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Originally Posted by filtherton
Was moore even with his body guard? If he wasn't then i fail to see how this really has anything to do with moore at all. Even if the bodyguard was with moore, how is it ironic that a bodyguard would pack heat? I think some of the people here are under the impression that if someone happens to support any form of gun control, than it logically follows that they don't want anyone to have guns.
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"If it were up to me, I would tell Mr. and Mrs. America to turn them in -- turn them all in."
Dianne Feinstein, to Lesley Stahl during an interview with CBS's "60 Minutes" on Feb. 24, 1995.
" The need for a ban on handguns cannot be overstated."
Hon. Major R. Owens (Rep. NY, Introduction of the Public Health and Safety Act of 1993, Extension of Remarks - September 23, 1993. Congressional Record, 103rd Congress, 1993-1994)
"Mr. President, what is going on in this country? Does going to school mean exposure to handguns and to death? As you know, my position is we should ban all handguns, get rid of them, no manufacture, no sale, no importation, no transportation, no possession of a handgun . There are 66 million handguns in the United States of America today, with 2 million being added every year."
Senator John H. Chafee, Rhode Island (June 11, 1992, Congressional Record, 102nd Congress, 1991-1992)
While this "thinking" may not be universal, it's certainly widespread. There are thousand of documented statements like this from constitution-haters at various levels. Someone should explain how this isn't "fear-mongering." Oh, that's right--that's only done by Republicans.
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This actually doesn't make sense in any sort of reality based context. Even if i were to go out on a limb and pretend that moore was in favor of the most stringent of gun control; i have yet to hear anyone i know who favors gun control -aside from the occasional anarchist-express a desire to remove guns from people who have a legitimate employment based need to use them i.e the police or the army or body guards or security guards.
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I take it you consider insignificant those people who have a legitimate defense-based need to use them?
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Would it be ironic for moore to call 911 because the cops that may respond to his call will be carrying guns? Nope. Just like it isn't really that ironic that moore can make movies critical of america's gun culture while living in a country whose interests are protected by soldiers who use guns.
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You accidentally slipped an accuracy in here. When you call the cops, they MAY show up. They're not required to.
A couple of girls who became rape victims in their apartment established the above in a court case. Seems they were held captive for 12 hours. The police never responded to their emergency call.