Guns 'R' US
Please don't misinterpret this post as making light of the shooting spree at Virginia Tech. These are senseless horrid events and I wish we had the ability to go back in time and wipe out these murderers before they could kill our brothers, sisters, children, parents, loved ones. It is just the responses by administration that freak me out.
"Today, the university was struck with a tragedy that we consider of monumental proportions," said Steger. "The university is shocked and indeed horrified."
Am I crazy or do these institutions get there quotes from the "University Tragedy Phrasebook"?
The worst---> ..."The president believes that there is a right for people to bear arms, but that all laws must be followed," spokeswoman Dana Perino said...
Wow. I have to ask this question of our American cousins: do you not think this particular constitutional right might have been taken out of context over the years? Look at all the other developed nations around the world and compare the statistics involving gun crime and then compare gun laws in those nations. You will find the contrast very informative.
My heart goes out to all those families that have lost a loved one especially in such a fucked up way.
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Braids, I concur - really insensitive thing to say on the part of Dana Perino.
It's an American thing, and I don't know that you can really explain outside of America. There are, indeed, millions of gun-owners who are responsible owners of their guns, a number far outnumbering those who use them for illegal purposes.
Krista---Perino spoke for Bush so he takes the responsibility for the comment.
Snay---you are, as usual correct. Guns are ingrained into the American psyche. Then again so are gas-guzzling cars, tobacco use and the pursuit of happiness. God-given rights every one of them. I just wish people would recognize God and the Corporate world as one and the same.
TB - But, see, American opinion on gas-guzzlers and tobacco use has shifted (opinion hasn't totally shifted, of course, there are still a lot of people who enjoy smoking and driving big cars). For a local example, Baltimore City recently banned smoking in restaraunts and bars, and the state is following suit next year.
But guns are different - opinion isn't going to shift on it much. There are two strong camps - pro and anti, and a whole bunch of people who really don't care. I think for a lot of people, a firearm represents independence against overwhelming and crushing authority (although they're generally the same group who're all "Yay Bush!")
I believe the crux of the problem lies in the complete misunderstanding and misinterpretation of that particular 'right' and the time in history for which it was intended.
Snay, I agree with you 100%.I doubt it will ever change.
Krista, and that was basically the crux of my argument. You get a star for being so wonderful.
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