tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759813497004409554.post1197642496991537903..comments2023-03-28T12:41:45.894-04:00Comments on The Little Grape: Monday MailbagMari Passanantihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899493114555183048noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759813497004409554.post-74107566996377368222013-03-15T14:16:44.591-04:002013-03-15T14:16:44.591-04:00The *entirely* plastic firearm is a holy grail for...The *entirely* plastic firearm is a holy grail for various terrorist organizations. It's one of those things we should not allow developed for public safety reasons.<br /><br />I use the phrase "cop killer bullets" in the way used by most of the press: any bullet designed to penetrate standard issue body armor.<br /><br />And I wholeheartedly agree that LW3 was an awful film.Mari Passanantihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06899493114555183048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759813497004409554.post-45775940510351668132013-03-15T10:17:03.469-04:002013-03-15T10:17:03.469-04:00Mari. There's no gun in existence made entirel...Mari. There's no gun in existence made entirely of plastic...youre most likely referring to glocks, which have polymer frames but more than 200 steel components.<br /><br />Cop killer bullets are also mythological- first coined in the awful film Lethal Weapon 3 to refer to a pistol cartridge capable of penetrating a bullet resistant vest and later a bulldozer blade, they simply don't exist and are not marketed in this manner.<br />CMDeRomahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02529215412403447139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759813497004409554.post-21702511531279755292013-02-16T12:25:56.699-05:002013-02-16T12:25:56.699-05:00Hi Matt,
I find rational discussions more thought...Hi Matt,<br /><br />I find rational discussions more thought provoking, too.<br /><br />As to your first question: Because industrialized countries that ban assault weapons report fewer mass shootings. A ban isn't a cure all, but a reasonable starting point.<br /><br />As for the three-year-old, those grandparents should go to prison for negligent manslaughter. Had the child been an unrelated visitor, I do believe the parents should have the right to sue the gun owner and/or his/her insurer.<br /><br />Of course all gun owners aren't paranoid idiots. But a scary minority are. See,most recently, e.g., the man with the manifesto in Alabama who killed a bus driver and held a kid hostage for a week. I challenge you to explain how Wayne LaPierre is anything but paranoid and unstable. Remember, the NRA doesn't even support a ban on cop killer bullets or wholly plastic guns.<br /><br />Mari Passanantihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06899493114555183048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759813497004409554.post-9972453748689656722013-02-15T18:38:49.216-05:002013-02-15T18:38:49.216-05:00First off, I appreciate your rational tone when en...First off, I appreciate your rational tone when engaging in discussion regarding guns.<br /><br />I'm curious as to why a ban on so called assault weapons is so important to you? Handguns kill far, far more people than rifles of all kinds on any given year in the US. If you really want to keep people safe from 'gun violence' then let's talk about a ban on handguns. Isn't that the end game, total citizen disarmament?<br /><br />With these proposed liability laws, how would they protect the little boy who shot himself with his grandparents in the next room? Would the fact that their grandchild is now dead not be punishment enough? They would probably already be charged with some sort of endangerment or perhaps negligent homicide or manslaughter under existing laws. Would you like them to sue and subsequently pay themselves a large sum of money with the liability insurance? How about gang bangers who already ignore the laws prohibiting murder, rape, assault, etc? What if they ignored the liability insurance law as well? I just do not see how insurance will keep people from being stupid. <br /><br />Finally, when you assert that the current surge in gun sales are nothing but hysteria ginned up by the NRA, you also imply that gun owners are a bunch of paranoid idiots who can't think for themselves. Please refrain from making veiled insults when referring to your fellow citizens.Matt Koestnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129908608674216118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759813497004409554.post-82085767002696278452013-02-05T13:35:26.976-05:002013-02-05T13:35:26.976-05:00Thanks for your kinds words about my blog. I share...Thanks for your kinds words about my blog. I share your optimism that the country is finally focused enough on gun violence to take meaningful action. <br />Over ninety percent of voters want universal background checks for all gun purchases (right now there is a loophole the size of the Lincoln Tunnel, no checks at gun shows and no checks for person to person private sales). <br /><br />My personal hunch on a secondary reason why the NRA suddenly opposes background checks is that Wayne Lapierre and many of his deputies would not pass them. Mr. LaPierre avoided the Vietnam draft because of mental illness. (The primary reason is the gunmakers don't want impediments to sale.)<br /><br />I am also hopeful that horrific incidents like the one today (3 year old boy dies while playing with handgun he believed to be a toy while his grandparents were IN THE NEXT ROOM) will outrage enough people to push through much stricter liability laws and storage laws. The grandparents, in my opinion, should be charged with manslaughter. This wasn't some "horrible accident," it was completely foreseeable death caused by gross negligence.<br /><br />Mari Passanantihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06899493114555183048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759813497004409554.post-24487444309595530302013-02-05T13:26:47.658-05:002013-02-05T13:26:47.658-05:00It is always good to see a post from you. Your po...It is always good to see a post from you. Your posts on gun violence against children has stuck with me and, while I've been horrified by the number of gun related events that have made the national news in the last couple of weeks, I am glad that the media has continued to cover them as it can only help raise consciousness. There are plenty of hardened gun owners who we will never reach or bring over to a rational way of thinking, but there are also plenty of folks who don't have a strong opinion on the matter who may join the cause.It Is What It Ishttp://itiswhatitisorisit.net/noreply@blogger.com