Pleasantville is one of my favorite movies. It gently then relentlessly skewers the myth of a 1950’s American utopia and preaches tolerance. Wait, that wasn’t Jim Carey. That was Jeff Daniels. Sorry. I get that confused with The Truman Show, another movie about paradise lost. Truman also skewers the suburban idyl and preaches personal responsibility. That was Jim Carrey. In both cases, the main characters must come to terms with reality. Real reality. As depicted by Hollywood. Go figure. And while you’re doing that, clock the Tweet above and ask yourself this: is Carrey implying that gun owners are sub-human? We’ve seen this demonization before; it doesn’t take society to its happy place, should such a thing exist. I like to think it does. But then I bought a Benelli M4 shotgun after Newtown. That’s different, right?
A scar is born. I was wonder when someone was going to Photoshop that pic. They are scarred to death of hunters, Randy
“Walk… do not run… out to buy an ‘assault’ weapon!”
Here’s another story about gun owners:
Source: Officials identify second victim of shooting that killed Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle
If any shooting that occurs in a city with strict gun control proves that all restrictions on gun ownership are pointless, what does this tragedy say about how owning firearms and having them loaded and ready for use at all times is protection against “bad guys”?
So, one car wreck means none of us should have cars? The good guys don’t always win, sad but true. But they do win. Following the grabbers logic the good guys would never be allowed to win.
Mike the Limey: Absolutely no one, not Obama nor even Diane Feinstein, nor I am advocating that people not have the right to keep a gun for self defense. There are people who been saved or saved lives because they have had a a gun available. Most gun self defense stories are self reported with no verification possible. People who claim to have shot at someone in self defense certainly have a tremendous motive to claim self defense. The number of people reporting such incidences is wildly exaggerated. Read Hemenway and his sources. I REPEAT: NO ONE IS ASKING ANYONE TO GIVE UP OR NOT OWN A GUN THAT IS REASONABLE AND RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PURPOSES OF SELF DEFENSE.
Have you learned anything from me yet Mike????
Semi-Automatic Rifles have existed since 1885…
I really don’t understand why they are trying to ban technology that was created in the late 19th century.
hey Jimb0 – a REAL MAN would not only fire his personal security team, he would advertise his home address, leave his home unlocked, post the codes to the personal safe, and politely show embarrassment that the dishes are not done when the rip crew comes to jack the same and play a little of the ole’ in and out with the mrs. after all, a REAL MAN doesn’t need police with guns.
Welcome. I had no idea there was such a thing as a “ladies’ auxiliary” anymore.
1. Anyone can drive any other person’s vehicle. The only restriction that registration imposes is for the vehicle to drive on the road and assign liability.
2. Insurance is required to deal with the huge instance of accidents and injuries associated with automobiles. Over the course of a lifetime, all individuals have a 30% chance of being involved in a car accident. Also, there were 5.8 million accidents in 2008. Based on anyone’s numbers, the odds of being involved in a gun accident are far lower.
3. Now you are just trolling. The analogy is based on the potential, or perceived potential, for harm. Your choice of speeding illustrates a law that is in place for safety similar to not discharging a firearm inside city limits. Those laws already exist. No need to add to those.
4. Still trolling. I was driving legally well before I was 16 on a farm. There is no restriction to driving on private property. There is also no license or insurance requirement for same on private property.
5. The point is that a 16 year old is not allowed to possess a firearm.
6. Based on the statistics, cars are more designed to kill people than personally owned firearms. You are still trolling instead of making a salient point. Specifically, take a look at motorcycle fatalities for people under 21.
7. There is no federal restriction on the number of firearms that may be purchased. As you state, it depends on the state one lives in. This inconsistency in the application of laws is a great source of contention amongst all sides of the debate. The point here is that anyone, in any state, can purchase as many cars as they wish.
8. Trolling again. How many legal firearm owners have brought them to schools? I would love to see some real numbers and not just an emotional call. Especially when you accuse the original poster of sophistry. Really?
I certainly think they know about MOST gun owners. But not all. And where they are? Not always, but in general, yes.
This is the question about how dumb liberal governments are. They have satellites and cameras to spy on its own citizens every day but they fail every day to find wanted international terrorist or stop North Korea from making ICBMs and same for Iran. Shows That scum like Di FI and idiots like Obama hate us and the freedoms and Americans in general much more than the real threats to civilization like North Korea Iran China, the resurrecting Russia and other real bad guys out there. Shows how low liberal scum can go.
She is a great woman, I know because I am married to her!
I curious about why there is only a single choke tube. I don’t
think the picture was faked but I have a theory as to the
event leading up to the moment of the picture. My guess
is the conversation went something this:
“Here you go Mr. President.”
“What is it?”
“It’s called a shotgun, sir.”
“Oh, and what do I do with it?”
“Your going to shoot it.”
“I won’t become.. you know…hooked.”
“No, sir, your only going to fire it once. See
I’ve even removes parts and blocked off the
lower tube.”
“Will it hurt?”
“No, sir, you’ll be firing a blank shell.”
“Okay, I think I’m ready.”
“Just remember to look presidential, sir.
This is after all a one time photo-op.”
“[Gun are] useful and profitable when it suits our bank accounts,” Serrano continued. “But when we finally get our way, guns will exist only in movies, the military, and our beloved paramilitary police!”
Also… those links don’t seem to work, at least when I tried them.
The Feds can be frighteningly efficient in some areas and comically buffoonish in others. So I’ll wager they have an incomplete list that could be finished with basic detective work.
They didn’t list “Come and See” yet unfortunately. Somehow a few P17 (14?) Enfields slipped into the Eastern Front. It’s not as if the USSR didn’t have access to captured K98s. What gives?
I don’t really think they are keeping lists. But at the same time I wouldn’t be surprised if they were.
It is far easier to dis-arm a populace than most realize:
Put thugs in uniform, a private army if you will. Use census and political data to choose an appropriate area with a very high population of the targeted class. Demonize, Humiliate, Isolate, Instigate, Televise what happens to Americans who resist “Common Sense Relocation” and the Uniformed Thugs get turned loose.
Any resistance will be met with Waco Rules of Engagment
Repeat as necessary.
Never underestimate the power of evil people
I fscking love IMFDB. It is Wikipedia for gun geeks, and more than one conversation with my kids has started or ended with us looking up stuff on IMFDB.
I’m still slightly amazed that the creators haven’t gotten an infringement warning from the owners of IMDB. Sometimes people can actually get along in a reasonable fashion.
“Let the Photoshop conspiracies begin!”
Far enough.
The original image EXIF data from the official image:
Software / Firmware Version {0×0131} Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Macintosh)
Last Modified Date/Time {0×0132} 2013:02:01 17:11:38
Artist {0x013B} Pete Souza
I LOVE the IMFDB, but the level of detail reaches hilarious levels of granularity: “Notice how as Stallone is ambushed in the jungle, Rebel Fighter #17 has a Norinco AKM, while in the next shot, that same enemy soldier now has a Polytech AK with a slightly different looking muzzlebrake. As further confirmation, there’s an extra trunnion rivet in the receiver, visible for half a second, as the man falls mortally wounded into the leafy undergrowth.”
Prove the school administrators are just as part of the problem as the news casters are. Face it they are brainwashing our kids into Brownshirts for the national Fascist cause of Obama. if a Kid can say even if he likes to shoot no picture needed he is cast out if not persecuted by these teacher scumbags.
I feel for that kid I really do.
For God’s sake!! Please tell me school officials had the good sense to check the computer for pictures of 30 round magazines or (tremble) pictures of
b u l l e t s! The young man should be placed under hypnosis to determine his intent.(Not) Freekin’ bed wetters.
the scum bag took her gun, but in the video she was holding a gun. was it another gun she had? she is luck she didn’t get shot when the thug stole her gun. all in all, a great story. just to bad she didn’t get to finish “taking out the garbage.”
I have a problem here, with the blurring of reality and video game. The next active shooter may cut his teeth on this and the next generation of SSRIs.
REAL WORLD, guys.
Welcome. We don’t always agree, but we really need one another.
I wish all of you commie loving posters would actually type the truth. That is the old Yugoslavian flag. They were socialistic country, much like ours today. AND, they were one of America’s biggest allies and a friend during world war 2.
if you are unarmed and a guy on pcp breaks into your house and you are not WELL armed, it might as well be an army attacking you. either way you lose. however guy on pcp vs .223, now you have a fighting chance.
*PLEASE* add a simple search box. Ugh. How can anyone possibly find anything on this site? Wow.
Won’t spend a dime to watch it. Don’t watch Stallone or Schwarzenegger movies at all any more. Everyone that knows me says I would love Django. Won’t contribute money to elitist hypocrites.