Friday, December 09, 2005

Finger Pointing

Vinzant persuasively suggests that, when one looks at gun manufacturers as a business rather than through a gauze of romanticism or a shroud of demonization, it becomes difficult to refute the proposition that the gun industry, like any other, should be held accountable for the foreseeable damage that it causes.

Like any other industry, it is, you dolt. If we buy a gun and it fails to perform or injures us due to defects, we have--and have always had legal recourse.

What you want is for the gun industry to be treated unlike any other industry, and subject to punishment when its products are intentionally or negligently misused.

What you want is to disarm your countrymen, and that makes you contemptible.

Oh, So THAT'S the Reason...

Criminals may be reluctant to turn in their newly banned handguns after police said tabs would be kept on owners.

Yeah. Otherwise, those gangbangers, robbers, drug dealers, rapists and murderers would be falling all over themselves to comply with another gun control law.

Why, Yes, That IS a Gun in My Pocket

And no, I'm not happy to see you.

It's Called "Projection"

Though a pacifist at heart, Dick is captivated by the pretty silver handgun. He names it Wendy and starts carrying with him [sic] wherever he goes. Ultimately, the gun becomes a part of his identity.

"Once he finds Wendy, he feels more powerful, more confident within his community...She's the one thing he needs and he clings onto her...

"He spends a night with Wendy, and the day after, he's glowing," the 36-year-old Vinterberg says, laughing. "It's about a Freudian, sexual attraction toward firearms that men have."

Good Lord.

But what a revealing insight into the minds of catty "men" who oppose gun ownership.

Activist Defies Proposed Canada Gun Ban

"I'm not obeying the Firearms Act, and I'm certainly not going to follow this ban.

"I certainly support that everyone should live in a safe environment, but the firearms registry and this additional ban does not do anything to make people safer," he said.

Brave man.

When he's persecuted, will his countrymen leave him twisting in the wind?