Comments on: Down the memory hole

By: straightarrow

straightarrow — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 23:45:51 +0000

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?

By: Linoge

Linoge — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 08:05:20 +0000

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.

By: Bishop

Bishop — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 06:05:33 +0000

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”!

By: Bruce Lagasse

Bruce Lagasse — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 01:41:38 +0000

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.

By: Steve Skubinna

Steve Skubinna — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 01:14:44 +0000

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.

By: Phillep

Phillep — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 00:45:07 +0000

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?

By: SayUncle

SayUncle — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 00:19:06 +0000

Primitive? clearly, you’ve not seen our guns. And that may be the dumbest I’ve ever heard.

By: James

James — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 00:18:04 +0000

Guns demonstrate how primitive Americans are and how fearful.

By: Stan

Stan — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 00:11:55 +0000

kcom,

Try it some time, you won’t regret it.

By: kcom

kcom — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 23:43:45 +0000

“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.

By: tom swift

tom swift — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 21:41:07 +0000

Reuters still doesn’t have it right. It looks like the opinions expressed by Debusmann aren’t his own, they’re VPC’s.

By: Steven Den Beste

Steven Den Beste — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 19:21:55 +0000

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.

By: vivictius

vivictius — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 19:04:44 +0000

incompetent or malicious?

more likely both.

By: workinwifdakids

workinwifdakids — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 18:52:31 +0000

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

Reuters is either incompetent or malicious.

They can pick one.

By: Jabba the Tutt

Jabba the Tutt — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 15:35:05 +0000

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?