tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post4549908757548318000..comments2024-03-04T04:43:32.083-06:00Comments on Expert Witness: “Guns are Good for Only One Thing”JPGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01224444263429720535noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-49150259290190251282007-12-12T18:30:00.000-06:002007-12-12T18:30:00.000-06:00A most excellent piece of writing sir. I completel...A most excellent piece of writing sir. I completely agree with eveyrthing you had to say. I wish I could write like that. No I'm not trying to kiss your behind. <BR/><BR/>This post was very well said. I wish everyone thought of guns that way. If only we could get the anti-gunners to see the light.<BR/><BR/>Are you still pissed off at me? Am I still banned from commenting here? Is it possible that I could be forgiven for my poorly worded previous diatribe that angered you so?<BR/><BR/>JoeAssrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14093506505019819353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-352932292484494522007-12-02T10:39:00.000-06:002007-12-02T10:39:00.000-06:00Well, like many tools, it can be devastating in th...Well, like many tools, it can be devastating in the wrong hands, not everyone will use firearms responsibly, so there should be SOME control. That's not to say there should be an out and out ban, just that background checks are in order before issuing any firearms.<BR/><BR/>The main drawback with easily accessible firearms ISN'T that career criminals get ahold of them, they do that anyway. No the main problem is crimes of passion, where fatalities are much more likely with access to firearms. That's the main difference between places with rigid gun control, and without it, do note that I consider this the biggest pro-gun control reason and that it doesn't really matter what type of firearms for this, a minor one is that with less rigid gun control there's more guns around, so more end up in the wrong hands through theft, burglary, etc, and not just from smuggling.<BR/><BR/>An interesting thing to note is that the country where the largest percentage of the population has firearms is Switzerland, and death by firearms is a fraction compared to for example the USA(in relation to population), there's mandatory military training there(though obviously some people are exempt) and all who have gone through it are required to have a firearm at home. Switzerland has no standing army(the only swiss regiment is the swiss guard, in the vatican, armed with halberds...)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-41832591556946051032007-11-25T01:03:00.000-06:002007-11-25T01:03:00.000-06:00Some folks will just never get it. They've got the...Some folks will just never get it. They've got their mind made up and have blinders on.FHBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04261425729050948728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-66245562028712611862007-11-24T23:10:00.000-06:002007-11-24T23:10:00.000-06:00Actually, in the event of a fire, the round in the...Actually, in the event of a fire, the round in the chamber will cook off, firing the weapon without human intervention.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-25922015467138670962007-11-23T10:25:00.000-06:002007-11-23T10:25:00.000-06:00Very well written sir. It brought to mind a websit...Very well written sir. It brought to mind a website that I stumbled upon earlier this year. http://www.geocities.com/robert_frenchu/guns_watch.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-42984241077024802052007-11-22T07:48:00.000-06:002007-11-22T07:48:00.000-06:00'Tweaker - -No, actually I can't take credit for a...'Tweaker - -<BR/><BR/>No, actually I can't take credit for anything about that image, other than saving it to a file. The loverly 1911 belongs to the father of a friend and fellow blogger. She took the photo herself and sent it along while trying to get an idea of how old the piece is. I seem to recall that the serial number places it at 1913, second year of production. The original photos were of such excellent quality that it appears that the old <I>pistola</I> wears about 90% of its original finish - - A true treasure to any collector of Colts or US militaria.<BR/><BR/>This particular pistol was the final inspiration for me to purchase the new production 1911. I used this image because of the neutral background.<BR/><BR/>JPGJPGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224444263429720535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-84103838572249073252007-11-21T17:00:00.000-06:002007-11-21T17:00:00.000-06:00The line of argument that always totally baffles m...The line of argument that always totally baffles me is "guns are really dangerous!".... used an excuse for why the speaker has never even touched a gun in their life and never will.<BR/><BR/>Um, what? There are a lot of really dangerous things in the world. That's why part of parenting is teaching kids to, say, use a sharp knife or operate a power tool safely, with the general recognition that even if they never need it, they should know how to cope with it if they encounter it.<BR/><BR/>Guns are really common in North America. The plan is... hope you, and especially your children, never have to deal with one, even to move it and store it somewhere safe? <BR/><BR/>The mind, it boggles. Helplessness as a <I>plan</I>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-39793879643829727402007-11-21T16:45:00.000-06:002007-11-21T16:45:00.000-06:00Eloquently put, sir.And a lovely photo of your M19...Eloquently put, sir.<BR/><BR/>And a lovely photo of your M1911. That's the new Colt piece, isn't it? Very nice.<BR/><BR/><BR/>tweakerSpeakerTweakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520767686388236987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-77249672567789841162007-11-21T16:07:00.000-06:002007-11-21T16:07:00.000-06:00Oh NOW you've done it... Rational thought in the G...Oh NOW you've done it... Rational thought in the GUN debate, why that is NOT allowed... :-) <BR/><BR/>Thanks for an insightful peice that points out many of the fallicies of the anti-gunners points.Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-53977619720698002282007-11-21T14:04:00.000-06:002007-11-21T14:04:00.000-06:00If guns are only for killing people, then somethin...If guns are only for killing people, then something's wrong with mine. In my vast collection, exactly ZERO firearms have suceeded in their nefarious mission. That is...... unless...........you don't think......... they WOULDN'T!!! Would they?!?!? ......like sneak out in the dead of night..... without me? Naaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-22765532756128128462007-11-21T11:39:00.000-06:002007-11-21T11:39:00.000-06:00I tell you you're wrong.The damn hammer HIT MY THU...I tell you you're wrong.<BR/><BR/>The damn hammer HIT MY THUMB!!<BR/><BR/>It HIT MY THUMB, I say.<BR/><BR/>You just don't understand...Dad29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-64605702756269457492007-11-21T10:01:00.000-06:002007-11-21T10:01:00.000-06:00You cannot give a rational explanation of our argu...You cannot give a rational explanation of our argument like that to the Hoplophobes. They live in a world ruled by emotion, not logic and physics. You may as well try to teach a frog Algebra. Nothing matters in that emotional la-la land except how they feel about a particular thing at a given moment in time. Frogs and Algebra, I tell ya.......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-62685364271847452007-11-21T07:45:00.000-06:002007-11-21T07:45:00.000-06:00A fine companion piece to the prior one; they dove...A fine companion piece to the prior one; they dovetail perfectly.Matt Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03500429239798601210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-84381054104820879562007-11-21T03:49:00.000-06:002007-11-21T03:49:00.000-06:00Couldn't agree with you more. You said it all, and...Couldn't agree with you more. You said it all, and quite nicely. There are those ignorant people who think otherwise, but they believe what they want and I doubt their minds could be changed. <BR/><BR/>Happy Thanksgiving to you and your wonderful bride. *Hugs* to you both.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com