In the wake of the Columbine High School massacre, it was revealed that lyrics to KMFDM songs ("Son of a Gun", "Stray Bullet", "Waste") were posted on the website of shooter Eric Harris, and that the date of the massacre, April 20, coincided with both the release date of the album Adios and the birthday of Adolf Hitler.
There were one or two in my town: the good ol' boy who menaces those with less power than himself – running people of color out of town with the threat of violence, denigrating women, shooting BB guns at stray cats for fun.
People who know not to reach out and grab a knife by the blade think nothing of picking up a stray gun and waving it around.
I called Richard Feldman, a former N.R.A. lobbyist, to help me understand the organization's latest tack and why the gun lobby would stray from its focus on the Second Amendment.
"There are gun shots and stray bullets.
Net guns that ensnare stray drones may have limited effective ranges.
Two of the most important players are Chris Cox, the NRA's legislative director who runs political campaigns, and James J Baker, who is responsible for whipping Congress into line and ensuring gun manufacturers do not stray from the NRA's absolute opposition to any concessions on gun control.
The characters are utterly believable and, while there were numerous plots, subplots and tangents (by the end of episode two there had been two murders, a kidnapping and several gun fights), it never strayed so far as to lose the viewer in its rabbit warren of criminals, victims and law enforcers – and those who blurred the lines between all three.
A plaque on a local wall bears the names of more than 120 people who died in the district, ranging from IRA members to old ladies mowed down by stray bullets during gun battles.Those days have gone but many problems remain, including poverty, unemployment and alienation of various sorts.
I don't know what the answers are, but I do know that I am sad and I am angry, and that living in this gun crazed culture where a stray or intended bullet might find me or my children at any time sure doesn't feel like living.
Nine people were wounded by stray bullets as guns were fired in joy despite warnings by the police.
