Comments on: How Is That Going To Help? http://www.stageleft.info/2008/01/15/how-is-that-going-to-help/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:33:18 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: JJ http://www.stageleft.info/2008/01/15/how-is-that-going-to-help/comment-page-1/#comment-129615 JJ Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:31:28 +0000 http://www.stageleft.info/2008/01/15/how-is-that-going-to-help/#comment-129615 It won't help curb gun crime one iota. But it <i>will</i> help give the appearance that <i>"something is being done"</i>. That's usually enough to satisfy the non-gun-owning electorate, who have little understanding of the issue.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('129615','JJ'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('129615','JJ','It won\'t help curb gun crime one iota. But it <i>will<\/i> help give the appearance that <i>\"something is being done\"<\/i>. That\'s usually enough to satisfy the non-gun-owning electorate, who have little understanding of the issue.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> It won’t help curb gun crime one iota. But it will help give the appearance that “something is being done”. That’s usually enough to satisfy the non-gun-owning electorate, who have little understanding of the issue.
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]]> By: doug newton http://www.stageleft.info/2008/01/15/how-is-that-going-to-help/comment-page-1/#comment-129548 doug newton Wed, 16 Jan 2008 05:55:47 +0000 http://www.stageleft.info/2008/01/15/how-is-that-going-to-help/#comment-129548 Maybe this is what he is on about. "A handgun allegedly connected to the shooting was registered to one of the accused who is reportedly a member of a gun club." Even if that all proves to be true, I still agree with you that a ban on handguns would have little or no effect. What we need is a ban on the wankers that use guns to intimidate, rob and murder other people. Mandatory minimum sentencing for the use or possession of guns to commit crimes and for smuggling and selling illegal guns. Deport non citizens convicted of gun related crimes. We shouldn't be obliged to pay for their imprisonment. By all means work away at solving root causes but in the meantime no more catch and release. Get the punks off the streets. I see the David Millers of this country as part of the problem.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('129548','doug newton'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('129548','doug newton','Maybe this is what he is on about.\r\n\r\n\"A handgun allegedly connected to the shooting was registered to one of the accused who is reportedly a member of a gun club.\"\r\n\r\nEven if that all proves to be true, I still agree with you that a ban on handguns would have little or no effect.\r\nWhat we need is a ban on the wankers that use guns to intimidate, rob and murder other people.\r\nMandatory minimum sentencing for the use or possession of guns to commit crimes and for smuggling and selling illegal guns.\r\nDeport non citizens convicted of gun related crimes. We shouldn\'t be obliged to pay for their imprisonment.\r\nBy all means work away at solving root causes but in the meantime no more catch and release. Get the punks off the streets. \r\nI see the David Millers of this country as part of the problem.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Maybe this is what he is on about.

“A handgun allegedly connected to the shooting was registered to one of the accused who is reportedly a member of a gun club.”

Even if that all proves to be true, I still agree with you that a ban on handguns would have little or no effect.
What we need is a ban on the wankers that use guns to intimidate, rob and murder other people.
Mandatory minimum sentencing for the use or possession of guns to commit crimes and for smuggling and selling illegal guns.
Deport non citizens convicted of gun related crimes. We shouldn’t be obliged to pay for their imprisonment.
By all means work away at solving root causes but in the meantime no more catch and release. Get the punks off the streets.
I see the David Millers of this country as part of the problem.

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