tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859118341865282720.post212868802292109148..comments2024-03-16T22:30:32.183-04:00Comments on Hampton New Hampshire Mad Dog Democrat: Love Your Gun More Than The ChildrenUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859118341865282720.post-68600846506225249342012-12-18T21:36:33.770-05:002012-12-18T21:36:33.770-05:00Mad Dog,
Yes, an over abundance of them actually-i...Mad Dog,<br />Yes, an over abundance of them actually-if politics comes up it's usually me against the rest of the table...<br />Maudmaudnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859118341865282720.post-26238369658167436272012-12-18T18:12:06.930-05:002012-12-18T18:12:06.930-05:00Maud,
You have Republican friends?
Mad DogMaud,<br /><br /> You have Republican friends?<br /><br />Mad Dogthe phantom speakshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01629183077961716582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859118341865282720.post-1524636666183433082012-12-18T08:24:05.749-05:002012-12-18T08:24:05.749-05:00Mad Dog,
I missed your point about Norway initiall...Mad Dog,<br />I missed your point about Norway initially, sorry. I remembered that especially deadly mass murder occurred at a camp on an island but forgot it was Norway-guess I'm not doing a good job keeping all the mass killings straight.<br /><br />It is scary that the boyfriend of the woman you spoke with would take away from the CT tragedy that it was time to get a new gun. You're right though, he is the perfect example of the opposition to change and better gun control. On the other hand, a couple of my friends, male and Republican, have strongly stated that they support tighter restrictions-so a glimmer of hope. Maybe there are more of them out there than boyfriends who want new AR-15's. The FiveThirtyEight blog has some interesting stats on gun ownership today-did you see it? Lastly, I'm encouraged that you don't think me, you and Anonymous are weird...<br />Maudmaudnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859118341865282720.post-58748968957370287582012-12-17T20:58:11.839-05:002012-12-17T20:58:11.839-05:00Maud,
Just read it on Huff Post. Your'e ri...Maud,<br /><br /> Just read it on Huff Post. Your'e right. It's encouraging. <br /> Australia, of course, is not America, but it's hopeful.<br /> Today, I talked to a woman, who is due with her second child in April. Her boyfriend, the father, owns many guns and his reaction to Newtown was "I've got to get an AR-15. Obama's going to try to shut us down." Why does he feel he needs an AR-15? Because they will stop him from getting one. As Gary Hart said in his piece on the Huff Post, when you get into this type of questioning with gun enthusiasts, you eventually get to black helicopters and world government and these guys (and women) will be there to fight them on beaches and in the fields, after the US armed forces are defeated. It's sort of video game fantasy, but there must be millions out there who engage in this. They are not the ones likely to go out and mow down children, but they are the ones standing in the way of taking the guns out of the hands of the nuts.<br />Is this a weird country, or what?<br />Not Australia. Not Norway (which had a problem child of its own, remember.) Not England. Not Ireland. Not Palestine (thank God.) But very weird.<br />Present company (you, me and Anonymous excepted.)<br /><br />Mad Dogthe phantom speakshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01629183077961716582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859118341865282720.post-2826615039638358132012-12-17T20:35:17.458-05:002012-12-17T20:35:17.458-05:00Mad Dog,
Check out an article on Slate (just goog...Mad Dog,<br /> Check out an article on Slate (just google Slate Australia 1996 gun control)about Australia's move to tighten gun control in 1996 after a decade of mass murders and then one very deadly incident in '96 at which point they were moved to action. They had a buy back program for assault weapons that did have some success (600,000 which sounds like a lot until I thought of the number of assault weapons we probably have out there but it's still better than having the 600,000 still floating around). They were also able to see a reduction in murder and suicide rates. I think you'll find it interesting...<br />Maudmaudnoreply@blogger.com