tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post7622576552170673624..comments2024-03-28T20:04:48.729-05:00Comments on Althouse: "The founding fathers never envisioned the damage that could be done by a 24-hour news cycle."Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger101125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-59547632016200715332012-12-18T16:15:30.826-06:002012-12-18T16:15:30.826-06:00garage mahal,
Of course it's not realistic to...garage mahal,<br /><br />Of course it's not realistic to "arm every xyz" using your favored <i>statist</i> approach. However, simply allowing those law-abiding adults to carry who want to will go a long way; the only things the government needs to do (in most states, that is, where the concepts of self-reliance haven't been totally and permanently destroyed) are:<br /><br />1. Roll back any state-imposed gun-free zones, except the few that are actually necessary and reasonable (e.g. court facilities), and requiring metal detectors, gun-storage for carriers coming in, and adequate armed security to back up the checkpoints. (Washington state already does the first 2 fairly well, so it's not like we have <i>zero</i> experience at this sort of thing.)<br /><br />2. Impose a regimen of strict liability for privately-mandated gun-free zones. That will shut down the stupid lawyer/insurance-company-driven mall/theater gun bans, just by the companies' financial interest, w/o the government having to be heavy-handed and actually ban gun-free zones.<br /><br />Kirk Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05921711310191924997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-12018777398793041492012-12-18T16:05:18.941-06:002012-12-18T16:05:18.941-06:00Herb Nowell, Lucien --
You're onto something...Herb Nowell, Lucien --<br /><br />You're onto something here. Look, we don't let civilians <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M242_Bushmaster" rel="nofollow">own one of these</a>--why should it be any different for <a href="http://people.howstuffworks.com/newspaper4.htm" rel="nofollow">one of these</a>? They even work by the same principle--an electric motor driving the mechanism! What's worse, the big names in the latter type of machinery are ones like Heidelberg, Mergenthaler, Gestetner, etc... they're Germans! That's right, the same folks who started WWII. Clearly there's a problem here.<br /><br />I think we need to adopt the position that all the first amendment protects is unamplified, non-broadcast speech, and printed materials produced on a hand-operated press. Then we'd be safe...Kirk Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05921711310191924997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-49817078941289707592012-12-18T09:03:50.780-06:002012-12-18T09:03:50.780-06:00I remember what finally turned me off about the 9/...I remember what finally turned me off about the 9/11 coverage (not the day of, because it was a live feed)was the interminable re-running of the same video footage, the same group speak flooding diarrhea-like across the airwaves and not lending anything. Endless speculation. Same on a smaller scale at Newtown. How about the networks running a fifteen minute broadcast every twelve hours with stuff that really is new. And confirmed, not the ridiculous and untrue rumors. That reminds me of the Katrina coverage. Utter BS from the likes of Anderson Cooper about massacres in the Superdome. And never a word of apology after. Smarmy Scott Pelley on CBS acknowledged the falsehoods the other night, but then tried to weasel out by saying "We were told." Sorry Scott. That's bad writing--too passive. You reported and we believed you and your falsehoods.DCShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03125613995070496696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-70283352924678718962012-12-18T01:34:04.838-06:002012-12-18T01:34:04.838-06:00Wyo sis,
Great points (as usual). Our founding f...Wyo sis,<br /><br />Great points (as usual). Our founding fathers were revolutionaries, they killed and were willing to be killed to wrest their freedom from a tyrannical government. They knew how important liberty is and that citizens need to be armed to preserve that blood stained liberty from oppressive governments (if need be).<br /><br />It is pathetic and deplorable that lefties nowadays are so profoundly unwise that they are willing to throw away our liberties for illusory safety. It is amazingly stupid and/or cynical that lefties nowadays work so hard to inexorably increase the size and power of the fed gov and decrease our freedom. They have learned nothing from history.<br />Steve Kochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13077530042599697923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-75357645867376217232012-12-18T01:17:32.673-06:002012-12-18T01:17:32.673-06:00Awesome satire by Matt Lewis. Hopefully (but not ...Awesome satire by Matt Lewis. Hopefully (but not likely) this article will give some lefty media people the perspective to put greater value on liberty.<br />Steve Kochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13077530042599697923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-75329025821489396132012-12-17T22:06:39.158-06:002012-12-17T22:06:39.158-06:00"The founding fathers never envisioned the da..."The founding fathers never envisioned the damage that could be done in a 24 hour news cycle."<br /><br />But they could and did envision the damage that can be done in limiting free speech. They could and did envision the damage that can be done when the right to bear arms is infringed. The founding fathers were well aware of human nature and they had historical perspective that they didn't try to deny.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12418832032663751497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-64189380667488422072012-12-17T19:26:48.547-06:002012-12-17T19:26:48.547-06:00It's time to have a national conversation abou...It's time to have a national conversation about your ducts..TexasJewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17293092630256270746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-8405643277450198622012-12-17T19:07:05.515-06:002012-12-17T19:07:05.515-06:00WE MUST DO SOMETHING!!!
I'll count us lucky i...<i>WE MUST DO SOMETHING!!!</i><br /><br />I'll count us lucky if we don't get another TSA out of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-50350076154599385292012-12-17T18:57:25.943-06:002012-12-17T18:57:25.943-06:00But it's about the future, right? Preventing t...<i>But it's about the future, right? Preventing the next massacre? By what means, sorcerer, are you going to predict the next one?</i><br /><br />The Department of PreCrime is on the case. Or would be, if in fact it existed.Crunchy Froghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12817138913728820310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-18312899320342564172012-12-17T18:36:26.236-06:002012-12-17T18:36:26.236-06:00WE MUST DO SOMETHING!!!
Lots of hand-wringing at ...<i>WE MUST DO SOMETHING!!!<br /><br />Lots of hand-wringing at times like this, that's the ticket!</i><br /><br />I clutch my pearls at you sir! Oh, wait. I don't have any pearls.<br /><br />Never mind.Crunchy Froghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12817138913728820310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-17012389645723962932012-12-17T17:04:12.703-06:002012-12-17T17:04:12.703-06:00Obama was sure quick to jump into the Sandy Hook ...Obama was sure quick to jump into the Sandy Hook shoot-up, but is yet to show any curiosity about Fast & Furious.<br /><br />Seems to me that Sandy Hook is just the sort of thing that was anticipated , and was set<br />to be eagerly exploited to push for gun control, by Holder and the Fast & Furious program-hatchers - if only a Fast & Furious walked-gun had been found to be the murder weapon.<br /><br />That is what is so criminal about Fast & Furious. They let the guns walk, not caring if they were subsequently used in a Sandy Hook type event.<br /><br />Sons of bitches, every last one of them.SomeoneHasToSayIthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03648946322945404947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-80573307131192044332012-12-17T15:40:41.703-06:002012-12-17T15:40:41.703-06:00Tubby McTubby, tell me again how the gun free zone...<i>Tubby McTubby, tell me again how the gun free zone works?</i><br /><br />Hopefully a gun free zone is any place with you in it. garage mahalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485491995866513686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-54560236451116449562012-12-17T15:33:59.620-06:002012-12-17T15:33:59.620-06:00"Totally realistic: Arming every school in Am...<i>"Totally realistic: Arming every school in America. Also, every hospital, day care center, movie theater, workplace, sporting event, etc etc etc "</i><br /><br />No, just the ones where the person in charge takes their responsibility seriously.<br /><br />My workplace is armed. Sporting events have armed staff. Many theaters and other public places have armed guards.<br /><br />What do you think is easier, allowing authorized permitted people to have arms at their place or work, or trying to prevent everyone from being armed at all times in all these places. We already see what happens with your approach. <br /><br />I'd like you to explain to the mourning parents how, although it would be easy to have armed teachers, you just don't think it's worth it all the work of simply telling teachers they may be armed if they want. That's all it takes.<br /><br /> bagoh20https://www.blogger.com/profile/10915174575358413637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-76572674813317528392012-12-17T15:33:14.287-06:002012-12-17T15:33:14.287-06:00Now if you'll excuse my absence, I'm going...Now if you'll excuse my absence, I'm going to eat my soup and sandwich. And if--God forbid--I choke on my spoon and die, and the newspaper reports on the tragedy of my spoon-induced death, somebody, please, speak on my behalf and proclaim: "Say no to spoon control! He would not have wanted this!"coketownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11257222645480570714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-63308928624028129472012-12-17T15:30:56.843-06:002012-12-17T15:30:56.843-06:00In the words of Jackie Brown, everyone needs to sh...In the words of Jackie Brown, everyone needs to shut their raggedy asses up and sit the <i>fuck down</i>.<br /><br />This is getting absurd. Gun control is absurd. Curtailing the first amendment is absurd. The Connecticut shooting was a tragedy. Absurdity is not an appropriate response to tragedy. We don't pull unconscious bodies from pools and throw pies at them. Pieing unconscious people won't revive them. Spilling ink on ridiculous proposals won't resurrect the victims of Sandy Brook.<br /><br />But it's about the future, right? Preventing the next massacre? By what means, sorcerer, are you going to predict the next one? If the press tamed its coverage and another shooting happens, what then? If you confiscate the gun of every law-abiding citizen and another shooting occurs, what then? Do you think someone intent on committing the ultimate sin will be repelled by the legal niceties of subordinate crimes? "I'd blow that fuckers head off, but I have to wait three days to buy and register a gun, so I won't."<br /><br />Sit down. Shut up. Cool your goddamn jets. Everyone.coketownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11257222645480570714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-11171465653266842982012-12-17T15:20:38.317-06:002012-12-17T15:20:38.317-06:00We need common sense ink control. No one needs mor...We need common sense ink control. No one <i>needs</i> more ink than what you get in a single ballpoint pen. And we should do something about the office supply store loophole, too.Mr. Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920907647566015611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-31282264616219267162012-12-17T15:20:04.124-06:002012-12-17T15:20:04.124-06:00garage mahal said...
Totally realistic: Armin...<i>garage mahal said...<br /><br /> Totally realistic: Arming every school in America. Also, every hospital, day care center, movie theater, workplace, sporting event, etc etc etc</i><br /><br />Tubby McTubby, tell me again how the gun free zone works?Methadrashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07828014989470539375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-14499072904437536022012-12-17T15:18:27.376-06:002012-12-17T15:18:27.376-06:00Whether this is a parody or not, the point is that...Whether this is a parody or not, the point is that people need to exercise some self-control. Self-control can be taught and expected. If people won't or can't use self-control, then we are forced to control their murderous intent with our own deadly force.<br /><br />Controlling the media is so far from the point it can barely be seen. Why should we take rights and freedoms away from everyone in the hope that a tiny fraction of a percent of people will be restrained by that? I think we have ample proof of the futility of that course of action. <br /> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12418832032663751497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-31929595402728299132012-12-17T15:03:19.754-06:002012-12-17T15:03:19.754-06:00Simple solution:
Remove the current exemption, fo...<i>Simple solution:<br /><br />Remove the current exemption, for politicians and public figures, from the libel and slander laws.<br /><br />That ought to improve things right quick.</i><br /><br />There is no such exemption.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03404319354712386201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-74201662837235594902012-12-17T15:03:07.508-06:002012-12-17T15:03:07.508-06:00I'm not okay with regulation, by I am okay wit...I'm not okay with regulation, by I am okay with lawsuits when it comes to the commercial media.Lylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09082051710068390275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-67445506386843638702012-12-17T14:46:49.402-06:002012-12-17T14:46:49.402-06:00@garage and phx
I seem to remember seeing armed p...@garage and phx<br /><br />I seem to remember seeing armed people at professional and high school games. And at schools with a high risk of violence. And at hospitals. (Lots at hospitals because they seem to collect violent people at times ... odd that).<br /><br />Wonder how hard it would be to have principles, vice-principles, and office staff to be trained in bear level pepper spray or weapons.markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03132895109421423443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-30884784305153978472012-12-17T14:36:49.473-06:002012-12-17T14:36:49.473-06:00Question for the anti-gunners ...
Should politici...Question for the anti-gunners ...<br /><br />Should politicians, movie stars, and television personalities with armed guards be forced to talk about gun control with the following disclaimer:<br /><br />"I myself have had X number of body guards who carry guns to protect me."<br /><br />Because it seems to me that they just might think that THEIR protectors should have guns. But, then complain that OUR protectors shouldn't have guns.<br /><br />Curious.<br />markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03132895109421423443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-16155278535327845822012-12-17T14:29:44.867-06:002012-12-17T14:29:44.867-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.SeanFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09697328067457248454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-70769090181423814922012-12-17T14:26:36.320-06:002012-12-17T14:26:36.320-06:00The 1st Amendment is in just as much danger from t...The 1st Amendment is in just as much danger from this event as the 2nd.<br /><br />A spokesman for the Newtown Police Force this morning claimed that the authorities would be prosecuting anybody who posted on social media sites information about the shooting that did not come from the police.<br /><br />I don't believe he said <b>exactly</b> what law he figured they could be prosecuted for.SeanFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09697328067457248454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-61023561497729910802012-12-17T14:22:26.073-06:002012-12-17T14:22:26.073-06:00Politicians and entertainers should show the way b...Politicians and entertainers should show the way by giving up their guns and armed security. After a reasonable test period to assess the change in policy disarming the populace would follow if warranted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com