“(Guns) steal from our society the innocent, promising, creative minds that would contribute the most to our culture. Most of us love the works of John Lennon. My favorite song of his is “Imagine”. Now I try to imagine what other songs he could have written, or Marvin Gaye, or what the world would be like if JFK, Bobby Kennedy, MLK, Abraham Lincoln, or other tens of thousands of innocent lives had not been cut short by a bullet. That we all live in fear of who will be next. That’s why I hate guns. They give ultimate power to the weak-minded and steal from the genius of our great nation.” – Larry DePuy in On Eisenhower and guns [via times-standard.com]
let me add some profound perspective: bang, bang, bang…and still banging!
And in this week’s episode of To Catch a Predator…
They give power to the weak-bodied.
Also, second sentence: “Most of us love the works of John Lennon.” “most”
That’s a big statement.
in a world without guns we would still be slaughtering each other with inanimate objects, just as we have done since the beginning. Its what our species does.
You could make the same arguments about the many more than “tens of thousands of innocent lives… cut short by” car wrecks, plane crashes, alcohol, smoking, and abortion. And lets not forget the lives taken by rogue sandwiches (e.g. Mama Cass Elliot and my uncle Buddy). I wonder why he isn’t obsessing over these as well, if he’s so concerned about useless loss of life?
The first line of this blog:
“(Guns) steal from our…..”
Nope, just checked my firearms….
Still right where I put them…
Haven’t moved….
Are mine defective?
This is lunacy. I cannot imagine what drives someone to write such drivel.
So bodyguards with their guns don’t save for our society the same group of people? Ridiculous
Everyone knows living under a tyranny oppression is the key to creativity.
Good job Nick, thanks for representing those of us that couldn’t be there. was this hearing just on the campus carry issue, or was the open carry provision talked about?
That said, I don’t have high hopes for this, These people couldn’t even agree to get rid of the stupid front license plate law.
What’s the matter with everyone? The DHS just issued their yearly assessment stated that terrorism from outside is no longer their main concern. It’s ‘terrorism’ from within that is now their focus. All they need to do is dis-arm us and the plan is in place. Wake the hell up!
Oh, and by the way….wave hello to the drones coming to your community.
Kings dont want armed subjects? Shocker.
Tyranny is bipartisan. Always has been, always will be.
I think of all the Travon Martins whose life was cut short by guns. All the Bonnies, all the Clydes.
Chicago had over 500 gun killings last year. The irony is that many of them had long criminal records that would be growing longer still had a rival thug not ended their spree.
Imagine all the rapists and home invaders whose careers were cut short by a DGU. What if they were free to continue their crime sprees unfettered by fears of confrontation?
Paging Mr Depuy: Evil and bad things exist. Your vision isn’t on this planet.
Nixon was also a proponent of price controls and a centrally planned economy.
That picture illustrates why competition shooting can produce training scars for real-world, defensive shooting. Good tactics dictate that you avoid sticking your gun, hand, or arm through an opening when engaging a target.
And if we didn’t have planes we’d still have Buddy Holly, Senator Ted Stevens, and the majority of Lynard Skynard. Imagine what Amelia Erheart could have done with the rest of her life. Or JFK junior. Or the thousands who died on 09/11/01? Planes are stealing lives.
Where were you getting 5.56 for 21 cents a round 5 months ago?
Probably the “perfect storm” in that there is such high demand yet i have customers in the metal stamping industry who either refuse or are reluctant to produce .22 and in some cases 9mm because “there is no margin in it right now”. The have been concentrating on filling orders on more profitable calibers or in some cases adding production cautiously for fear of seeing the demand slow and are then caught with new capital investment that then goes idle quickly.
Seriously, for many without ammo that is a bargin.
I rather dry fire and use my pellet gun than pay those prices.
But, that is not as nuts when you look at these prices
http://www.gunbot.net/ammo/22lr/
Between $0.80 and $0.20 a round for 22lr.
I have what I have and when its done, I will use my airsoft and pellet gun
Not a bad price, but as far as 22 goes, I’m always on the look-up for CCI mini mag than any other brand. Stuff performs flawlessly for me.
Just imagine what the world would have been like if the ancient Romans hadn’t had knives and Julius Ceasar had lived. Damned pointy metal.
When I worked construction I usually sported a pair of BDU’s. Cheaper than Carhartt and just as durable. Otherwise…no.
I do the same. I’d also pick up ones 2-3x bigger and
use them like coveralls.
About 9 years ago one of my kids bought me a realtree wallet for Christmas. So other than that no.
If it’s camo and I own it then it’s for hunting.
No, deer are colorblind. The only reason to wear hunting camo is if you hunt turkey. They see in color and have very sharp eyesight. I wear blue jeans or cargo pants, and a field shirt when I hunt. I mean the blaze orange kind of gives you away anyway.
I’m a Marine. Of course I own non-hunting camo gear. Guns? No. Not really. I have an FDE rifle, which is my preferred multi-purpose color. If I had to take it out in the field for hunting or SHTF, I’d dress it up with something else non-permanent. FDE is a great base color, but I wouldn’t lock myself into a particular camouflage pattern if I’m not hunting a particular environment.
An aside. Though I own a lot of camouflage gear, I don’t use or wear any out of the field. My Marine Corps sensibilities tell me that camouflage is for field use only … I don’t begrudge those who walk around in camo pants or hats; I just cannot seem to get over the Marine left in me enough to do it myself.
It is sad when anyone dies, for whatever reason. Hard to believe that gang bangers killed by guns are the ones that would have been the most valuable to our society.
1 pair of BDU pants for working in the yard. They hide the clay well and provide good protection while working in the shrubs.
Did this guy go on a meth bender? And whats him with him complaing about people spending money on hobbies and having the mentality of a child? Seems like it is the pot calling the kettle black due to his New England Patriots cap and countless other sports commentary videos in his uploads. And just wondering, but why are so many of this guys other videos those of video games?
Two things about thte SKS. First, when the STHF lots o folkare going to show up with one and anywhere between 20 and 1000 rounds of ammo. Second, no matter how good or lousy one may think the rifle is, it will always serve to get something better.
Wasn’t there an article here a couple of months where it was revealed that 74.6% ofthe victims of criminal homicides were criminals themselves?
“(Guns) steal from our society the innocent, promising, creative minds that would contribute the most to our culture. … I try to imagine … what the world would be like if … tens of thousands of innocent lives had not been cut short by a bullet.”
And I try to imagine what the world would be like if 100 MILLION+ innocent UNARMED people had not been killed by their governments, in Red China, the USSR, Nazi Germany, Cambodia … Wow, think of the potential that we have all lost by allowing governments to disarm the people!
I wonder how many of those Colt workers voted for Obummer. You reap what you sow. Elections have consequences and so maybe they will think more before they vote for an anti-American, pro-Muslim Brotherhoood traitor like Obama. It angers ne so much that pro-gun folk bought into his lies and deceit. Stupid stupid stupid.
In a related story: “Hitler Loved Jews”
And then we can ban ball bats, rocks, high places…….No, wait, we can perfect the brain surgery that removes the part that makes people want to kill each other.
Yeah, that’s the ticket. Let’s test it on progressives since they so desperately want their communist utopia.
.22LR: It’s not just for breakfast anymore.
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It’s a lot easier to work a lever action than a muzzle loader.
Found some mags here