tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post8410860407121478468..comments2024-03-18T23:08:20.960-05:00Comments on Althouse: Gabby Giffords, ever smiling, struggles through an interview with Diane Sawyer.Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger105125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-56184978082711104102013-01-28T16:10:38.799-06:002013-01-28T16:10:38.799-06:00Diane Sawyer is why we no longer watch ABC World N...Diane Sawyer is why we no longer watch ABC World News Tonight after 30 some odd years.tree hugging sisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00757588102837479325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-755410900235963032013-01-28T14:14:22.886-06:002013-01-28T14:14:22.886-06:00Lew,
That Rhino revolver looks interesting, but I...Lew,<br /><br />That Rhino revolver looks interesting, but I don't think I'd buy <i>anything</i> from a manufacturer who thinks 0.7 kg equals 2.5 lbs!<br />Kirk Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05921711310191924997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-91482886569183131302013-01-28T13:50:45.122-06:002013-01-28T13:50:45.122-06:00jr565 asked: Why is Giffords being used as the spo...jr565 asked: <i>Why is Giffords being used as the spokesman for gun control of assault weapons? She was shot with a pistol. So if you are pushing to ban assault rifles, what does that have to with Giffords, and how would that have stopped her shooting?</i><br /><br />Because "they" don't care about "would have helped".<br /><br />(Reminds me of one of my FB friends who was recently pushing "mandatory training for gun owners" as a "solution" to the "gun problem".<br /><br />I didn't have the heart to ask what problem she thought that would actually fix - it's not like people who wish to commit single-or-mass-murder do so only because nobody ever bothered to tell them that was misuse of a firearm.<br /><br />Actual negligent discharge injuries are relatively rare ... and frankly I doubt cursory training will help - a large percentage of them seem to be cops, who get plenty of notional "training".<br /><br />The real way to stop NDs is to stop requiring carriers to take out and reholster their guns so much by having "gun free" zones. <br /><br />Turns out guns don't go off if you don't monkey with them.)Sigivaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16152366541957466049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-19819658487473012022013-01-28T11:37:22.587-06:002013-01-28T11:37:22.587-06:00> Why is Giffords being used as the spokesman f...> Why is Giffords being used as the spokesman for gun control of assault weapons? She was shot with a pistol. So if you are pushing to ban assault rifles, what does that have to with Giffords, and how would that have stopped her shooting?<br /><br />Tradition.<br /><br />64 GCA, which passed after Kennedy was killed by Oswald using a rifle, restricted handguns.<br /><br />68 GCA, which passed after Sirhan Sirhan killed Kennedy with a handgun, restricted rifles.<br />Andy Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15102824539405027612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-62275565768908630202013-01-28T08:53:58.971-06:002013-01-28T08:53:58.971-06:00Remember how crazy the NRA was for suggesting this...Remember how crazy the NRA was for suggesting this?<br /><br /><i><a href="http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/bill-would-let-offduty-retired-law-officers-carry-concealed-weapons-into-schools-6g8gojr-188508581.html" rel="nofollow">Madison</a> - Off-duty or retired law enforcement officers with the proper permit could carry concealed weapons into schools and some private properties, under a draft bill being circulated by a Milwaukee-area legislator.<br /><br />A similar proposal by GOP Rep. Joel Kleefisch of Oconomowoc failed last session, but this new bill is likely to see more attention after the recent school and college shootings in Newtown, Conn., and other states.<br /><br />"It's not in light of the (Newtown) shooting because I had this bill last session, but I think there'll be a lot more support for it," Kleefisch said.<br /><br />A Democrat in the Assembly, former police officer Chris Danou of Trempealeau, will serve with Kleefisch as a lead sponsor for the bill. In the past, it's had the backing of key law enforcement groups in the state but not the active support of school associations.</i><br /><br />Two other states announced over the weekend they plan to do this as well.Brian Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01772632205321099314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-18697831354182995482013-01-28T08:33:58.460-06:002013-01-28T08:33:58.460-06:00I think Giffords brain damage is such as to make h...I think Giffords brain damage is such as to make her like a child and eager to please. The frontal lobotomies they used to sometimes do on severely psychotic people often had that effect.Hagarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653025261513705773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-13208881947326163352013-01-28T07:07:48.584-06:002013-01-28T07:07:48.584-06:00Is is true, as Sawyer claimed, that the Newtown gu...<br />Is is true, as Sawyer claimed, that the Newtown gun shot six bullets per second. How could that be?<br /><br />No. It's hyperbolic propaganda. The gun fires with every trigger pull. The mechanism, in semi automatic, can't respond that fast. Two or three at most and at that rate there would be no accuracy.<br />Television aside. To be able to shoot quickly and accurately takes time and a lot of ammunition.Rustyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00938263272237104128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-2066673008220115312013-01-28T00:12:42.788-06:002013-01-28T00:12:42.788-06:00I think Gabby and her husband have the right to ma...I think Gabby and her husband have the right to make any arguments they see fit. I am not happy about them seizing upon misleading stats (like the 85% claim) or the argument that the guy with the gun "almost" shot the good guy who tackled the killer.<br /><br />I don't want to be harsh toward Gabby, but what in the devil is she doing with a gun at this point?Kansas Cityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16630367629067743935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-28533324419931797442013-01-28T00:06:01.592-06:002013-01-28T00:06:01.592-06:00Sawyer is very biased, but I did not think the int...Sawyer is very biased, but I did not think the interview was so bad. Her husband is sitting there. If Sawyer is putting the wrong words in Gabby's mouth, he could object. They both own guns. They may be responsible additions to the gun debate. <br /><br />Is is true, as Sawyer claimed, that the Newtown gun shot six bullets per second. How could that be?Kansas Cityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16630367629067743935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-46702012412208474072013-01-27T23:20:39.045-06:002013-01-27T23:20:39.045-06:00Republicans should have pictures of aborted babies...Republicans should have pictures of aborted babies at the ready to ask Giffords, and the media she'll have in tow, that they support their sensible abortion control bill.zefalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14430979067004842975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-77460352391890848192013-01-27T21:49:08.885-06:002013-01-27T21:49:08.885-06:00Say "YES! HELL YES!" to her face and the...Say "YES! HELL YES!" to her face and then vote NO. Punch Back Harder.William Tellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11276670379174018284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-73953252370885514252013-01-27T20:38:13.953-06:002013-01-27T20:38:13.953-06:00This sort of exploitation makes me sick.
I just ...This sort of exploitation makes me sick. <br /><br />I just took a moment to join the <a href="http://home.nra.org/#/nraorg/" rel="nofollow">NRA</a>, online about 4 minutes ago. While I have enjoyed target shooting and hunting in the distant past, I do not own any guns at present. I am formulating a decision on a personal defense gun, probably something simple and reliable like a <a href="http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product4_750001_750051_764939_-1_757768_757767_757751_ProductDisplayErrorView_Y" rel="nofollow">Smith & Wesson revolver</a>. Might consider one of those <a href="http://www.chiappafirearms.com/product/725" rel="nofollow">Rhino</a> revolvers with the low barrel positioning. <br /><br />I am infuriated by the leveraging of this horrific shooting at the school in CT, and the similar exploitation of the previous mass shootings. Obama can't lift a finger to address the real gun violence problem (urban youth, killing each other, with consistency, a few at a time, 24x7x365 in places like Chicago, Detroit, Atlanta,...) So, does the President recognize the problem, let alone take action directed at the problem? No, he shows a willingness to infringe on the Constitutional rights of the people who are <i>not</i> contributing to the problem, based on a cold calculation about what invigorates his base. Oy!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00858430627620801417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-60077388462799278632013-01-27T19:56:43.324-06:002013-01-27T19:56:43.324-06:00Meade, that's my second time on Insty. I feel ...Meade, that's my second time on Insty. I feel like I'm almost famous. Almost.AllenShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08848966772462502893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-30474741045034870412013-01-27T19:30:14.911-06:002013-01-27T19:30:14.911-06:00Gabby is a heart tugger from her injury and heroic...Gabby is a heart tugger from her injury and heroic recovery. I wish her well.<br /><br />But her shooter could have killed her with another weapon. He was a schizophrenic and smart as can be. <br /><br />She is more of an argument for mandatory carry like the Sheriff of Milwaukee County was telling his citizenship to consider.traditionalguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706120413005530014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-37746664078501128162013-01-27T19:26:40.140-06:002013-01-27T19:26:40.140-06:00She just doesn't get it. The Second Amendment...She just doesn't get it. The Second Amendment is intended to secure a free State, and, in following, a free people, through the recognition that citizen "soldiers" should keep and bear Arms. This militia stands apart from a standing army or government security forces. This is a risk management strategy to mitigate the threat of exploitation by a minority or foreign interest, which would elect to prosecute redistributive or retributive change. The minority interest includes tyrannical governments (and their agents), cartels, and criminals.<br /><br />The policies she supports grants power to exploitative and often parasitic minority interests, while leaving law-abiding members of society vulnerable.<br /><br />It is only possible to conclude that she is either insane or possesses ulterior motives for her proposal.n.nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04252447117532342957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-35522301279052745042013-01-27T19:20:53.856-06:002013-01-27T19:20:53.856-06:00I don't own a gun, never cared for them, and n...I don't own a gun, never cared for them, and never gave much thought to the NRA. But when people I don't trust--like the president, Piers Morgan, Dianne Feinstein, Diane Sawyer, etc--unanimously oppose Something, I immediately consider supporting that Something. <br /><br />So I joined the NRA last week. I still have no interest in owning or firing a gun--it's just my little way of sticking it to the Man.Segestahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473932834064034935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-9011155860120386182013-01-27T19:17:50.267-06:002013-01-27T19:17:50.267-06:00the victims Diane wanted to interview had already ...<i>the victims Diane wanted to interview had already been buried.</i><br /><br />The interview Sawyer wanted would go something like this:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLs-Oreo_bkDADvocatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04621021178600799126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-73210538735629368412013-01-27T19:13:21.367-06:002013-01-27T19:13:21.367-06:00Emil Blatz said:
Maybe she meant "Family Dol...Emil Blatz said:<br /><i> Maybe she meant "Family Dollar Stores", but only got out the first word and Diane Sawyer couldn't complete that. </i><br /><br />Maybe Gabby wanted to say <i> Family Guy </i>! She likes the little mean-spirited smart assed baby, what is his name?!jacksonjayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07087439032927487222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-22755874266015961972013-01-27T19:01:05.340-06:002013-01-27T19:01:05.340-06:00Reminds me of Sarah using her husband, Jim Brady, ...Reminds me of Sarah using her husband, Jim Brady, as a gun control prop.Bretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04640945256355962927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-91614438401893745282013-01-27T18:46:13.906-06:002013-01-27T18:46:13.906-06:00AllenS said...
She will be taken around to the mem...AllenS said...<br /><i>She will be taken around to the members of Congress so they will be subjected to the ordeal — if they want to say "no" — of saying "no" to her face.</i><br /><br />"The members of Congress that will be subjected to this ordeal, will be Republicans.<br /><br />Democrats running for re-election in places like Minnesota will not be called on."<br /><br />Nice link to this comment by Instapundit.Meadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00117933390338651739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-54190370885411832432013-01-27T18:36:29.607-06:002013-01-27T18:36:29.607-06:00Gifford's handlers should not be forgiven for ...Gifford's handlers should not be forgiven for holding her seat, Congressional representation from AZ voters. They should have honored the system in place. cbinfluxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08531887341171223244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-7958026065597185692013-01-27T18:34:45.321-06:002013-01-27T18:34:45.321-06:00Gifford's handlers should not be forgiven for ...Gifford's handlers should not be forgiven for holding her seat, Congressional representation from AZ voters. They should have honored the system in place. cbinfluxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08531887341171223244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-64080762325908865792013-01-27T18:06:18.858-06:002013-01-27T18:06:18.858-06:00Thanks for the compliment, ORS!Thanks for the compliment, ORS!kentuckylizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08110491371985845560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-79889453478058673182013-01-27T17:36:25.218-06:002013-01-27T17:36:25.218-06:00Aside from all this stuff, let's not forget DC...Aside from all this stuff, let's not forget DC v. Heller. The Supreme Court held that the government cannot ban possession of an entire class of normal firearms, in that case pistols. The same principle means that the government can't ban all "assault weapons", which are otherwise known as semi-automatic rifles and pistols.<br /><br />I wish I could think of a terrible enough punishment for the SOB who shot Rep, Giffords and those others. I'm sure it would be cruel and unusual. Yes, I know that cruel and unusual punishment is unconstitutional, but, look, let's compromise here: Let's agree to a one-time exception to allow cruel and unusual punishment for this guy, and agree to stop talking about enacting a gun ban that would violate the Constitutional right to keep and bear arms?The Godfatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10575359417766667457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-75033844974457913592013-01-27T17:12:18.335-06:002013-01-27T17:12:18.335-06:00Yeah, family is most important to Giffords. Thats ...Yeah, family is most important to Giffords. Thats why when she survived the shooting, she immediately quit Congress in order to concentrate on what is most important to her. Oh , she didnt quit? Well, never mind.sdharmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12667962395368822004noreply@blogger.com