Comments on: Appalachian School of Law

By: Mark Hill

Mark Hill — Thu, 03 May 2007 23:58:35 +0000

While I would be preferred to be called anti-intervnetionist or anti-gun control rather than “pro gun”, the gun control lobby are not well represented in that debate over at Nic Gruen’s Club Troppo. Gummo and David R are getting very off topic after being presented with some facts laid down by Terje which do not support their case and can’t admit that utility is a tradeoff between safety and freedom – because freedom allows choice between activities. The question is how do we change perceptions?

By: nicholas gray

nicholas gray — Thu, 03 May 2007 03:45:06 +0000

Sure, Terje, next you’ll be telling me Santa Claus doesn’t exist, but I saw him at the ALP Conference, promising to give the Unions all they wanted by Christmas!

By: terje (say tay-a)

terje (say tay-a) — Thu, 03 May 2007 03:43:16 +0000

If they start pointing them at anyone, buy them water pistols. They’ll quickly learn that it has consequences.

Very insightful.

By: DavidLeyonhjelm

DavidLeyonhjelm — Thu, 03 May 2007 03:35:00 +0000

If they start pointing them at anyone, buy them water pistols. They’ll quickly learn that it has consequences.

Once kids are 12 they can get a permit and learn to shoot in NSW. There is a very enthusiastic junior development program in both pistol and rifle shooting. I recommend youngsters start with smallbore rifle as it requires minimal physical strength. It’s also parent-friendly, being reasonably inexpensive.

By: terje (say tay-a)

terje (say tay-a) — Thu, 03 May 2007 03:16:56 +0000

When I was a kid (around 14 yrs old) I used to go shooting with my next door neighbour who owned a low power rifle. And on school camping trips we did archery. I think shooting would be a good sport to teach children and in fact if it wasn’t illegal in NSW for an unlicenced individual to shoot under supervision at a shooting range I’d probably expose my own kids to it at some point. At the moment they have toy cap guns with a strict rule that they are never to be pointed at anybody.

By: DavidLeyonhjelm

DavidLeyonhjelm — Thu, 03 May 2007 02:57:37 +0000

I think Tim means a myth. But it’s true the story has been around for many years in various forms (even longer than I realised after looking at his link.) It still makes me chuckle though.

By: Tim Lambert

Tim Lambert — Thu, 03 May 2007 02:42:05 +0000

The trancsript is a hoax.

By: nicholas gray

nicholas gray — Thu, 03 May 2007 00:56:34 +0000

Just for laughs, a friend in the office sent me a transscript of an interview between a female ABC interviewer, and General Cosgrove, which is about a similar subject. The general starts off by talking about how he’s training young boys to do lots of things, including how to shoot.
The woman keeps being aghast at everything he says, even when he mentions that he’s teaching them proper handling and safety features. Finally, she bursts out with, “BUT you’re equipping them to be violent Killers!”
“Well, you’re equipped to be a prostitute, but you aren’t one, are you?”
The interview is stopped suddenly at this point, but i think that everything that needs to be said has just been said, hasn’t it?

By: DavidLeyonhjelm

DavidLeyonhjelm — Wed, 02 May 2007 23:39:29 +0000

The Jewish comedian, Jackie Mason, has some strong views on gun control. He says gun control is dumb and those who support it are schmucks. And a lot of other things.

Its message is more powerful because Jews have been on the receiving end of gun control with tragic consequences. One of the first things the Nazis did to the Jews was disarm them.

See here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwjJRkB1nrA

By: terje (say tay-a)

terje (say tay-a) — Wed, 02 May 2007 23:17:04 +0000

Ben – I think you meant to say “ban low wages”.