tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post6068527800530638334..comments2024-03-18T21:09:10.627-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/19/24: Gun apathy is un-AmericanNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-16063061248758315702015-08-28T16:26:45.099-05:002015-08-28T16:26:45.099-05:00Actually, if you read Justice Scalia's majorit...Actually, if you read Justice Scalia's majority opinion in Heller vs.The District of Columbia, he concludes, using a bit of grammatical legerdemain, that the 2nd Amendment does convey a personal right to own a gun but he also concedes that it doesn't deter sensible government regulation concerning the kind of weapons allowed and who can own them.<br /><br />Tom EvansAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-17821242720630688602015-08-28T08:54:21.482-05:002015-08-28T08:54:21.482-05:00good catch, Jakgood catch, JakAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-83200112240947718872015-08-28T08:53:09.814-05:002015-08-28T08:53:09.814-05:00Ah, a violent Panther then, or so you say. And I&#...Ah, a violent Panther then, or so you say. And I'm the tooth fairy.<br /><br />I like the slogan I heard "innocent lives matter."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-55600607840105987232015-08-28T00:31:36.444-05:002015-08-28T00:31:36.444-05:00As a "left wing pro-gun person" you seem...As a "left wing pro-gun person" you seem pretty pleased about a decision that was provided courtesy of a right-wing disregard of precedent with regard to the second amendment, there, Ghost.Jakashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-29161218157477317982015-08-28T00:25:29.933-05:002015-08-28T00:25:29.933-05:00The videos of police misconduct provide evidence o...The videos of police misconduct provide evidence of what really happened, often contrary to the accounts provided by the police. Nobody has any doubt about what happened here. The use of video in the cases of the police shootings is not comparable to just gratuitously showing a murder perpetrated by a murderer who WANTED everybody to see just what he had done, IMHO, Wendy. To me, showing this guy's actions is more akin to showing a beheading conducted by ISIS. In both cases, it's disseminating what they disgustingly consider to be propaganda for their cause.Jakashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-39819839696577906642015-08-27T22:39:18.554-05:002015-08-27T22:39:18.554-05:00Don't you have a bunker to go build somewhere?...Don't you have a bunker to go build somewhere?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-55825435804173504632015-08-27T22:38:36.320-05:002015-08-27T22:38:36.320-05:00Yes, the interpretation of a mostly conservative c...Yes, the interpretation of a mostly conservative court. Now go haunt some NRA blog or white supremacist blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-38495671472757594432015-08-27T22:33:54.711-05:002015-08-27T22:33:54.711-05:00Give it a rest, and read recent U.S. Supreme Court...Give it a rest, and read recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions. It IS about an individual right to bear arms. The Ghost of Christmas Pastnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-79271163093506921602015-08-27T22:31:05.767-05:002015-08-27T22:31:05.767-05:00Cars are not a constitutional right. Guns (and arm...Cars are not a constitutional right. Guns (and arms generally, which today should mean all modern military weapons, changing with the times, just as the First Amendment now applies to TV and the Internet, which no one thought of back then) are a constitutional right. Cars could be outlawed, the right to bear arms cannot. No regulations. Free guns and ammo for the poor and homeless, and an end to the Brady law background checks.The Ghost of Christmas Pastnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-35289443517489716712015-08-27T21:24:16.966-05:002015-08-27T21:24:16.966-05:00Let's not forget the word militia in the 2nd a...Let's not forget the word militia in the 2nd amendment. It's not about individual free for alls with guns.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-50612162744781836482015-08-27T20:50:27.470-05:002015-08-27T20:50:27.470-05:00I agree with NS's comment that firearms should...I agree with NS's comment that firearms should be regulated. The question becomes "What's the proper amount of regulation?" Obviously there are strong opinions about that.The Second Amendment seems pretty clear that we have the right to "bear arms". We should be able to do that in a responsible manner. The killings are the acts of irrational people, who are not acting responsibly. I don't know how you can stop that. Is the current situation the price we pay for living in the freest country in the world? If we want to be safer, how much are we willing to give up in personal freedom? StanPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-10969866794594743812015-08-27T19:58:43.177-05:002015-08-27T19:58:43.177-05:00The visuals have shown to be very effective in get...The visuals have shown to be very effective in getting the point across with recent gun violence concerning the police. I believe the same should be available to the public concerning random assassinations. I'm disappointed many media outlets refused to show the mindless cruelty of this event. If anything is able to overcome the NRA's power over this issue, it will be the horror of watching the victims' last, desperate cry for life.WendyChttp://twitter.com/WendyCCHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-41560815458781922242015-08-27T19:41:44.029-05:002015-08-27T19:41:44.029-05:00Nobody said guns should be outlawed. They should b...Nobody said guns should be outlawed. They should be regulated. Just like cars. Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-49034824052087979652015-08-27T18:35:56.458-05:002015-08-27T18:35:56.458-05:00not all, I support open borders and instant citize...not all, I support open borders and instant citizenship for all and I am an atheist. But then, I am a left wing pro-gun person. The Ghost of Christmas Pastnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-51596187492366397782015-08-27T18:02:38.126-05:002015-08-27T18:02:38.126-05:00If I thought there was even a remote chance that i...If I thought there was even a remote chance that it might "knock some sense into these Wayne LaPierre wannabes," I might agree. But I don't. They just use any images or incidents to call for MORE guns. I also don't think that Neil's blog readership includes a very high percentage from that demographic, regardless. "People" may need to see more of these images, but I don't, and I don't believe most of the folks reading this do, either. Since nobody seems to agree with me, I could well be wrong!Jakashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-35323938255347974702015-08-27T17:15:01.003-05:002015-08-27T17:15:01.003-05:00Mr Ghost: You're a freaking loon. A spittle fl...Mr Ghost: You're a freaking loon. A spittle flecked poster child for sensible gun laws. A crazy with a death wish. A mass consumer of tin foil. I could go on, but the sane people here get the point.Gilmore Planning & Landscape Architecturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10812304687565296621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-65081503176976079442015-08-27T16:26:18.244-05:002015-08-27T16:26:18.244-05:00Remember what happened after Jet magazine publishe...Remember what happened after Jet magazine published the photos of Emmitt Till. People need to start seeing more of these shocking images if that will help knock some sense into these Wayne LaPierre wannabes. Michael Moore said after Sandy Hook that the parents should release the photos so the nation could see what happened and jar them into action. Would it work? Possibly. Mamie Till Mobely did it. Nikki Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-40624193721570961442015-08-27T16:26:06.613-05:002015-08-27T16:26:06.613-05:00Anon at 4:14, you may have a point about lions, do...Anon at 4:14, you may have a point about lions, dogs, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-89128879361774986582015-08-27T16:14:24.709-05:002015-08-27T16:14:24.709-05:00I feel like we are now watching snuff films on the...I feel like we are now watching snuff films on the morning news. Unreal. Why I do I feel, though, that there would be more outrage and calls to action if the perpetrator had shown himself shooting a dog, or Cecil the lion? I hope we are not becoming numb to these horrific HUMAN murders. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-36597324264721970412015-08-27T16:00:08.723-05:002015-08-27T16:00:08.723-05:00I like that idea! I like that idea! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-56202724752222807862015-08-27T15:21:31.389-05:002015-08-27T15:21:31.389-05:00Hey Child, the reason guns exist is to kill things...Hey Child, the reason guns exist is to kill things. The same can't be said for cars, knives, chainsaws, or whatever else you want to throw into your silly comparison. Nikki Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-87306097402183121232015-08-27T15:18:28.490-05:002015-08-27T15:18:28.490-05:00Plus, cars themselves, not to mention ownership an...Plus, cars themselves, not to mention ownership and operation of them, are very "well-regulated", comparatively. An apples and oranges analogy, but thanks for playing...Jakashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-19356009630163641732015-08-27T15:01:25.122-05:002015-08-27T15:01:25.122-05:00Nonsense. The function of cars is not to kill. Mo...Nonsense. The function of cars is not to kill. Most homicides are committed with guns, not cars. Coeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06130250489695215525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-44946033054490140152015-08-27T14:57:20.630-05:002015-08-27T14:57:20.630-05:00If the deranged murderer had run his victims with ...If the deranged murderer had run his victims with a car, would you write a column on that too, needing to be outlawed? Child.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-71823679683954985682015-08-27T13:37:59.864-05:002015-08-27T13:37:59.864-05:00The 35% figure comes from thin air. No one tracks...The 35% figure comes from thin air. No one tracks how many guns are in the U.S. or who owns them. Only a fool would admit to a stranger on the phone that they had a gun in the home. The stranger could be a robber looking for homes to rob weapons from. I no longer live in Chicago but when I did handguns were illegal but I and everyone I knew had them. Do you think they were going to admit that to a stranger? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07680520746040092614noreply@blogger.com