tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32636283.post6304671221672935521..comments2023-03-26T03:50:25.501-04:00Comments on David's Secret Blog: Initial Reactions To McDonald v. ChicagoUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32636283.post-18737536156773703252010-06-29T08:06:38.148-04:002010-06-29T08:06:38.148-04:00Something like 40 states have carry laws that rang...Something like 40 states have carry laws that range from fairly to very permissive.<br /><br />That doesn't seem to have slowed down the NRA much.<br /><br />The editorial in today's NYT is a perfect example of how hysterical antigunism is, in ways reminiscent of warmenism.<br /><br />It cites all the gun deaths in Chicago without once acknowledging those deaths happen despite the complete absence of guns.<br /><br />While resolutely failing to spend even one syllable highlighting the sky high murder rates in places where gun ownership is routine.<br /><br />Or notice the irony that the reason behind many gun control laws, at least in the South, was to deprive blacks of guns, and thereby, self defense.<br /><br />Now, the areas of the US with by far the highest murder rates are both black, and deprived of gun ownership.Hey Skipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10798930502187234974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32636283.post-16398245408259599672010-06-28T14:03:37.090-04:002010-06-28T14:03:37.090-04:00I am agnostic about the wisdom and/or utilily of t...I am agnostic about the wisdom and/or utilily of the 2nd but was amused to read an account yesterday (linked at RtO) of how in Wyoming a naked unarmed nut livened up his rampage by acquiring a loaded pistol from a passer-by.<br /><br />Nothing improves a good rampage story like turning a naked unarmed nut into a naked armed nut.Harry Eagarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04196202758858876402noreply@blogger.com