tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post7541242829452523024..comments2024-03-27T21:30:35.824+00:00Comments on UK Commentators: Here We Go ...Labanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031578024191117985noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-15055465213557736922007-04-18T00:29:00.000+00:002007-04-18T00:29:00.000+00:00I was working at Florida DMV at the time the order...I was working at Florida DMV at the time the order came through to change the license plates on rentals throughout the state from commercial plates to standard resident plates. It was a massive job to re-register all those rental cars in the state with new plate numbers, but we got the job done.<BR/><BR/>The reason we had to do that, we were told, was because of the new "shall issue" concealed carry permits. It seemed, just as Laban noted from the Wikipedia article, that the criminals in the Miami and Orlando areas had TOLD the police that they were targeting tourists (via their rental cars) <I>BECAUSE</I> locals might be armed. This wasn't a theory nor was it a "trade secret" of the thieves... they admitted it openly. Concealed carry scared the bejeebers out of them.<BR/><BR/>When the plates were changed to local resident plates, carjackings came to a screeching halt in this state. Period. The carjackers went elsewhere or took up a new trade.<BR/><BR/>Car rental agencies still sometimes put dealer ad plates on the front plate slot, since in Florida there is a number plate only on the rear bumper, but you can and should ask them to remove it if you rent a car in Florida.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-15530146338225775872007-04-17T15:22:00.000+00:002007-04-17T15:22:00.000+00:00but it surely doesn't do such a bad job of disarmi...<I>but it surely doesn't do such a bad job of disarming nutters. It's a long time now since Dunblane.</I><BR/><BR/>Could have achieved the same by banning Freemasons like Thomas Hamilton from owning guns. Then we wouldn't need the Cullen Enquiry to keep certain things under wraps for 100 years.<BR/><BR/>Chinese conspiracy theorists must amend their fantasies about the South Korean killer with his Green Card.....no doubt he felt he shouldn't bottle things up but spray grief aroundAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-6941212029973776082007-04-17T13:41:00.000+00:002007-04-17T13:41:00.000+00:00Anonymous 1:30pmYou might as well ask 'what if the...Anonymous 1:30pm<BR/>You might as well ask 'what if the lone gunman puts his gun away how will the police know who to kill?' - <BR/><BR/>they'll have loads of witnesses pointing the finger at the same chap.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-52303720364029690632007-04-17T13:30:00.000+00:002007-04-17T13:30:00.000+00:00So the students at VA should have been armed so th...So the students at VA should have been armed so they could shoot back. The cops turn up and have to decide which armed student is the gunman before shooting him. Or do they just shoot all armed students to solve the problem?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-66671721180985168302007-04-17T12:57:00.000+00:002007-04-17T12:57:00.000+00:00List of school massacres.It's noticable that prior...<A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_school_massacres" REL="nofollow">List of school massacres</A>.<BR/><BR/>It's noticable that prior to 1966 there was only a single incident of school massacre. Of course this list is incomplete but I'm not aware of any omissions. Perhaps there has been some cultural change that would explain the facts?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-25389535618491197172007-04-17T12:12:00.000+00:002007-04-17T12:12:00.000+00:00Those easiest to disarm are the responsible and la...<I>Those easiest to disarm are the responsible and law abiding citizens whose guns represent no meaningful social problem. Irresponsible and criminal owners, whose gun possession creates or exacerbates so many social ills, are the ones most difficult to disarm.</I><BR/><BR/>Isn't this overlooking a third category? British gun law may be rotten at disarming professional criminals, but it surely doesn't do such a bad job of disarming nutters. It's a long time now since Dunblane.Mr Grumpyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05317128956060393033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-30485236291930763322007-04-17T10:18:00.000+00:002007-04-17T10:18:00.000+00:00Bian Xiao Xia,It will be very interesting to see, ...Bian Xiao Xia,<BR/><BR/>It will be very interesting to see, should the killer's nationality be established as Chinese, whether or not the Central Committee will engage in the collective weeping and garment-rendering expected of the British and American governments and peoples. <BR/><BR/>They really should, but no - they do not kowtow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-69696231311705513112007-04-17T10:06:00.000+00:002007-04-17T10:06:00.000+00:00The Virginia killer had recently come straight fro...The Virginia killer had recently come straight from China where revenge mass killings by disgruntled lovers, businessmen, farmers etc, are common. Except in China guns are not so readily available so they use bombs, which are even more destructive. <BR/><BR/>http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&q=china+revenge+bomb&btnG=Search&meta=<BR/><BR/>Note also that Chinese youth are indoctrinated with anti-American sentiment (and anti-British and Japanese) throughout their schooling. Very likely this Chinese student was still bitter about Clinton's bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade in 1999. Anyone who finds this far-fetched need only ask a Chinese mainlander for confirmation. <BR/><BR/>So in fact we should be discussing this as a Chinese attack on the US.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-2739261648478620842007-04-17T08:02:00.000+00:002007-04-17T08:02:00.000+00:00I'm surprised to have a lot of time for Gerard Bak...I'm surprised to have a lot of time for Gerard Baker. You must have missed this <A HREF="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/gerard_baker/article1588756.ece" REL="nofollow">article</A> wherein we learn that Americans such as Jimmy Carter was too scared to publish a book equating Israel to Apartheid because of the climate of pro-Zionism in the US.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-78185378634330202192007-04-17T07:45:00.000+00:002007-04-17T07:45:00.000+00:00How can Britain host events like pistol shgooting ...How can Britain host events like pistol shgooting at the 2012 Olympics ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com