Down the memory hole
That article I and others criticized by Bernd Debusmann for taking dictation from The Violence Policy Center seems to have disappeared. It has now re-appeared here with the caveat: Bernd Debusmann is a Reuters columnist. The opinions expressed are his own
Heh. First, it was news. Now it’s opinion. Funny that.
Via Free Constitution.
January 12th, 2008 at 11:35 am
If gun control is such a winning issue, why have politicians NOT taken up the cause, since the GOP took control of Congress in ’94? Clinton credited the attempted gun control for costing the Democrats at least 26 seats. Professional politician’s job is to look for votes. They’ve looked for votes in the gun issue for 40 years, then they stopped. Why? If it’s a minority position and shrinking, why stop looking for pro-control votes?
January 12th, 2008 at 2:52 pm
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Reuters is either incompetent or malicious.
They can pick one.
January 12th, 2008 at 3:04 pm
incompetent or malicious?
more likely both.
January 12th, 2008 at 3:21 pm
The fundamental flaw in the argument is the assumption that people who don’t own guns also oppose private ownership of guns by others.
I don’t own a gun, but I firmly support the right of others to own guns. I’m not alone.
So even if it’s true that the majority of households don’t have guns, that doesn’t mean the majority support restrictive gun laws.
January 12th, 2008 at 5:41 pm
Reuters still doesn’t have it right. It looks like the opinions expressed by Debusmann aren’t his own, they’re VPC’s.
January 12th, 2008 at 7:43 pm
“I don’t own a gun, but I firmly support the right of others to own guns. I’m not alone.”
No, you’re not. I’m in your camp. I’ve never even held or fired a gun but that doesn’t mean I favor taking away someone else’s Constitutional right to do so.
January 12th, 2008 at 8:11 pm
kcom,
Try it some time, you won’t regret it.
January 12th, 2008 at 8:18 pm
Guns demonstrate how primitive Americans are and how fearful.
January 12th, 2008 at 8:19 pm
Primitive? clearly, you’ve not seen our guns. And that may be the dumbest I’ve ever heard.
January 12th, 2008 at 8:45 pm
Uh, James? Why have all the gun control laws in Europe been imposed by the ruling classes instead of being voted in by the people?
Hmmm, what does that remind me of?
Did any plebiscite ever support the EU Constitution?
January 12th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
Fearful? Damn straight I’m fearful. I fear those who wish me and my fellow citizens disarmed. I fear those who maintain that a government must have a monopoly on force. I fear those who fear free citizens and try to hem them in.
Enjoy your sophisticated fear free cage, James. I’m sure you’re much better off not having to bear responsibility for yourself.
January 12th, 2008 at 9:41 pm
To repeat an old saying: The man with a gun is a citizen. The man without a gun is a subject.
Apparently, James is the very embodiment of the subject mentality.
January 13th, 2008 at 2:05 am
Guns demonstrate how primitive Americans are and how fearful.
Geez, when I see all those submachine gun-armed cops strolling through Heathrow and De Gaulle, all I can think of is “those primitives”!
January 14th, 2008 at 4:05 am
Well, suffice to say that James just adequately demonstrated the primary shortcoming with the arguments proposed by the anti-rights folks… Instead of using what few actual statistics support their “reasoning”, or instead of making rational, thought out debate points, he instead delves straight into the ad hominem attacks, without even having the decency to pass “Go”.
One almost has to wonder how much of his comment was pure and simple projection.
January 14th, 2008 at 7:45 pm
James did you consider that hiding in caves from marauders because you are too stupid to learn to defend yourself might more aptly be described as primitive?