tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998867759586853536.post4839232165031410580..comments2024-03-08T06:19:34.837-08:00Comments on Cindy Sheehan's Soapbox: War Control by Cindy SheehanCindy Sheehan's Soapboxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17978116636437776423noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998867759586853536.post-2128941388913923112013-01-08T02:54:36.491-08:002013-01-08T02:54:36.491-08:00I agree with you and would only add that an underg...I agree with you and would only add that an underground "black market" selling weapons already exists. Forcing folks to give up their guns will only strengthen the resolve of most to hold onto them even more, and even add to those who think it necessary to arm themselves.<br /><br />Hundreds of millions of us own guns and only a tiny percentage commit crimes with those weapons. We need better health care in this nation, one that can deal with the mentally ill as well as the physically ill. We certainly need better leadership in our government, one that might understand that war, murder and torture make for a sick nation.<br /><br />RickDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998867759586853536.post-12809947508563644752013-01-05T05:17:35.396-08:002013-01-05T05:17:35.396-08:00Yes indeed. It is worth noting that the USA sells ...Yes indeed. It is worth noting that the USA sells more guns to the rest of the world than does any other nation on earth. This is called hypocrisy at best, putting profits above conscience.<br /><br />RickDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998867759586853536.post-73645459063817230102013-01-02T13:18:34.497-08:002013-01-02T13:18:34.497-08:00The US government loses any legitimate authority t...The US government loses any legitimate authority to enforce gun control when it uses weaponry violence against others to solve its problems. It's like a drug addict telling other drug addicts not to take drugs. It is right that we should ask the government to stop killing people before handing them the authority to enforce any kind of gun control.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998867759586853536.post-36688232651339694322013-01-02T11:31:16.670-08:002013-01-02T11:31:16.670-08:00I am not for forcing people to hand over guns. For...I am not for forcing people to hand over guns. Force is a brutes method of solving problems and it is highly ineffective one too. Without solving the illness in our culture as you said we should do, and I agree; a ban on guns will likely push most of the trade underground in black markets where there is no government oversight - sorta like what happened with illegal drugs. The threat of punishment will not stop someone who is highly motivated, it'll just make them more careful not to get caught.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998867759586853536.post-79601230655107415512012-12-31T06:18:37.987-08:002012-12-31T06:18:37.987-08:00As a gun owning libertarian I like many aspects of...As a gun owning libertarian I like many aspects of this article. After the Occupy debacle the left is starting to understand the dangers of govt. My disagreement with the article is that while we're disarming the govt we need to continue to have an armed populace. Part of the militia idea was to have a force capable of defending but not attacking overseas. In the 18th century they didn't have police forces like today. The militia handled many of those functions too. There’s never a good time to talk about disarming the people. What the discussion should be about is disarming the govt. Now there’s some gun control I can get behind! There is a massive imbalance between the power of the govt & the power of the people. Not only the military but the law enforcement establishment here are overwhelmingly strong. We need to start shifting the power away from the govt by putting these functions back in the people’s hands where they belong. Please consider the points I made in the 2 blog posts below:<br /><br />Gun Rights, Peace, and Liberty (video) <br /><a href="http://theinternationallibertarian.blogspot.com/2012/11/gun-rights-peace-and-liberty-video.html" rel="nofollow">http://theinternationallibertarian.blogspot.com/2012/11/gun-rights-peace-and-liberty-video.html</a><br /><br />Martin Luther King and the Empowerment of the War Machine: A Libertarian’s View <br /><a href="http://theinternationallibertarian.blogspot.com/2011/01/martin-luther-king-day-lockheed-martin.html" rel="nofollow">http://theinternationallibertarian.blogspot.com/2011/01/martin-luther-king-day-lockheed-martin.html</a>Darren Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13055259906316988117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998867759586853536.post-87518970116816087862012-12-31T05:50:09.795-08:002012-12-31T05:50:09.795-08:00I understand why war must feature so centrally to ...I understand why war must feature so centrally to your mission, but I'm saddened that you can so effortlessly parlay the massacre at Sandy Hook elementary school into just more anti-war fodder. <br /><br />I completely agree that the US has become a war monger, a hypocrite, a killer of children and a profiteer, but the problem stems from a much deeper cultural obsession with violence. Taken in combination with fierce individualism, chauvinism and greed, it has produced a society of macho, pseudo-Christian, hero-worshipping weekend warriors who see the death of 20 young children merely as the price of freedom. <br /><br />I agree, on all counts, about more thoroughly vetting potential gun owners (if not just banning guns) AS WELL AS law enforcement, in the larger picture of America-as-war-monger, but it mustn't come at the expense of very real societal problems (specifically mental health and the drugs we prescribe) that have little to do with national security, big oil, or foreign policy.Emlynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05998505131014678669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998867759586853536.post-19753399884362079612012-12-29T11:06:13.193-08:002012-12-29T11:06:13.193-08:00The proliferation of weapons in this nation is so ...The proliferation of weapons in this nation is so large as to make so-called gun control an unreachable goal. There are more weapons than people out there!<br /><br /> The actions of that crazed child murderer in Newtown, Conn. and those of the drone "pilot" murdering Afghan or Pakistani children have, I believe, the same root cause; a sickness in our culture. If we wish to end violence, whether here or abroad we must focus upon the illness and not the weaponry.<br /><br />Certainly there is a logical reason to banish high capacity magazines and rapid fire weaponry, I would not argue that at all. But a ten year war rages, one doomed from the first to failure and one begun for nefarious reasons as well. That certainly must contribute to the illness we find all around us, and may be manifest in the paramilitary police forces more resembling special forces than civilian agents.<br /><br /> With our police increasingly killing civilians, whether by bullet or by tazer, I think we seek in the wrong place to end the violence that grows around us.<br /><br />Just my opinion.<br /><br />RickDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998867759586853536.post-22355007433282379832012-12-29T09:06:57.102-08:002012-12-29T09:06:57.102-08:00Thank you, Joe
I am honored by your comment.
Love
...Thank you, Joe<br />I am honored by your comment.<br />Love<br />CindyCindy Sheehan's Soapboxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17978116636437776423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998867759586853536.post-42458300121473392362012-12-29T08:54:44.625-08:002012-12-29T08:54:44.625-08:00I often wonder why in a "Progressive" ci...I often wonder why in a "Progressive" city like Portland, Oregon police are allowed to bring in their guns to City Hall even when we citizens are criticizing the police actions. Seem here is a place we should all be in agreement, this is not a good idea. Murder is murder and Cindy is correct when she points out it should make no difference if the murderer is me or Obama. We say we are a land of laws, that is the first lie. Good and noble article, Thanks Cindy. lonevethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17418817834687416384noreply@blogger.com