tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4063163257624231557.post913176444802340712..comments2024-02-07T08:41:52.923-07:00Comments on Dustin's Gun Blog: Anti Handgun Verdon BrownDustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10234393631788374972noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4063163257624231557.post-40623145848716964802009-05-04T09:42:00.000-07:002009-05-04T09:42:00.000-07:00Grant: Actually a baseball bat is much more deadly...Grant: Actually a baseball bat is much more deadly & lethal than a handgun. A single high velocity blow with a baseball bat to ANYPLACE in the head will either turn the recipient into a vegetable or kill him or her instantly. A handgun on the other hand will only kill instantly if the bullet penetrates the correct location of the head, doesn't ricochet off the skull, & manages to penetrate into the brain. The velocity itself does not have enough energy to kill simply by hitting any location in the head. In fact, over 80% of gunshot wounds do NOT lead to death.<br /><br />Your stray bullet argument also misses the target. You see, the number of people killed every year with stray bullets in the US is VERY low. We're talking less than 100. More people drown in bathtubs, 5 gallon buckets, & toilets than people killed by stray bullets. However, I don't hear anyone clambering to ban bathtubs, buckets, or toilets.Dustinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10234393631788374972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4063163257624231557.post-30065867377960158852009-05-04T08:25:00.000-07:002009-05-04T08:25:00.000-07:00BTW, the misspellings are there because that was n...BTW, the misspellings are there because that was not a direct post. Verdon's response was likely edited. His other posts from other websites are quite professional.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4063163257624231557.post-85755146474430549582009-05-04T08:22:00.000-07:002009-05-04T08:22:00.000-07:00This is Verdon Brown's Nephew writing from St. Joh...This is Verdon Brown's Nephew writing from St. John's, NL. The difference between a handgun and a baseball bat is that the bat doesn't miss it's target and kill someone on the other side of the street. Many of the killings associated with guns are gang related. Bats have less innocent bystanders. As for the laws working or not working in other countries, the statistics you are throwing out are stated in a very black and white fashion. If violence was to increase because of the ban on handguns (which I doubt) the type of crime would likely still be less severe and deadly. Even with that said we have to try to fight the source instead of having a "we can't do anything about it anyway" attitude. Western society has been fighting drugs for years and yet people can still buy them as easily as alcohol, but we still fight it the best we can.Grantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4063163257624231557.post-64883923513835969352008-06-27T10:28:00.000-07:002008-06-27T10:28:00.000-07:00But... what if I already collect stamps? That sai...But... what if I <EM>already</EM> collect stamps? <BR/><BR/>That said, and I know this is a horrible argument to bring to bear against everyone, but if he is the best gun-grabbing face in Canada, he surely is presenting his case poorly, what with the comment being rife with grammatical inconsistencies and blatant misspellings. <BR/><BR/>As for the message itself, just the standard claptrap of the guns being at fault for the crime in an area, rather than blaming the individual criminals, the society that allows the criminals to exist (and possibly fosters their development), and the judicial system for not adequately enforcing what laws are already on the books. <BR/><BR/>Basically, meaningless gun-grabber gibberish.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4063163257624231557.post-1144468230250553722008-06-27T08:57:00.000-07:002008-06-27T08:57:00.000-07:00Excellent post! I have been enjoying reading you ...Excellent post! I have been enjoying reading you daily, since I discovered you from Snowflakes in Hell. Please check out my blog:<BR/>http://mdoncall.blogspot.comChristopher Boondochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13744952454114192340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4063163257624231557.post-10810804385291695532008-06-27T06:08:00.000-07:002008-06-27T06:08:00.000-07:00He's been talking to Rebecca Peters of IANSA. She...He's been talking to Rebecca Peters of IANSA. She said the same thing about "hobbies" during the IANSA/NRA debate.Thirdpowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02886910076400873900noreply@blogger.com