tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647685282789008730.post1281719397824340236..comments2024-03-02T02:56:21.007+00:00Comments on ......SHOT BY BOTH SIDES: TwitteringKerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02377996092374137641noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647685282789008730.post-43653734029664482942008-12-09T08:09:00.000+00:002008-12-09T08:09:00.000+00:00"Regardless,Switzerland has a much higher gun deat..."Regardless,Switzerland has a much higher gun death rate than the UK"<BR/><BR/>Sir, your source information for this statement please?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647685282789008730.post-63786898404122723912008-12-08T04:16:00.000+00:002008-12-08T04:16:00.000+00:00It's true that gun ownership is very high in switz...It's true that gun ownership is very high in switzerland. However, they also have a great deal of gun control. <BR/><BR/>Gun ownership is high because reservists have government issue rifles. They are easily traceable and ammunition provied is strictly acounted for. Hand guns require licenses in most areas and ammunition is registered. <BR/><BR/>Regardless,Switzerland has a much higher gun death rate than the UK.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07488606547700008840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647685282789008730.post-52101271047433042342008-12-07T21:38:00.000+00:002008-12-07T21:38:00.000+00:00PanopticonHere are some...http://www.gunfacts.info...Panopticon<BR/><BR/>Here are some...<BR/><BR/>http://www.gunfacts.info/pdfs/gun-facts/5.0/GunFacts5-0-screen.pdfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647685282789008730.post-8362891171393612832008-12-07T21:01:00.000+00:002008-12-07T21:01:00.000+00:00Well, people owning guns is fine.It's criminals wi...Well, people owning guns is fine.<BR/>It's criminals with guns you have to worry about.<BR/>The thing is, in this day and age, criminals are the ones with most of the guns.<BR/><BR/>In all honesty, when I look to new hampshire, with its murder rate of 1.1, half that of ours, and see its amazingly lax gun laws, I think to myself, maybe our government is wrong. After all, the handgun ban was introduced after 1 freak accident.<BR/><BR/>In addition to that, I feel a dead rapist in an alleyway is better than an innocent woman raped. <BR/><BR/>So, I've given up on supporting gun laws, because I simply can't find the evidence to support them.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10140284652332670790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647685282789008730.post-2997757473928075482008-12-07T19:44:00.000+00:002008-12-07T19:44:00.000+00:00Give me a call if you want a Twitter crash courseGive me a call if you want a Twitter crash courseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647685282789008730.post-48553936086661065252008-12-07T19:29:00.000+00:002008-12-07T19:29:00.000+00:00NL, many, many Swiss have automatic weapons lawful...NL, many, many Swiss have automatic weapons lawfully in their homes, almost no Brits do.<BR/><BR/>Who has higher gun crime?<BR/><BR/>Who has higher hot (i.e. residents present) burglaries?<BR/><BR/>Please tell me the answers. What does this suggest?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647685282789008730.post-11869680724196411662008-12-07T17:54:00.000+00:002008-12-07T17:54:00.000+00:00Kerry said "Well do us all a favour and go and liv...Kerry said "Well do us all a favour and go and live there then."<BR/><BR/>Hear, hear, hear. Anyone disatisfied with this country or our culture should leave. <BR/><BR/>NL: Burglary in the US is very rare as you have the right to shoot on sight anyone in your property with illegal intentions.DaveAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07249090980650806030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647685282789008730.post-5624023642612182542008-12-07T16:34:00.000+00:002008-12-07T16:34:00.000+00:00Here you go, N.L., fresh in Today's Times:http://t...Here you go, N.L., fresh in Today's Times:<BR/><BR/>http://tinyurl.com/5esvvaRemember Rememberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15822841376973577337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647685282789008730.post-31015205337755163842008-12-07T16:09:00.000+00:002008-12-07T16:09:00.000+00:00Yes I can see how all of us owning guns is going t...Yes I can see how all of us owning guns is going to reduce crime...good thinking geniusLDNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01644458953430709918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647685282789008730.post-61046821979499429472008-12-07T16:06:00.000+00:002008-12-07T16:06:00.000+00:00Well do us all a favour and go and live there then...Well do us all a favour and go and live there then.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377996092374137641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647685282789008730.post-71784403603146428162008-12-07T15:57:00.000+00:002008-12-07T15:57:00.000+00:00Kerry, go and look at the Swiss model. Most Swiss ...Kerry, go and look at the Swiss model. Most Swiss people have absolutely no idea who the President or Prime Minister of Switzerland. I don't either.<BR/><BR/>Doesn't stop them from being the richest, happiest, healthiest, most intelligent and democratic people in Europe though does it?Old Holbornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10164491045068093627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647685282789008730.post-70575791301200742612008-12-07T15:55:00.000+00:002008-12-07T15:55:00.000+00:00NL, I will shortly be announcing a campaign on my ...NL, I will shortly be announcing a campaign on my blog to arm the millions and millions of decent, law abiding, tax paying citizens of this country.<BR/><BR/>99% of us are allowed to own a shotgun at home. I intend to see that I play my part in ensuring that fewer of them are beaten to death in their homes by New Labours feral underclass in search of £5 for a wrap of crack.Old Holbornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10164491045068093627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647685282789008730.post-4231933944406602852008-12-07T15:50:00.000+00:002008-12-07T15:50:00.000+00:00P.S. It's licence!P.S. It's licence!Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377996092374137641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647685282789008730.post-922053934006936292008-12-07T15:49:00.000+00:002008-12-07T15:49:00.000+00:00Unless an MP was to cast a proportional vote in ac...Unless an MP was to cast a proportional vote in accordance with the number of constituents for and against a particular issue, and carry out a local referendum before every such vote in Parliament (presumably with compulsory voting), there has to be an element of the MP exercising the right to decide what is in the best interests of her constituency and the wider national interest and her own political/ moral beliefs (doesn't always coincide and you could write a dissertation on what should come first - e.g. an MP might be anti-nuclear, but have significant employment in defence industries in her constituency, so do they vote for Trident or not?)<BR/><BR/>Constituents are free to write to or otherwise lobby their MPs on issues as they come up in Parliament, but I have to say, I had very few letters on any of those issues you mention. And when people did contact me, I explained in full the reasons for my decisions. <BR/><BR/>But if, for example, half a dozen UKIP members write to me about the Lisbon treaty, and the rest of my constituents aren't bothered enough about the issue to write at all, am I supposed to allow those six people, whose views on a whole range of issues I disagree with, and who could only muster a handful of votes at the last election, to dictate to me what I do? Ditto on issues like abortion - it will be the anti-abortion people who feel motivated to write in, but I am confident that they are not in the majority. At the end of the day, it's my call, and I will be held accountable at the General Election if I've got it wrong. But at least I will be able to say that I did what I thought was right at the time. I think there's nothing worse than a politician who is constantly pandering to public opinion and whose every utterance is designed to win over another batch of voters, rather than being based on any firm moral or political beliefs. Not to mention any names!Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377996092374137641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647685282789008730.post-77721294132233437892008-12-07T15:06:00.000+00:002008-12-07T15:06:00.000+00:00Depends what he's armed with. He's got a link to ...Depends what he's armed with. He's got a link to pitchforks on his blog. Personally, I'm well aware that I need no license for a flamethrower cobbled together from a gas-powered blowtorch or a 24" breaker bar.Bristol Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13143336218499645984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647685282789008730.post-53975553321950167662008-12-07T14:13:00.000+00:002008-12-07T14:13:00.000+00:00I trust OH has a license for his 'arms'?I trust OH has a license for his 'arms'?LDNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01644458953430709918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647685282789008730.post-61522353707849218162008-12-07T13:04:00.000+00:002008-12-07T13:04:00.000+00:00ShirkingArm yourself. I am.If millions of us were ...Shirking<BR/><BR/>Arm yourself. I am.<BR/><BR/>If millions of us were armed, you can be damn sure the crazy 646 would think twice occassionaly before they shat on us and the unemployable feral apes they have created might be a little less cocky when they demand "respect" from hardworking decent citizens.Old Holbornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10164491045068093627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647685282789008730.post-81370318410174681682008-12-07T13:01:00.000+00:002008-12-07T13:01:00.000+00:00Labour hates hard working families. It utterly det...Labour hates hard working families. It utterly detests them.<BR/><BR/>Want <A HREF="http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/economics/article5295859.ece" REL="nofollow"> PROOF? </A><BR/><BR/>Defend that.<BR/><BR/>PS I detest Paul Weller and Billy Bragg.Old Holbornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10164491045068093627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647685282789008730.post-20102716435175916462008-12-07T02:00:00.000+00:002008-12-07T02:00:00.000+00:00I am still interested to know what your views are ...I am still interested to know what your views are on the feckless choices that were provided to the Matthews and shed loads of similar feckers.<BR/><BR/>I pay for their choices yet have no choice in this. I am getting increasingly hacked off with this arrangement.force12https://www.blogger.com/profile/09972996057694609151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647685282789008730.post-56922735212769887832008-12-07T01:17:00.000+00:002008-12-07T01:17:00.000+00:00Hey Kerry, do you like Party Whips?Do they really ...Hey Kerry, do you like Party Whips?<BR/>Do they really represent your thinking and that of "your" constituents?Remember Rememberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15822841376973577337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647685282789008730.post-2100735550654083802008-12-07T00:08:00.000+00:002008-12-07T00:08:00.000+00:00In other words, I respect the democratic decisions...In other words, I respect the democratic decisions that people choose to make, unlike Old Holborn who abuses all those who don't fit in with his blinkered view of the world<BR/><BR/>I would be interested to see how the libertarians do at the next election though ;)LDNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01644458953430709918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647685282789008730.post-31376502029160824122008-12-07T00:01:00.000+00:002008-12-07T00:01:00.000+00:00if a candidate wins a mandate from the electorate ...if a candidate wins a mandate from the electorate then I would respect the free will of those voters<BR/><BR/>I wouldn't make ridiculous claims like '51 million people didn't vote for New Labour' which either shows a child-like understanding of who is eligible to vote or a manipulation of statistics Peter Mandleson would be proud ofLDNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01644458953430709918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647685282789008730.post-1353057083262653112008-12-06T23:47:00.000+00:002008-12-06T23:47:00.000+00:00NL, if 2 people voted for the BNP and 16,798 voted...NL, if 2 people voted for the BNP and 16,798 voted for 16,798 other parties, would you be happy?<BR/><BR/>According to your logic, the BNP would have a landslide.Old Holbornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10164491045068093627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647685282789008730.post-4058626437897275552008-12-06T23:42:00.000+00:002008-12-06T23:42:00.000+00:00If 646 people can't agree, it must be a pretty shi...If 646 people can't agree, it must be a pretty shit lawOld Holbornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10164491045068093627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647685282789008730.post-5593128136211362712008-12-06T23:13:00.000+00:002008-12-06T23:13:00.000+00:00Ahhhhh - the old insult the other person and don't...Ahhhhh - the old insult the other person and don't answer the question routine<BR/><BR/>It shows a distinct lack of wit - one more time for fun though:<BR/><BR/>In a parliament of 646 independent MPs - how would one achieve the consensus required to pass legislation? While there might be broad agreement, legislation requires consensus on particular and specific issues.LDNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01644458953430709918noreply@blogger.com