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I first experienced the open display of automatic weapons at Schiphol Airport in Hooland in the 80’s. It didn’t make me feel safer. Promoting gun ownership is not the answer.
Agreed. And anyone who wants the freedom to conceal-carry or open-carry is essentially saying they want the freedom to live in fear. - And this is coming from a gun owner.
I hunted birds and deer when there were places close by to do so. I’ve never felt the need to use a military grade weapon to do either. I support the 2nd amendment, but where are the “WELLREGULATED” militias by whom these weapons are meant to used, militias the 2nd amendment implies should be in place? If Ms. Lanza’s ownership of a military grade weapon had also required her to be part of a civil defense ‘militia’ regulated by local authorities, there would have been that much more scrutiny and opportunity for “well regulation” to take place. The 2nd Amendment is not endangered by limiting the number of shells/bullets a weapon can fire before the shooter reloads. I do not share the paranoia of individuals who seem convinced a ban on assault rifles and cop killer bullets will enable a Congress and Presidency to become a dictatorship. I do believe the old Civil Defense Corp should be reactivated, the Civil Air Patrol is one of the few hold overs from that time. Under a Civil Defense umbrella, guns and gun owners can not only be “well regulated” as the 2nd amendment seems to want, but people with exotic and powerful weapons could be available to assist the police when police find themselves outgunned by criminals, cartels, or terrorists. It will also reduce the number of accidental gun deaths occurring from gun owners who rarely fire their weapons and/or have little knowledge to how to use or care for them. It is also important to end the gun shows like the ones in my state of Virginia be forced to enforce waiting periods and background checks. Those checks would not have stopped some of our most recent attacks where legal weapons were used’ but if they stop one person from having a gun who should not, it could be a lifesaver. Respectfully, & with great sadness, C.
There are many other countries with as many guns as we have, and none of them have close to the number of mass shootings we do. The big difference is regulations (the second amendment starts with “A Well-Regulated…”). We should ban all assault weapons and magazines over six bullets (those are purely designed for killing lots of people, and we shouldn’t be surprised when they are used for their only purpose). It won’t stop all killings, but it’ll stop a lot of them. Closing the gun show loophole is a no-brainer, 76% of NRA members are for that (though not, of course, the NRA itself). We should look at Canada’s regulations, they seem to work quite well.
Satire is a genre of literature, and sometimes graphic and performing arts, in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming individuals, and society itself, into improvement.1 Although satire is usually meant to be funny, its greater purpose is often constructive social criticism, using wit as a weapon.
A common feature of satire is strong irony or sarcasm—"in satire, irony is militant"2—but parody, burlesque, exaggeration,3 juxtaposition, comparison, analogy, and double entendre are all frequently used in satirical speech and writing. This “militant” irony or sarcasm often professes to approve of (or at least accept as natural) the very things the satirist wishes to attack. Hope that helps…
Thank you for pointing out the irrational loony lefts idea of guns. Your strip has enlighten us all to your stupidity. Yes conceal and carry do prevent crimes. Open holsters are also a good deterrent. Let us go your way the other way and stick a nice little sign in your front lawn. “no guns here” “I know how to dial 911” or how about one of those no gun stickers not on a front door but on your forehead.
So in your Ideal world, Someone cuts you off in traffic, you shoot him.. Someone bumps into you in line at the store, you shoot him. Someone takes a parking space you were heading for, you shoot him. Someone does ANYTHING you don’t like, you shoot him. Yup, it’s the N.R.A. ideal world, all right!
Any of you proponents of absolute gun rights care to argue that the death toll would have been as high if the shooter only had access to a revolver & a bolt action rifle?
“Any of you proponents of absolute gun rights care to argue that the death toll would have been as high if the shooter only had access to a revolver & a bolt action rifle?”
The mentally ill kid turned the gun on himself only after having another gun turned on him. So I would say it does not matter what he had. He would have done it till someone else in the “gun free” zone shows up and pointed a gun at him.
Actually, I do feel safer with people who conceal carry. My chances of living through a shooting massacre just went up. This is going to sound trite, but police respond after the fact. 10 mins vs. 30 seconds is a long time. I’ll admit there are many details and complications to concealed carry, but we already hear the alternatives in the news every day. Banning assault weapons and bullet amounts are useless and distract from the national conversation we should be having about mental illness. The “crazies” as everybody calls them also is very telling about the stigma of mental illness. I agree that anyone who goes into a school and kills innocent children is certifiably insane, but how about getting them and their families some help before they pickup a gun. And yes, tea parties, this may require a tax or some support for decent healthcare in this respect. I don’t think everyone needs to or should conceal or open carry, but nor should people go absolutely nuts when someone does. Although I will put my money where my mouth is and suggest that if you want to conceal or open carry that proper self defense training and a psych eval should be involved. This may also put a damper on people who get their panties in a bunch when restrictions are suggested for gun shows or private sales. Like I’ve said in other posts, I don’t like lobbying and revile the way the NRA handles gun issues, but banning things is not the answer just as arming everyone isn’t. Gun owners need to have an honest discussion and offer some alternatives, because as a gun owner and a parent of elementary school children I get the message the other side is saying: We’re fed up of the death of innocents!
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PlainBill said, 5 months ago
The NRA’s dream – and every rational person’s nightmare.
Oscar54 said, 5 months ago
I first experienced the open display of automatic weapons at Schiphol Airport in Hooland in the 80’s. It didn’t make me feel safer. Promoting gun ownership is not the answer.
aaum13 said, 5 months ago
Mass shootings are not a gun control issue, they are a MENTAL HEALTH issue.
Kylie2112 said, 5 months ago
@aaum13
Agreed. And anyone who wants the freedom to conceal-carry or open-carry is essentially saying they want the freedom to live in fear.
-
And this is coming from a gun owner.
Respectful Troll said, 5 months ago
I hunted birds and deer when there were places close by to do so. I’ve never felt the need to use a military grade weapon to do either. I support the 2nd amendment, but where are the “WELL REGULATED” militias by whom these weapons are meant to used, militias the 2nd amendment implies should be in place? If Ms. Lanza’s ownership of a military grade weapon had also required her to be part of a civil defense ‘militia’ regulated by local authorities, there would have been that much more scrutiny and opportunity for “well regulation” to take place.
The 2nd Amendment is not endangered by limiting the number of shells/bullets a weapon can fire before the shooter reloads. I do not share the paranoia of individuals who seem convinced a ban on assault rifles and cop killer bullets will enable a Congress and Presidency to become a dictatorship.
I do believe the old Civil Defense Corp should be reactivated, the Civil Air Patrol is one of the few hold overs from that time. Under a Civil Defense umbrella, guns and gun owners can not only be “well regulated” as the 2nd amendment seems to want, but people with exotic and powerful weapons could be available to assist the police when police find themselves outgunned by criminals, cartels, or terrorists. It will also reduce the number of accidental gun deaths occurring from gun owners who rarely fire their weapons and/or have little knowledge to how to use or care for them.
It is also important to end the gun shows like the ones in my state of Virginia be forced to enforce waiting periods and background checks. Those checks would not have stopped some of our most recent attacks where legal weapons were used’ but if they stop one person from having a gun who should not, it could be a lifesaver.
Respectfully,
& with great sadness,
C.
ARodney said, 5 months ago
There are many other countries with as many guns as we have, and none of them have close to the number of mass shootings we do. The big difference is regulations (the second amendment starts with “A Well-Regulated…”). We should ban all assault weapons and magazines over six bullets (those are purely designed for killing lots of people, and we shouldn’t be surprised when they are used for their only purpose). It won’t stop all killings, but it’ll stop a lot of them. Closing the gun show loophole is a no-brainer, 76% of NRA members are for that (though not, of course, the NRA itself). We should look at Canada’s regulations, they seem to work quite well.
onguard said, 5 months ago
More Looney Tunes from Bors totally divorced from Reality……..The up side,…. he insulates himself from acquiring Creditably.
masterskrain said, 5 months ago
@onguard
“Satire” is lost on you, isn’t it?
masterskrain said, 5 months ago
@onguard
Just to make it easier for you…
Satire is a genre of literature, and sometimes graphic and performing arts, in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming individuals, and society itself, into improvement.1 Although satire is usually meant to be funny, its greater purpose is often constructive social criticism, using wit as a weapon.
A common feature of satire is strong irony or sarcasm—"in satire, irony is militant"2—but parody, burlesque, exaggeration,3 juxtaposition, comparison, analogy, and double entendre are all frequently used in satirical speech and writing. This “militant” irony or sarcasm often professes to approve of (or at least accept as natural) the very things the satirist wishes to attack.
Hope that helps…
ahab
said, 5 months ago
Satire? Oh yeah, this situation is the NRA’s wet dream, and satire for the rest of us.
Harleyquinn
said, 5 months ago
Thank you for pointing out the irrational loony lefts idea of guns. Your strip has enlighten us all to your stupidity.
Yes conceal and carry do prevent crimes. Open holsters are also a good deterrent.
Let us go your way the other way and stick a nice little sign in your front lawn. “no guns here” “I know how to dial 911” or how about one of those no gun stickers not on a front door but on your forehead.
masterskrain said, 5 months ago
@Harleyquinn
So in your Ideal world,
Someone cuts you off in traffic, you shoot him..
Someone bumps into you in line at the store, you shoot him.
Someone takes a parking space you were heading for, you shoot him.
Someone does ANYTHING you don’t like, you shoot him.
Yup, it’s the N.R.A. ideal world, all right!
Uncle Joe said, 5 months ago
Any of you proponents of absolute gun rights care to argue that the death toll would have been as high if the shooter only had access to a revolver & a bolt action rifle?
Harleyquinn
said, 5 months ago
@Uncle Joe
“Any of you proponents of absolute gun rights care to argue that the death toll would have been as high if the shooter only had access to a revolver & a bolt action rifle?”
The mentally ill kid turned the gun on himself only after having another gun turned on him. So I would say it does not matter what he had. He would have done it till someone else in the “gun free” zone shows up and pointed a gun at him.
AgentSmith101 said, 5 months ago
Actually, I do feel safer with people who conceal carry. My chances of living through a shooting massacre just went up. This is going to sound trite, but police respond after the fact. 10 mins vs. 30 seconds is a long time. I’ll admit there are many details and complications to concealed carry, but we already hear the alternatives in the news every day.
Banning assault weapons and bullet amounts are useless and distract from the national conversation we should be having about mental illness. The “crazies” as everybody calls them also is very telling about the stigma of mental illness. I agree that anyone who goes into a school and kills innocent children is certifiably insane, but how about getting them and their families some help before they pickup a gun. And yes, tea parties, this may require a tax or some support for decent healthcare in this respect.
I don’t think everyone needs to or should conceal or open carry, but nor should people go absolutely nuts when someone does. Although I will put my money where my mouth is and suggest that if you want to conceal or open carry that proper self defense training and a psych eval should be involved.
This may also put a damper on people who get their panties in a bunch when restrictions are suggested for gun shows or private sales.
Like I’ve said in other posts, I don’t like lobbying and revile the way the NRA handles gun issues, but banning things is not the answer just as arming everyone isn’t. Gun owners need to have an honest discussion and offer some alternatives, because as a gun owner and a parent of elementary school children I get the message the other side is saying: We’re fed up of the death of innocents!