Daily Blague

There is no greater barometer of the desperation of the Democrats than their continued silence about handguns. The NRA actually stands for the National Republican Alliance. And the Democrats actually stand for nothing anymore.

I have no problem with hunting. But the availability of armor-piercing, cop-killing bullets seem to make all those claims about how the right to bear arms is somehow noble very false.

I've been trying to evangelize this point for years... Your attempt is more succinct. I'm now going to use your argument in lieu of mine.

"Surely there is no stronger evidence of the failure of American, and Democratic Party, leadership. If Americans cannot be persuaded that the civilian possession of handguns is as wrong as murder, then I don't much see the point of democracy in America." LOL - It is exactly this line of BS that is bringing this country down. When the government has absolute control over the populace (ie the populace is unable to defend itself against a "government gone wrong") - democracy no longer exists. Look at the sheep (populace) in Europe - no access to guns - so only the criminals and government (elite criminals) are armed. Following your logic, lets ban cars because they are responsible for millions of deaths and injuries each year! OH OH - electricity is dangerous! Ban it now! By God that water stuff causes untold drowning deaths each year - better siphon it off and restrict it! The problem is not the mechanism - its the OPERATOR. We live in a land without common sense! Parents are not free to discipline their children without fear of being accused of abuse. Medical personnel are not free to appropriately treat medical problems without fear of having their ass litigated off by some lawyer and their welfare grabbing illegal immigrant client looking for easy money. Children are afraid to stand up to the schoolyard bully because they know they will be sanctioned more severely than the bully. Believe me - any government thug entering my property to confiscate my guns will learn the true meaning of "democracy"

"The Constitution" is, pardon the expression, guns ablaze about RJ's post about handguns.

And while I have certainly heard most of the arguments in the piece before, what I was unaware of was the feeling of my friends in, say, England, that somehow their inability to own guns made them sheep and unable to participate in democracy and unable to feel free. That argument does not hunt. Nor to my friends in, say Sweden.

And while the British remain unarmed, their murder rate is low and murder by fire arms very low, compared to the U.S. And their crime rate is as well.

And I am unaware that either electricty or water are key elements in committing crimes.

What I do know is that it is criminally easy to purchase guns in this country, and the ability of anyone to walk in off the street and do so needs to be given a real think.

I actually do think people have the right to bear arms, though I have no desire to. What I cannot fathom is what having armor-piercing bullets available to the public has to do with hunting animals, nor do I think the ability to own machine guns makes much sense either.

And that crap about it isn't guns, it is people who kill makes no sense to me : if guns were less available, it might make some punk think twice about crime.