They’re like cicadas. They come out every ten years or so. The problem is that they’re becoming more immune to truth and fact. We may have to institute harsher measures.
1) Gun crime can be halted by taking firearms away from legitimate owners who are investigated by police before being issued a Possession and Acquisition Licence (PAL) for hunting rifles and shotguns — and are investigated more thoroughly and fingerprinted before being issued a Restricted Possession and Acquisition Licence (RPAL) for handguns, rifles with shorter barrels, and any other guns the government decides are too scary — and are forbidden from owning any fully automatic weapons, sound suppressors, or an even longer list of guns deemed too scary — and are subsequently subject to having their homes searched at any time to ensure their guns are safely stored and they still possess every restricted firearm they have ever owned unless that gun was sold to another RPAL possessor and the sale registered with the government.
2) Guns used in crime are almost all stolen from or bought from legal owners.
3) These policies are supported by almost all Chiefs of Police in Canada.
4) Every group in Canada that supports the individual’s right to own firearms is a puppet of and funded by the American NRA.
5) Everything the pro-gun lobby tells you is a lie. Only the government tells the truth and it tells you nothing but the truth.
In truth, of course, legal gun owners are very seldom involved with violent crime. Paragraph 1 shows you why.
2 — 95% of guns used in crime in Canada are smuggled in from the United States.
3 — There is a video circulating showing the true positions of the Chiefs of Police from many large Canadian forces. They are strongly opposed to the government’s policies.
4 — The NRA has no direct contact with or influence on any major pro-gun group in Canada.
5 — The mainstream media appear to believe this hogwash. They repeat it constantly even when presented with clear proof of government lying.
I’ve haven’t failed to notice that politicians are still lying. Oddly enough, “politically correct” people choose to call it “gas lighting” or “false facts”, but it’s still lying. I assume calling someone a liar can lead to a lawsuit but that gas lighting is still protected as “Freedom of Speech”. God bless America. …please.
We already HAVE authoritarian communist staffers telling senile Joe what he’s going to do and say for the day. An authoritarian communist is running the DOJ, generating fake felonies for Republicans and a “owning a gun while a crackhead” charge for Hunter to ‘firewall’ the tax evasion charges from senile Pedo Joe. Plus an EPA run by an authoritarian communist and her human hating ‘green energy’ freaks. I can’t be the only person who has noticed this!
One of my neighbors was telling another neighbor where to get information. She said that if you go to this site, it lets you tells you what the answer is so you don’t have to think or do any research. I thought she was joking — she was dead serious! That’s how you elect authoritarian leaders.
Nope, it isn’t Jabba the Hut…It’s Mooseface Taylor Greene! Hard to tell them apart other than, by comparison, Jabba looks svelte!With her little kevin, um, yes…
“The way to save democracy is to elect an authoritarian regime!” Yeah, Democrats, whether wittingly or unwittingly, did just that when they elected #46; but, despite the abundant evidence that Democrat poliTICKans are power grabbers who have delighted in imposing arbitrary mandates, Democrat voters won’t admit that it’s true. Why not? Mark Twain summed it up well: “It’s easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.”
C about 1 year ago
Fox news under your bed? The horror, that’s even worse than the MSNBC crazies
Astronut about 1 year ago
Just take everything they say with a pillar of salt, and hope it will help.
David_the_CAD about 1 year ago
slug the slugs.
Bilan about 1 year ago
Aren’t those Gaslight Slugs supposed to stick with people of voting age?
mr_sherman Premium Member about 1 year ago
I love the Graevsytes.
braindead Premium Member about 1 year ago
Republicans will not understand this cartoon.
TechInDallas about 1 year ago
Sadly, even if you DO present facts, they’ll just huff and puff and double down instead of giving in. Call you names, too.
Scorpio Premium Member about 1 year ago
The slugs last comment. Pure face palm, but there are people that believe that… smh.
vlad8601 about 1 year ago
good thing we have a republic and not a democracy
Lifeflame about 1 year ago
Mimi is old enough to vote, she just looks young
TonysSon about 1 year ago
Does this mean that the next R national convention is gonna be a slugfest ?
Cpeckbourlioux about 1 year ago
Brilliant cartoon, simply brilliant. Kudos, Wiley.
Imagine about 1 year ago
GLOP. Remove the “L” and it’s still the same thing.
baroden Premium Member about 1 year ago
They’re like cicadas. They come out every ten years or so. The problem is that they’re becoming more immune to truth and fact. We may have to institute harsher measures.
descabro about 1 year ago
We already have!
phritzg Premium Member about 1 year ago
All the salt in the Dead Sea isn’t enough to eradicate the disinformation monsters.
Squoop about 1 year ago
Today’s strip is an all-time classic. Pure genius. Thank you Wiley,
Can't Sleep about 1 year ago
So THAT’S what they’re called! Gotta stock up on salt…
nosirrom about 1 year ago
P. T. Barnum called. He wants his suckers back.
Ignatz Premium Member about 1 year ago
This is brilliant, Wiley.
mindjob about 1 year ago
Disturbing. Can’t wait to see what’s in store for Halloween
[Traveler] Premium Member about 1 year ago
There’s a lot of comments here from folks who think that this only applies to one side
franish2bzn about 1 year ago
As the twig is bent, so the tree grows……
rossevrymn about 1 year ago
Hopefully, P.W. avoids this site.
freewaydog about 1 year ago
I think that gaslight slime & Danae would get along JUST GREAT! :D
MS72 about 1 year ago
No need to worry. The Electoral College will protect us.
jdalco about 1 year ago
we already have an Authoritarian regime in DC, time to get rid of it and it’s control over the media. . .
Radish the wordsmith about 1 year ago
All lying republicans are gas light slugs these days.
Mario500 about 1 year ago
“AW, GEEZ..IT’S A GASLIGHT SLUG. A BAG OF FACT-BASED SALT SHOULD DO THE TRICK.”
(imagines different versions of these parts of the dialogue of this cartoon)
OH, IT’S A FOOLY SLUG. I’LL BE BACK WITH A BAG OF TRUTH SALT TO PURIFY HIM OR HER.
MyFathersSon about 1 year ago
Funny the Biden Crime Family already gave us that authoritarian regime… with dementia.
Kveldulf about 1 year ago
FOR CANADIAN READERS:
1) Gun crime can be halted by taking firearms away from legitimate owners who are investigated by police before being issued a Possession and Acquisition Licence (PAL) for hunting rifles and shotguns — and are investigated more thoroughly and fingerprinted before being issued a Restricted Possession and Acquisition Licence (RPAL) for handguns, rifles with shorter barrels, and any other guns the government decides are too scary — and are forbidden from owning any fully automatic weapons, sound suppressors, or an even longer list of guns deemed too scary — and are subsequently subject to having their homes searched at any time to ensure their guns are safely stored and they still possess every restricted firearm they have ever owned unless that gun was sold to another RPAL possessor and the sale registered with the government.
2) Guns used in crime are almost all stolen from or bought from legal owners.
3) These policies are supported by almost all Chiefs of Police in Canada.
4) Every group in Canada that supports the individual’s right to own firearms is a puppet of and funded by the American NRA.
5) Everything the pro-gun lobby tells you is a lie. Only the government tells the truth and it tells you nothing but the truth.
In truth, of course, legal gun owners are very seldom involved with violent crime. Paragraph 1 shows you why.
2 — 95% of guns used in crime in Canada are smuggled in from the United States.
3 — There is a video circulating showing the true positions of the Chiefs of Police from many large Canadian forces. They are strongly opposed to the government’s policies.
4 — The NRA has no direct contact with or influence on any major pro-gun group in Canada.
5 — The mainstream media appear to believe this hogwash. They repeat it constantly even when presented with clear proof of government lying.
Otis Rufus Driftwood about 1 year ago
This started out like the ‘Calvin and Hobbes’ strips about the monsters under Calvin’s bed. Then ended terribly.
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member about 1 year ago
I’ve haven’t failed to notice that politicians are still lying. Oddly enough, “politically correct” people choose to call it “gas lighting” or “false facts”, but it’s still lying. I assume calling someone a liar can lead to a lawsuit but that gas lighting is still protected as “Freedom of Speech”. God bless America. …please.
gary.eddings4157 Premium Member about 1 year ago
I see a trail of McCarthy has been left smeared on the floor
David P. McLaughlin about 1 year ago
We already HAVE authoritarian communist staffers telling senile Joe what he’s going to do and say for the day. An authoritarian communist is running the DOJ, generating fake felonies for Republicans and a “owning a gun while a crackhead” charge for Hunter to ‘firewall’ the tax evasion charges from senile Pedo Joe. Plus an EPA run by an authoritarian communist and her human hating ‘green energy’ freaks. I can’t be the only person who has noticed this!
Snoots about 1 year ago
Want to destroy a nation? Instead of dropping atom bombs, drop in more politicians… and their supporters. — Daniel 2:44
IndyW about 1 year ago
All lying democrats are gas light slugs these days.
sandpiper about 1 year ago
FACTS: the world’s best ‘weed’ killer. Generally in short supply, rarely requested, and usually not applied in effective amounts.
mourdac Premium Member about 1 year ago
This is an insult to slugs, who actually have a beneficial purpose to remove decaying materials. These gaslight slugs are preying on living democracy.
FireAnt_Hater about 1 year ago
Wish I could ‘like’ this one more than once!
VickiP123 about 1 year ago
a BIG bag of salt
lsnrchrd.1 Premium Member about 1 year ago
This cartoon paid for by the Grand Old Party (GOP). Vote authoritarian — er, I meant to write “Vote Republican”.
1BlackLivesMatter Premium Member about 1 year ago
Good toon.
sisterea about 1 year ago
The gaslight slugs are rampant especially on social media, better order a couple of dump truck loads of salt.
Feathered Premium Member about 1 year ago
One of my neighbors was telling another neighbor where to get information. She said that if you go to this site, it lets you tells you what the answer is so you don’t have to think or do any research. I thought she was joking — she was dead serious! That’s how you elect authoritarian leaders.
Hamburgs about 1 year ago
Looks like Jabba-the-trump to me!
Teresa Burritt (Frog Applause) creator about 1 year ago
I like how the disembodied head is fully functional and talkative. Particularly appreciate the headless guy’s hand gestures. Wonderfully weird.
viniragu about 1 year ago
Bunk!!
T... about 1 year ago
There is no icon for “today’s comic s u c k s”, so “—” will have to do
“—”…
SameAsOldFfred about 1 year ago
Being a fan of Alfred Hitchcock, I’m fascinated to see the term “gaslight” back in use, although personally I still prefer to use “weasel words.”
Silence Dogood Premium Member about 1 year ago
Nope, it isn’t Jabba the Hut…It’s Mooseface Taylor Greene! Hard to tell them apart other than, by comparison, Jabba looks svelte!With her little kevin, um, yes…
Sojourner about 1 year ago
“The way to save democracy is to elect an authoritarian regime!” Yeah, Democrats, whether wittingly or unwittingly, did just that when they elected #46; but, despite the abundant evidence that Democrat poliTICKans are power grabbers who have delighted in imposing arbitrary mandates, Democrat voters won’t admit that it’s true. Why not? Mark Twain summed it up well: “It’s easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.”
Billy Yank about 1 year ago
The USA already did that (elect an authoritarian regime) in 2020. Now we are finding out just how fragile “democracy” can be when mob rule takes over.
kaffekup about 1 year ago
^ It’s always hilarious when people quote the liberal Mark Twain and don’t realize he was talking about them…
dogday Premium Member about 1 year ago
Wow! Above and beyond today, Mr. M.
DaBump Premium Member about 1 year ago
Meh. It’s like he’s not even trying.