tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post4802130388924573180..comments2024-02-15T02:46:48.670-05:00Comments on Erin O'Brien: WordsErin O'Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09089592061725346901noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-44854340271975171012012-07-24T16:11:58.232-04:002012-07-24T16:11:58.232-04:00We know exactly what you meant, yaggoff. Even thou...We know exactly what you meant, yaggoff. Even though you misspelled conservative. <br /><br />MRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-68572769139586572412012-07-24T15:09:39.475-04:002012-07-24T15:09:39.475-04:00I didn't use the word republican in my comment...I didn't use the word republican in my comment, Michael, but you go ahead and keep making shit up. Want to address the Chicago issue?Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17626884939818771077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-83851614178172146182012-07-24T14:12:09.565-04:002012-07-24T14:12:09.565-04:00@Glitter Girl +1@Glitter Girl +1philbillynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-82772194050799634372012-07-24T14:08:21.161-04:002012-07-24T14:08:21.161-04:00New York State in general, and New York City in pa...New York State in general, and New York City in particular, have some of the toughest gun laws in the country, which is why Plaxico Burress, for example, did real time for shooting his own silly ass in the thigh.<br /><br />Cleveland's mayor and city council passed a stricter gun bill and the asshole Republican hicks in the state legislature overruled them. It's virtually unknown to overrule local home rule in the State of Ohio. It's in the state's Constitution. So much for your theory about the virtues of Republican governance.<br /><br />MRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-52284724656362796852012-07-24T12:30:50.560-04:002012-07-24T12:30:50.560-04:00A good place to test your "local control"...A good place to test your "local control" theory, Kirk, is Chicago. I forget how many people are killed every week there with illegal guns. Someone want to volunteer to go from house to house confiscating illegal firearms? Current laws aren't being enforced and kids are being raised by gangs. We need good conserevative mayors and governors. Remember when NYC was one of the most dangerous cities in the world and Rudy transformed it into one of the safest? He enforced already on the book laws.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17626884939818771077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-4316279668293652642012-07-24T10:59:22.367-04:002012-07-24T10:59:22.367-04:00I wonder if this whole if-someone-in-the-theater-o...I wonder if this whole if-someone-in-the-theater-only-had-a-gun argument won't someday deteriorate into a blaming the victim argument. In other words, that the person who was shot SHOULD have had a gun, and should've been a good enough marksman and a fast enough draw, etc, and, if they're not, well, that's what they get. Before anyone gets upset, I'm not saying anyone's arguing this right now, only that's where it COULD go.<br /><br />Gun control is not a hot-button issue for me. Basically, I feel it should be a local, rather than a national, decision. Owning a gun in the sparsely-populated countryside being a different matter than owning a gun in the inner-city where people may be packed like sardines. I also don't see why the laws governing, say, shotguns have to be the same as those for machine guns.<br /><br />Finally, the pro-gun forces seem have to gone beyond arguing for a singular freedon--owning a gun--to advocating a culture of guns. That's why they show up at non-governmental entities like Starbucks carrying guns. I beginning to think they regard people who DON'T carry guns as the real threat!Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02155991693956178030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-66433666745798437142012-07-24T09:13:23.494-04:002012-07-24T09:13:23.494-04:00The above was me.
MRThe above was me.<br /><br />MRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-47700153392118275092012-07-24T09:10:28.361-04:002012-07-24T09:10:28.361-04:00"Assault weapons". It's not even leg..."Assault weapons". It's not even legal to hunt with them. Why the fuck should there be an absolute right to own one?<br /><br />The right is really bad with clauses. They want to pretend the 'establishment' clause and the 'militia' clauses aren't in their revered Constitution.<br /><br />I love the Constitution. I carry a copy in my briefcase along with my Big Book and my Bible. People shouldn't be allowed to ignore parts of a document that they revere as if it were scripture. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison didn't know from banana clips and automatic...in the 18th century a GOOD marksman was good for 3 rounds a minute, standing straight up in clear view of his target.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-48378003946364737802012-07-23T21:44:27.840-04:002012-07-23T21:44:27.840-04:00I tend to agree with you, GG. I heard an "ex...I tend to agree with you, GG. I heard an "expert" say that the most common trait shared by serial or mass killers is depression. Often, depression causes people to kill themselves. A huge national problem. Evidently it can also cause people to want to take others with them. Depression is treatable.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17626884939818771077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-91337663273928515832012-07-23T16:22:48.436-04:002012-07-23T16:22:48.436-04:00i don't think there are any easy answers. arg...i don't think there are any easy answers. arguing about gun control won't help. blaming violent action movies is futile. thinking that the people who commit these horrible acts are "evil monsters" isn't right either.<br /><br />discussing mental illness might be a start. because these humans committing these violent & strange acts, they weren't born evil. someone had to have known they were coming unglued.<br /><br />there's so much shame around mental illness. people don't know how to get help for their loved ones. or they are too embarrassed. <br /><br />but it's a very real condition, and so many people are suffering. some turn to drugs & alcohol, some end up homeless (or all of those things, like i saw when i was a social worker at a men's shelter.)<br /><br />it just seems like the elephant in the room.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09340304542437713373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-26253378693239481912012-07-23T13:34:36.610-04:002012-07-23T13:34:36.610-04:00All these Dirty Harry wannabes are making me crazy...All these Dirty Harry wannabes are making me crazy. I just posted this on Facebook:<br /><br /><b>To those who believe there should have been more guns in the Century Theater on July 20, 2012</b><br /><br />Here's a few things to consider while you sip your latte in front of the computer and talk about how the Colorado shooting would have played out-so-much differently if only you were there to heroically take out Holmes with your trusty firearm:<br /><br />Have you ever been under fire? Maybe you have. If so, was it in a relaxed civilian setting or were you caught completely off guard?<br /><br />Think about being in that theater on that terrible night: You're settled in with popcorn and JuJubes, relaxed and ready to see a movie. All of a sudden, there's a commotion. Smoke blooms from one corner of the theater. Holmes bursts onto the scene in menacing gear and opens fire.<br /><br />Do you:<br /><br />1. worry about sheltering your wife/kid/friend or getting them out danger?<br /><br />2. worry about getting away yourself?<br /><br />3. fish out your gun and risk becoming the most obvious target in the room? <br /><br />Remember: There are people screaming and running all over. It's dark, smokey and tear gas is stinging your eyes. He's got a weapon in his hands ready to fire and you're still trying to decide what to do.<br /><br />Here's my point: Maybe you have no clue how you'd behave until you've lived it. So have some respect for the victims and what they went through. This was not a Bruce Willis movie complete with a "perfect shot" moment.Erin O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09089592061725346901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-81748484082618240932012-07-23T11:33:58.607-04:002012-07-23T11:33:58.607-04:00Erin - Yup, I agree. I was thinking more about the...Erin - Yup, I agree. I was thinking more about the current climate.Verdant Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139591223231428391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-66976619943816055162012-07-23T10:33:47.360-04:002012-07-23T10:33:47.360-04:00Dunno, Earl. I think the anti-gun folks have budge...Dunno, Earl. I think the anti-gun folks have budged plenty. When I was a kid, gun control arguments were about whether or not to loosen up handgun sales.Erin O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09089592061725346901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-3450124696754697242012-07-23T10:12:26.377-04:002012-07-23T10:12:26.377-04:00@Anon, I don't believe anyone here, including ...@Anon, I don't believe anyone here, including Erin, is saying that what happened had anything to do with Batman. The original post was about how some words or phrases are now tragically associated to the senseless violence that occurred in that town, on that day, or during that movie premiere. <br /><br />The comments are the normal comments with the anti-gun folks on one side and the pro-gun folks on the other. Hammering away when no amount of hammering will get either side to budge. Regardless, no one is blaming Batman.Verdant Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139591223231428391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-9033650667128042572012-07-22T18:15:50.702-04:002012-07-22T18:15:50.702-04:00What happened has nothing to do with Batman. Your...What happened has nothing to do with Batman. Your post and pretty much all the comments are so completely lacking in any sort of thought or understanding of why these things happen that it is amazing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-43383585282375917382012-07-22T17:35:17.888-04:002012-07-22T17:35:17.888-04:00Gun violence vs violent crime. I'm not going ...Gun violence vs violent crime. I'm not going to do the research for you, Michael, but the statistics are hugely different.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17626884939818771077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-53265712265569568322012-07-22T11:12:58.517-04:002012-07-22T11:12:58.517-04:00Anyone heard from 'Jobu'? I guess the trut...Anyone heard from 'Jobu'? I guess the truth was an allergen for him/her...<br /><br />MR<br /><br />WV is a goldmine this morning..."redrafts"...custom made for Erin...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-40362484109542890182012-07-22T11:10:14.882-04:002012-07-22T11:10:14.882-04:00@ Bill...look at the gun violence stats in Califor...@ Bill...look at the gun violence stats in California and New York, which have some of the strictest gun laws in the country. They're in the bottom five in gun violence per 100,000 in the country.<br /><br />Go to The Atlantic for a peek at a map of gun violence per 100,000 of population...it's extremely high in red states with lax gun laws, and there is also a huge correlation to median income levels, which also correlates with low-information voters and with voters who reflexively vote against their own interests for Republicans who cater to their prejudices.<br /><br />PS-The Atlantic has been in publication since 1857. It's not Breitbart or Drudge. It's a real magazine, with real journalists and real fact-checkers. You probably won't like it, but they publish true stuff.<br /><br />MR <br /><br />BTW-WV: "yourtoy"....WOW...that curveball is hangin' over the plate...gotta go get fresh batteries for the 'toy'...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-46535041843861168882012-07-22T01:30:33.719-04:002012-07-22T01:30:33.719-04:00While people like Ni Brien will debate you Bill, y...While people like Ni Brien will debate you Bill, you and your position are safe enough. It's a mistake she makes because she believes argument is an answer.Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442327549417743472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-7793549829364976882012-07-21T20:31:24.782-04:002012-07-21T20:31:24.782-04:00Erin, I'm here reading your posts every day, b...Erin, I'm here reading your posts every day, but I haven't commented in a long, long time. So sad. <br /><br /><br />http://twinklysparkles.wordpress.com/2012/07/21/i-tell-my-sorrow-to-the-stones-william-shakespeare-titus-andronicus/twinklysparkleshttp://twinklysparkles.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-16055727819004897612012-07-21T19:45:21.422-04:002012-07-21T19:45:21.422-04:00~~Finch~~<i>~~Finch~~</i>Erin O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09089592061725346901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-73213836399962249082012-07-21T18:04:06.571-04:002012-07-21T18:04:06.571-04:00Peace.
Love your children. Tell your spouse you m...Peace.<br /><br />Love your children. Tell your spouse you married wisely. Show a little common sense in your public behavior. Give your neighbor the gift of common decency.<br /><br />We search for answers when we should search for hands to hold.<br /><br />Peace.Harry Finchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04617724467017868532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-16025051034972151612012-07-21T16:12:46.627-04:002012-07-21T16:12:46.627-04:00Comments from a Blog or site calle Daily News:
Er...Comments from a Blog or site calle Daily News:<br /><br />Eric AndersonLess than a minute ago1. He didn't use an assault rifle. Assault rifles have, among other things, a select-fire option. His rifle bears a superficial resemblance to assault rifles. Millions are sold every year. You're more likely to be hit by lightning than to be shot with one of these.<br /><br />2. The NRA's lobbying is responsible for the system of electronic background checks that keeps criminals from buying guns in gun stores. We are also responsible for the Federal "gun enhancement&quot; laws that add extra prison time for criminals who use guns. You're welcome.<br /><br />3. The worst mass shooting by a private individual in history happened in Norway last year. Norway has strict gun controls. It is surrounded by countries with strict gun controls. He bought the guns from CRIMINALS in a country with strict gun controls.<br /><br />4. Most states have followed Florida's lead and established "shall issue" policies regarding concealed carry permits. Millions of Americans now carry guns on a daily basis. IN EVERY CASE, without exception, the states have seen a sharp reduction in violent crime as well as a reduction in the rate of shootings of all sorts, including "accidental." The most violent cities in America are those that still attempt to keep guns out of the hands of law abiding citizens. <br /><br />These are facts. Deal with them.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17626884939818771077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-22334913651293296502012-07-21T16:00:39.273-04:002012-07-21T16:00:39.273-04:00The title of this post is "Words". Than...The title of this post is "Words". Thanks for your entry, Michael.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17626884939818771077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18122582.post-3382057783975813952012-07-21T15:54:05.767-04:002012-07-21T15:54:05.767-04:00You have a better idea than banishing guns? Let...You have a better idea than banishing guns? Let's hear it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com