder statistic is the 2.9 million cases of child abuse reported every year in the U.S. More than Approximately 5 children per day (so, 1460/year) die from abuse and neglect. Over 70% of those children who die are under the age of 3. The rest of the statistics re child abuse/neglect are just as depressing. The biggest problem in our country isn’t gun control, it’s a dearth of moral integrity and respect for human life.