tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617209358263472725.post5579734245067864752..comments2023-07-05T16:11:30.012-07:00Comments on <Insert title here>: Gun control at VTJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06820590356364863913noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617209358263472725.post-89782563655529544352011-01-24T09:32:55.989-08:002011-01-24T09:32:55.989-08:00@Gordon: I saw that piece, and aside from all of t...@Gordon: I saw that piece, and aside from all of the impediments placed on the students, what struck me was that none of the students seemed to really have any training or respect for the guns. That is, they knew it was a game and that they were "supposed" to fight back. They all ended up reaching for their weapons and trying to fight back instead of first protecting themselves.<br /><br />Most of the students survived just by diving for cover. The students with the guns would have been better off if they had done the same and only after taking cover somewhere, trying to draw their weapons. It never seemed to cross anyone's mind that the fact that you *have* a gun doesn't mean that you have to *use* it.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820590356364863913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617209358263472725.post-38039366663115980552011-01-23T14:19:32.745-08:002011-01-23T14:19:32.745-08:00You make a great analysis and a compelling argumen...You make a great analysis and a compelling argument. The only danger I see is that gun control advocates may employ the NICS's ineffectiveness in advocating a new, harsher system of blanket bans or restrictions such as those seen in D.C. and Chicago. Those were not struck down overnight.<br /><br />The London "study" reminds me of "If I Only Had A Gun," a 20/20 special report done in 2009. They staged a "safety briefing" as an excuse to pad the test subjects, put them in neck protectors and full-head helmets limiting their vision, topped it off with the baggiest shirt and pants you can fathom. Then an abrupt simulated attack occurs and the students' reactions are gauged. Not surprisingly, they did horrible. Some shot classmates or the teacher since they could hardly get the gun out, and the ones that did could hardly see anything. Oh, and the coup de gras: The attackers in the simulation were police firearms instructors and they knew exactly which students had weapons. Diane Sawyer wants America to draw from this that guns are destructive and only cause trouble.Gordonhttp://nonsensecycle.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617209358263472725.post-15781753433571480882011-01-17T13:17:11.312-08:002011-01-17T13:17:11.312-08:00@bofdem: I couldn't find anything recent, and ...@bofdem: I couldn't find anything recent, and I didn't know exactly to which of her posts you were referring.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820590356364863913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617209358263472725.post-51989531779503523912011-01-15T15:45:24.092-08:002011-01-15T15:45:24.092-08:00This is similar to the crap spewed by the spineles...This is similar to the crap spewed by the spineless left-wing imbecile Maureen Downey at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. You can read here baseless (and poorly defended) rhetoric at:<br /><br />http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/<br /><br />She defended no guns on school campuses with a study done in London (England). Yeah, the same London in which the police are rarely allowed to carry arms and personal ownership is verboden.bofdemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15133961595525006204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617209358263472725.post-59346513061263418562011-01-06T19:45:22.188-08:002011-01-06T19:45:22.188-08:00Man, was that really crappily written or what?Man, was that really crappily written or what?Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820590356364863913noreply@blogger.com