“Honestly, who do the two of you think you are to demand that my blood be shed so that you may preen about what wonderful people you are?”
h/t Viewer from afar
“Honestly, who do the two of you think you are to demand that my blood be shed so that you may preen about what wonderful people you are?”
h/t Viewer from afar
oh,this is about the football player that murdered his lady then shot himself in front of the Coach.
Football is the problem, not the gun. If said football hero had learned to accept that the world doesn’t revolve around HIM, he would have just left the woman,and himself alive,and carried on making his millions.
Easier to blame the gun,though, way easier.
The woman who wrote the post to the sportscaster idiots is right on, a woman’s pretty helpless against a man, unless she’s armed, despite what purveyors of self-defence classes tell you.
A man, too, is pretty helpless against a man unless he is prepared to defend himself. Surprise + Violence = Shock. Being prepared to defend yourself almost always means not just having a mindset that includes awareness of potential threats but also being equipped (weapon).
You tell ’em Alexandra.
Guns are not the problem, they are the solution.
I spent a lot of time on the road some years ago, and my wife stayed home with a .357 revolver in the nightstand and a 12 gauge pump-action under the bed.
I never worried about her being alone, and SHE never worried about being alone.
By the way, she chose the pump-action over my suggestion, a semi-automatic.
Her comment? She worked the pump action, demonstrating the distinctive KA-CHUCK sound.
“My first line of defense,” she said. “Anybody crazy enough to enter the room after hearing that deserves whatever they get.”
That’s my girl…
It is a fundamental RIGHT that we are allowed to protect our lives with with every means at our disposal. The State cannot guarantee our safety and no politician or social commentator has the right to take that away. Costas and his ilk would have the majority disarmed and victims of the predators that surround us.
That’s why countries with lax gun laws (like the US) and a strong gun culture have fewer violent crimes than countries that control hand guns (like Canada).
L, you might want to consider that there are other variables besides gun availability that explain variations in violent crime rates between countries.
Omitted variable bias is the most obvious shortcoming of any analysis of correlation. Please cease your war on science.
I’ll leave it up to your imagination what the best explanatory variables are for murder in the US. Hint: it’s not guns and it’s not poverty.
“…preen about what wonderful people you are…”
This is all middle-class and moneyed leftism comes down to. Forget smokescreens concerning mere facts and philosophy and morality. All that ever animates the politics of these people is social class (I’m more bourgeois than you are!) and psychodrama (no, I will not go to bed on time, and I want a parade celebrating that fact!).
Smug is their drug.
L – Please to define “gun culture”. Does Fiddy Cent belong to the same “gun culture” as Charleton Heston did?
More Jason Whitlock. Astonishingly, this seems to be a real quote: “Sports gets so much attention, and people tune out the real world, that I try to take advantage of the opportunity to talk about the real world when sports lends itself to that and try to open people’s eyes. You know, I did not go as far as I’d like to go because my thoughts on the NRA and America’s gun culture – I believe the NRA is the new K K K. And that the arming of so many black youths, uh, and loading up our community with drugs, and then just having an open shooting gallery, is the work of people who obviously don’t have our best interests [at heart].”
It’s bad enough that Costas hi-jacked the trajedy of two families for his own political rant, but he was also covering for, and diverting attention in the most craven fashion from his masters, NBC and one step removed, the NFL. The money machine that these ‘bread and circuses’ carnivals have become must not be disturbed. Not for a moment, not on your life.
We must not reflect on the pervasive thug culture and sense of entitlement that many (not all) star athletes seem to have now days. What a cheap distraction Costas served up as the so-called cause of this tragedy and in connotation, all the troubles of many major sports figures.
How many gun owners while carrying have been in confrontations or arguments and never pulled out their weapons? How many have responded like mature adults in the face of provocation? How many couples who have gone through break ups, bad and not so bad have been tempted, but not resorted to guns, even when readily available?
Like Alexandria, how many have potentially had their lives saved by guns?
But let some entitled man-boy go off the deep end because maybe for the first time, there’s nothing a coach, or alumnus can do to ‘fix’ things and it’s all the fault of ‘guns.’
We mut never talk of Ray Lewis, or O.J. Simpson, or Rae Caruth. We must never think of Ben Roethlisberger, or Michael Vick. No it’s all the fault of those damn guns!
Here’s some perspective for you Mr. Costas, maybe there’s something deeply sick in the culture of major sports where we have none too bright athletes being coddled and kept from having to face adult consequences for their actions as adults and who have way too much money. Maybe if the ‘bread and circuses’ industry was toned down a little, people might actually turn their attention to more serious matters. But then, what would Costas do to make a living?
It’s bad enough that Costas hi-jacked the trajedy of two families for his own political rant, but he was also covering for, and diverting attention in the most craven fashion from his masters, NBC and one step removed, the NFL. The money machine that these ‘bread and circuses’ carnivals have become must not be disturbed. Not for a moment, not on your life.
We must not reflect on the pervasive thug culture and sense of entitlement that many (not all) star athletes seem to have now days. What a cheap distraction Costas served up as the so-called cause of this tragedy and in connotation, all the troubles of many major sports figures.
How many gun owners while carrying have been in confrontations or arguments and never pulled out their weapons? How many have responded like mature adults in the face of provocation? How many couples who have gone through break ups, bad and not so bad have been tempted, but not resorted to guns, even when readily available?
Like Alexandria, how many have potentially had their lives saved by guns?
But let some entitled man-boy go off the deep end because maybe for the first time, there’s nothing a coach, or alumnus can do to ‘fix’ things and it’s all the fault of ‘guns.’
We mut never talk of Ray Lewis, or O.J. Simpson, or Rae Caruth. We must never think of Ben Roethlisberger, or Michael Vick. No it’s all the fault of those damn guns!
Here’s some perspective for you Mr. Costas, maybe there’s something deeply sick in the culture of major sports where we have none too bright athletes being coddled and kept from having to face adult consequences for their actions as adults and who have way too much money. Maybe if the ‘bread and circuses’ industry was toned down a little, people might actually turn their attention to more serious matters. But then, what would Costas do to make a living?
ATC is a pretty boss chick.
Just a thought. I think one of the reasons that a lot of punks can run around destroying lives and neighbourhoods without the people rising up and quite literally beating them out of the ‘hood’,is because we know that they are armed and willing to defend themselves. They carry guns mainly as a deterrent to others of their ilk, and also to keep us regular folk away.The POS on the street is either carrying or not far from picking up a piece.
“Once you outlaw guns,only the outlaws will have guns”, tired but true.
It’s not guns that’s the problem, it’s the “culture of manliness”
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/2012/12/03/CNN-culture-of-manliness-Belcher
Excellent letter. Mine usually have more swears in them.
Apropos of this post, I went to the range today and burned through a box of .22 and a box of .223. Some guy had his kids in there shooting too, watched an eight year old girl shoot her first pistol.
Arizona is very nice this time of year.
Incidentally, I wonder how much of this football player’s freak out /murder/suicide was down to steroids and diffuse brain injury? Both major problems in the NFL, both swept under the carpet by the likes of Bob frickin’ Costas and the rest of those media vampires as fast as they can.
I wonder if laughing boy left enough of his frontal lobe for a decent autopsy?
Well said Alexandria. Keep in practice.
What is it with the left, starting with Lenin and Hitler wanting to confiscate and ban citizens from owning firearms. I think we know.
Johnny,
Personally, I would prefer “BOOM!” as the “warning sound”. Unfortunately I live in Canada and my firearms are safely stored out of reach.
I have dogs as back-up 🙂
Although I sympathize with Alexandria’s sentiments, I would like verification of her claims. Her letter is written perhaps a little too well.
rabbit – I can tell you that she’s a regular at Ace of Spades HQ (I lurk), and she’s always very very good. So I don’t really suspect her of having a ghostwriter or anything.
dmorris – “oh,this is about the football player that murdered his lady then shot himself in front of the Coach.”
Blimey. For once I can almost imagine why someone might take an interest in football.
Tim @ 4:56 – you nail it.
Don’t fool yourself into thinking the costas rant was spontaneous. Every word is rehearsed on these broadcasts and only slight variation takes place.
Costas had full approval of the Network when he did this.
It’s a smoke screen to hide the sickness that is professional football and to a lesser extent pro sport.
How about only those who voted Democrat (or Liberal in Canada) have to give up their guns?
Just thinking about it, I can feel the crime rate dropping already.
Rocky View Redneck @ 7:34, you prefer “boom” “Unfortunately I live in Canada and my firearms are safely stored out of reach”
That’s your choice Cinderella,
Oh do listen to this before it’s deemed as not fitting the narrative.
http://www.schnittshow.com/cc-common/news/sections/newsarticle.html?feed=124415&article=10613083
“How about only those who voted Democrat (or Liberal in Canada) have to give up their guns?
(Posted by: Gus at December 3, 2012 9:18 PM)
Yep. My body, my choice.
If Muslim Women had guns you can bet less honor killers would get away with it. Up till just over a century ago people where expected to carry a weapon till the lawyers took over with the bleeding hearts more concerned with an Ideology of coddling monsters than defending against them.
Governments of course love gun control. They have minders & live in protected neighborhoods. Besides the populace can not defend themselves against government depredations.
This is one of the better positions taken on the Right to be Armed!! To deny a woman the ability to defend herself, is akin to beating women because of natures gift to men of superior muscle mass. Brutish is what it is.
It’s disgusting that a grown man would deny a woman the absolute right to defend herself.
If Costas and Whitlock are going after the gun and not the perp?
Are they approving of domestic abuse by not encouraging women to take steps and precautions such as self-defense training and having a firearm?
When they point fingers? They have 3 fingers pointing back.
…just sayin’
The basis of all gun-control agendas….that they don’t speak of….
One man with a gun can control 100 men without….
Mao T’se Tung
Wayne Gretzky didn’t score goals — hockey sticks score goals.
“L, you might want to consider …”
Posted by: Reginald
No, Reginald, L won’t want to consider anything. L knows everything he/she wants to know and dreads having to think things through to a conclusion that might not accord with comfort of unexamined doctrine.
I enjoyed the comments about ignoring facts in the name of thinking and science.
Always blame the inanimate object.
Here’s a great analogy from the comments to the open letter:
If guns kill people, then:
Do pencils misspell words instead of the writer?
Do cameras cause child pornography instead of the perverts?
Do ovens make forgotten cakes burn instead of the forgetful baker?
Did airplanes cause 9/11 instead of religious extremists?
Did spoons make Rosie O’Donnel Fat?
L said: “I enjoyed the comments about ignoring facts in the name of thinking and science.”
Did you? Then you’ll be happy to know that the National Academy of Science did a formal meta analysis of the gun control literature a few years ago, and concluded there is -no- evidence that gun control policies reduce violent crime.
This despite the board of inquiry being packed with lots of guys who were big time gun control lovers and Democrats.
So Mr. L, it turns out that the science is most definitely not on your side. We shall see how much difference that fact makes to your arguments.
By the way L, I have read most of the gun related articles in the medical literature. Out of more than one hundred papers I found five or six that meet the basic requirements of a scientific paper. Little things like the evidence in the study supporting the conclusions, study designs that are logical, etc.
How many have you read, L?
Interesting spin where a mouthpiece for a brutal drug fueled,media hyped,industry blames the second amendment for the damage the industry does to its workers.
Something is amiss at the NFL – first firing Hank Williams for denouncing Obamunism and now these half time teleprompter anti 2nd amendment rants. I won’t take much for me to boycott this failing shell of a gladiatorial rigged circus and go back to watching college ball, where we see true skilled player before the Pro industry gets its drugs and money into them.
Guns don’t kill football players
Drugs, concussions and greed kills football players.
Yeah the same logic would hold pit bulls responsible for Michael Vick. Man, these gun-phobes are sick people.
Violence in Canada is comparable to violence in the US (and the UK for that matter) statistically speaking. The number of assaults is within 50 per 100,000. This of course is the number of “reported” assaults and if you have ever spent any time on electric ave in Calgary you know there are many more than reported. Guns don’t beat people up, alcohol beats people up!
Drudge has an update today, seems the football player got roaring drunk and had a sleepover at some other ladies house the night before he killed his ostensible girlfriend and himself. Drunk I think may be taken as a euphemism for having imbibed a variety of recreational substances in mass quantity.
Bob Costas seems to be backing off his propaganda rant, saying that Monday Night Football might not be the best place to talk gun control. No doubt half the audience threw their popcorn and spilled their beer while shouting at the TV, and the few who could actually write did so.
Kevin, it may interest you to know that violence is WAY up in Jolly Olde England, with assaults in London dwarfing those in the USA. Murder is more common in the USA, but the Brits are number two with a bullet.
Saskman @ 9:21:
There are probably a dozen or more SDA regulars that can find your home address from your post in 5 minutes or less. You are going to announce that you keep a loaded firearm in your bedroom?
To steal a phrase – “Your choice, pumpkinhead!” LOL!