tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post4097434324184596243..comments2024-03-28T14:52:13.218-05:00Comments on Stonekettle Station: Bang Bang Crazy, Part 1Jim Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comBlogger108125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-64128810506854620052018-03-23T03:28:57.766-05:002018-03-23T03:28:57.766-05:00"The gun nuts do have a point."
"W..."The gun nuts do have a point."<br /><br />"We do indeed accept a certain number of vehicular deaths each year, including those caused by drunk drivers and crazy people, as the price we pay for mobility. And nobody is willing to give up cars are they? And nobody is suggesting that they do."<br /><br />"It is a valid comparison."<br /><br />It's not a fair comparison, unless it's the Batmobile. Unless guns are locked and insured and licensed and registered. Fingerprint ID to operate a weapon solves a lot of problems. Just that one law/regulation alone.<br /><br />You'd think the NRA could come up with something plausible at best.<br /><br />Let's let local militia's train the teachers and then the teachers teach the kids. A classroom full of 6 year old patriot's would be enough to make Mama Bear cry a happy cry. What could possibly go wrong?<br /><br />""We do indeed accept a certain number of vehicular deaths"<br /><br />I disagree. We got all kinds of organisations and extra cops to tamp down drunk driving. We've poured billions into the cause for decades. Guns, not so much. They are banned from the capitol buildings. White House etc. Basically, anywhere the people making these laws gather to make laws, take bribes and whatever else they do.<br /><br />Cars have been made safer as well (but not weapons). Of course, if someone is shooting at me, a car is preferable to my feets. Might even deflect a round or two. If the opportunity presented itself I drive my unarmed asses car up their ammosexual asses and not look back.<br /><br />On the other side...These 'patriots' want access to anything that kills using gunpowder and any platform. They want either less or no safeguards at all. Car companies have all kinds of politicians regulating the cars to death making them safer. But not the gun nuts.<br /><br />The ammosexual version of "protection" is hiding under a blue tarp and stopping school busses at an illegal roadblock full of little kids at gunpoint based on a rumor it was full of "illegal". If that is a 'regulated militia' I'd hate to see the idiot squad.<br /><br />I could teach some basics. But no way could I actually train someone by the book. I wouldn't want to either. It seems like the only people who know about actual weapons training are those who are actually trained.<br /><br />I say forget about the guns and classes and pour the money into schools infrastructure and the students and teachers inside them. Take the kids on field trips, give a teacher a raise. Shit like that will help curb gun violence down the road without firing a shot.<br /><br /><br />Smoothtooperatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07901523276177195419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-1991751672653201962015-12-25T09:54:34.191-06:002015-12-25T09:54:34.191-06:00I read it twice.
There are times in my life tha...I read it twice. <br /><br />There are times in my life that I think I’m the only one who has your thoughts. You, however have the ability to take your coherent thoughts and put them down on paper. While I can’t achieve that with my dyslexia, unless I review it a dozen times and even than I still fail to communicate it.<br /><br />Too many of the people in my life think my opinions can be disregard, because they have labeled me a liberal. <br /><br />I've have had these same discussions with my family members who are firm believers that the 2nd Amendment is their right to bear arms. Even when I point out the first four words to them. <br /><br />I have preached to them that if they want to compare guns to cars, than except me to demand training classes, refresher training, testing, insurance and the need to obey the written laws of the land.<br /><br />I’ve owned guns and have gotten rid of almost all of them when I had a family. Still took them to the range to show them how to use it and what to expect when you do use them. They have a very healthy respect for them and they have indicated to me that they have no real desire to own them.FatOldBaldGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10186476019471880174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-48342489428267576852015-07-26T09:03:41.729-05:002015-07-26T09:03:41.729-05:00This is the sanest thing I have read that suggest ...This is the sanest thing I have read that suggest legislation everyone can live with. Doing my best to make it go viral. Everyone who has an opinion on the gun laws in the country (and a brain) should read this. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-32051165597832073712014-08-30T23:29:02.994-05:002014-08-30T23:29:02.994-05:00Jim, I'm so glad there are people like you out...Jim, I'm so glad there are people like you out there saying this stuff! The credibility (made clear in your ending statement) are so important to this whole debate on gun control/regulation/violence. I love that you are so reasonable, and honest in making it clear that you may not have an exact answer to the issues facing our country but that people need to start having a real, genuine dialog about it. There needs to be consideration of many different possibilities, some discussion about how different methods might be combined, etc. I get so frustrated when talking to friends who have been influenced (I believe in some way) by the most ridiculous arguments they've heard. When my best friend and I touched briefly on this topic (we are not only geographically separated not but also divided on several other issues, most notably religion) she brought up that most lame of arguments when we were talking about Sandy Hook. She said something about how people can kill with knives too ya know. Oh for christ sake! Amanda Marlernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-43980666613428279722014-08-22T17:55:44.504-05:002014-08-22T17:55:44.504-05:00Yeah, yeah, this post is almost 2 years old. Sue m...Yeah, yeah, this post is almost 2 years old. Sue me.<br /><br />>>> "Wasn’t Jesus the guy who said, “Kill ‘em all, let God sort it out?” Can one of you bible scholars help me out here, I can’t remember if that was from the book of Mathew, Mark, or Glock."<br /><br />You were being facetious, but you were closer than you know. <br />Arnaud Amaury was a Papal Legate, sent by Pope Innocent III to oversee the Albigensian Crusade. He was in charge of the Crusader army at the siege of Beziers. When the city fell, the Crusaders came to him and asked -- how were they to distinguish heretic Cathars from the good Christians within the city?<br />His response was, reportedly, "Kill them all, for the good God will surely know His own," which was the origin of the modern phrase. <br />(The Crusaders, incidentally, proceeded to do exactly that.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12806097552373637322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-64846275526137057812013-07-06T23:42:10.922-05:002013-07-06T23:42:10.922-05:00I have a theory which saves me a lot of time and e...I have a theory which saves me a lot of time and energy spent on nincompoops: everyone on the internet is 11 years old. I mean, they've gotta be, right? Look at the grammar, the spelling and punctuation, or lack thereof, in the hate letters you're getting. These people have got to be a bunch of 11 year olds. So I don't pay people like them any mind. They're just stupid kids. <br /><br />The internet has given every 11 year old the chance to be heard, and what's more, to be assumed to be an adult, and perhaps worth even a split second's consideration. They're not. <br /><br />When these people start draw crowds to public speaking events, or write columns that are published newspapers or magazines, by all means, that's an imminent threat, and it's time to start paying attention.<br /><br />But unless they're making actual waves, and not just venting their spleen, they're 11 year old kids. Not even worth humiliating, and certainly not worth worrying about.<br /><br />--<br /><br />On a side note: I just discovered this blog the other day, and really like your essays. I've commented a few times, but it looks like it's posting as Anonymous despite my signing in with my old AIM handle via OpenID. Hopefully it's just a display glitch during submitting, if not I'll try and figure out what to do... I can see I may be commenting every so often around here, and I wanna start building my brand! ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-17999932994297428832013-05-27T16:18:13.342-05:002013-05-27T16:18:13.342-05:00We don't need no stinkin' Ferrari, when we...We don't need no stinkin' Ferrari, when we have Aston-Martins/ Maclaren F1s.Long Ben Averyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12382408372788942193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-938551002710771402013-01-25T10:59:22.020-06:002013-01-25T10:59:22.020-06:00If you don't want to be labeled a paranoid gun...If you don't want to be labeled a paranoid gun nut, then stop acting like one. It's really just that simple. Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-3495437941235404632013-01-25T10:05:37.316-06:002013-01-25T10:05:37.316-06:00When the anti-gun crowd throws around terms like &...When the anti-gun crowd throws around terms like "paranoid gun nut," suggesting that every person who has any desire to own a weapon is mentally ill, it's not much of a stretch for gun owners to worry that such laws are meant to disarm them.Wayne A. Shinglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06381412835448186436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-43513836194853824722012-12-27T11:26:32.698-06:002012-12-27T11:26:32.698-06:00Isn't there a difference between a protester a...Isn't there a difference between a protester and someone who is actively declaring war on the nation though? It would seem to me that running down someone with a sign is illegal but running down someone who is shooting sat the plane is permissible. That directive would be illegal and that is what MPs are for.<br />maclairdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15607459932777002162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-26901951590377813792012-12-18T20:31:55.096-06:002012-12-18T20:31:55.096-06:00P.S.: "Look around and you can find a quote f...P.S.: "Look around and you can find a quote from some powered wig wearing Founding Father to support whatever position you like."<br /><br />Were the powered wigs like tin-foil hats, or were they 18th Century VR helmets? :pKenneth Headhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00059569430098216658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-26212337074683474732012-12-18T20:30:08.302-06:002012-12-18T20:30:08.302-06:00In my opinion, here's the thing about the 2nd ...In my opinion, here's the thing about the 2nd Amendment:<br /><br />1. Nowhere in that succinct paragraph does it guarantee the right to own a firearm that you know nothing about. We require people to get a license to drive a car, why in the name of all that's halfway-sane wouldn't we require the same of those seeking to walk around with a freakin' firearm? Here's your book. You'll want to study; there's going to be a test. A long one. Uh, well, we want to make sure you know which end of that bang stick points downrange. Stuff like that. No, you don't clean it with Brillo & a coat hanger; this is what we're talking about. <br /><br />Oh yeah. By the way. You, the one who just got popped with a DUI? Yeah. Let's have your firearms license too. Cough it up, Bubba. We can't trust you not to climb behind the wheel of a car when you're on the sauce, you expect us to trust your judgement with a Glock? Uh, yeaaaaahhhNO. <br /><br />2. What part of 'well-regulated militia' did you not understand? You want your shiny guns? Fine. There are going to be monthly meetings involved. Attendance is not optional. We thank you for your interest in being a member of our well-regulated milita. Oh yeah, the next time a tornado or hurricane or a flood happens, we might have some work for you. Just sayin'. <br /><br />Okay, maybe that #2 part has a high probability of bring the Crips & White Power crowd together in close proximity on a regular basis, but it's right there in the Amendment. Just because it is a right does not mean it comes without responsibilities. Gun ownership should come with a great deal of responsibility. And with proving that you're not completely insane. And after proving that you have a base level of competency. Kenneth Headhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00059569430098216658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-1725450729209535042012-12-17T13:19:20.062-06:002012-12-17T13:19:20.062-06:00I don't know who I want to marry more... the a...I don't know who I want to marry more... the author for his brilliant post or Karen for her equally amazing reply. :)bandnerdtxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08515498924707884063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-30219112550755160002012-12-17T13:18:45.358-06:002012-12-17T13:18:45.358-06:00I don't know who I want to marry more... the a...I don't know who I want to marry more... the author for his brilliant post or Karen for her equally amazing response.bandnerdtxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08515498924707884063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-12657179390741280332012-12-17T11:57:15.707-06:002012-12-17T11:57:15.707-06:00Excellent point Lee Love I could not have said it ...Excellent point Lee Love I could not have said it better.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14492920296422165463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-25211409471002707372012-12-17T11:55:07.396-06:002012-12-17T11:55:07.396-06:00Excellent point Lee Love! Thank you! Excellent point Lee Love! Thank you! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14492920296422165463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-74207914157611400532012-12-15T11:23:42.303-06:002012-12-15T11:23:42.303-06:00Good read however I hear a lot of "we need gu...Good read however I hear a lot of "we need guns to fight the government" Rambo fantasies as if people are going to use any of the guns in their gun collection against predator drones. You can't argue with someones delusions. K. Gorehttp://www.tales-of-gore.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-15829514391741362692012-12-15T04:07:38.788-06:002012-12-15T04:07:38.788-06:00What a horrible tragedy. Can't even imagine ho...What a horrible tragedy. Can't even imagine how those parents feel and I have nothing to say about that except I hope this never happens again. I hope this never happens here in Sweden. I suppose it might, Finland has had school shootings, and we are rather simiilar. But this seems to happen over and over again in the US, these mass murders of random people, of kids! If that happened here with that frequency, there would be a national crisis. Why aren't people out in the streets protesting the easy access to firearms?<br /><br />To a european, an outsider it looks so simple. There is this one big difference between the US and us, and it's the murder rate and the obsessive gun culture. It looks weird to us, the way americans think of their guns. They seem to be so important, it's like you need them like food or medicine. We have guns here too, I mean, we are a nation of hunters, and you can have a license if you are either a hunter and has taken a basic hunting course, or if you are a member of a registered pistol club. But there is no way, absolutely no way that anyone could have a licence for assault rifles or any fully automatic weapons. You can not buy weapons like that, you can not bring them into the country. Those are for police and military only. <br /><br />Not even our security guards have guns. (I felt very uncomfortable when I was visiting the US and the security guards had fire arms. I was thinking when one of them passed me by how easy it would be to take that gun - that man did not look very alert. Also, could I trust his judgement on how to use it?) <br /><br />And of course violent criminals find ways to get hold of illegal weapons, but they are very hard to come by and thus very, very expensive, and most criminals are rather poor you know, they are not all mafia bosses in limousines. And since they are illegal, the police can just take them away when ever they are encountered. <br /><br />We don't have kids shooting themselves or other people with a gun they found in a drawer at home. Because our kids never see a handgun in real life. The first time I held a hand gun I was 37 years old. And you know we really don't feel like this is some human right that is being denied to us. We just don't think about guns that much, because it is not a part of our daily life if you are not a hunter, a police officer or military. Even our police don't use their weapons that often.<br /><br />I look at videos on youtube, americans and their guns. Shooting at things. Collecting guns and explosives like they are dolls. A man shooting his daughter's computer because she will not do her chores. It's scary. I get sad for you. And I really hope americans can snap out of this gun fetish and put your children first, you all deserve better than this. <br />medeologynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-47293095307751023842012-08-07T20:47:16.214-05:002012-08-07T20:47:16.214-05:00In response to yet another multiple US murder even...In response to yet another multiple US murder event, here is a well reasoned and informed comment on the sad descent of American social harmony into an increasingly tense and worrisome concern about the unknown "other" in our midst. (Ripped off from that other most excellent tree hugging, liberal, commie, islamo-pussy....TBogg):<br /><br />The “filthy homosexual luciferian mafia scum” theory:<br /><br />As I stated in a previous comment on another subject – all related in the grand scheme of things. 350,000 Russian troops here training with US military, and ready to rock and roll in the slaughter/round up of US citizens and gun confiscation. These shooters in Aurora, CO and here at the Temple are Russian Spetznaz troops being directed and armed by soetoro and his handlers via the cia and military black ops. Look for much more death and mayhem to occur by the hands of the enemy that be, while being blamed on so called “White Crazies”. These filthy homosexual luciferian mafia scum will stop at nothing to destory our freedoms, liberties and our Constitutional Republic. Get ready to defend yourselves and your families at all cost folks – the LineInTheSand is being drawn…<br /> <br />LoneWolf<br /> <br />Praise God Almighty through the Blood of Christ Jesus!"<br /><br />I could not have said it better myself. So I did not. Tommy DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-70926973141777844882012-08-07T14:27:19.404-05:002012-08-07T14:27:19.404-05:00"Screwfly Solution,' except the aliens re..."Screwfly Solution,' except the aliens released the "stupid" pheromone on America.Okra Godhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12399111072856850171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-73227821535864809832012-08-07T07:57:11.058-05:002012-08-07T07:57:11.058-05:00Your statement,"Declare war on the United Sta...Your statement,"Declare war on the United States, rise in armed insurrection and rebellion, you are a domestic enemy" reminded of my days in USAF.<br /><br />I need to paraphrase a directive given to the B-52 bomber crews during the Vietnam conflict, because I neglected to write it down. "Protesters on the runway shall not deter the aircraft from departing."<br /><br />The statement put some of us into a moment of contemplation, but it soon passed.EWOnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-81406969554940100022012-08-06T15:12:27.787-05:002012-08-06T15:12:27.787-05:00"Stage Seven: Déjà Vu:
And so it goes.&quo..."Stage Seven: Déjà Vu: <br /><br />And so it goes."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-55541864888017984862012-08-05T08:41:43.298-05:002012-08-05T08:41:43.298-05:00Brilliant response Never Ben Better. These hero...Brilliant response Never Ben Better. These hero's-in-waiting had no chance against this hit. The advantage was totally on his side, he didn't care who he'd hit - whereas a conscientious, law abiding cc would be terrified of hitting the wrong person or escalating the death/wound count.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-73934735882492775222012-08-04T23:04:41.136-05:002012-08-04T23:04:41.136-05:00Be more careful picking your friends?Be more careful picking your friends?Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-79565874669861342082012-08-04T23:02:49.675-05:002012-08-04T23:02:49.675-05:00Oh Stonekettle, spent the day with a friend and le...Oh Stonekettle, spent the day with a friend and learned I am an utter idiot for not having a pistol at the ready for that errant criminal who wants to break into my house. <br /><br />Sigh. I thought my friend was sane. But not so? <br /><br />Please advise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com