Posted on 11/17/2005 2:05:34 PM PST by Murtyo
Minister for Defence Willie O'Dea holds an automatic pistol during an exercise at the Curragh Camp, Co Kildare, yesterday.
Someone should take that pistol from him, remove all the rounds, and then whip him with it.
related article from www.RTE.ie/news
No offence meant by gun photos: O'Dea
17 November 2005 19:46
The Minister for Defence, Willie O'Dea, has said he did not intend to offend anyone by pointing a gun at a camera and smiling for the media while posing for photographs yesterday.
Speaking on RTÉ Radio's News At One, Mr O'Dea said it was by no means his intention to glamorise gun crime.
The photographs, which were taken during an exercise at the Curragh camp in Co Kildare, appeared on the front page of this morning's Irish Times and Irish Examiner.
Earlier, the Labour leader, Pat Rabbitte, told the Dáil the photograph was an ill-judged, tasteless stunt by a minister mad on publicity.
The photograph was also criticised during the Order of Business by the Green Party leader, Trevor Sargent, Fine Gael's Bernard Durkan and Labour's Joe Costello.
The Socialist Party leader, Joe Higgins, asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health, Mary Harney, if in the interests of security she had asked Mr O'Dea to check in his weapon before entering the Dáil chamber. But Mr Higgins added that it was no laughing matter.
that and more, what a moron.
From the trigger guard it looks like a Glock ... and his finger is on the trigger!
How many cops have made this tragic mistake?
Good G-d, no!
You'll mar the finish!
The guy looks like a real moron -- especially with his finger on the trigger. I hope other parts of the Irish defense establishment are better.
good point
With his finger on the trigger, no less.
There can be more than one moron present at a time.
That's yet another problem with gun control. This twit has had no education, formal or informal, on how to handle a gun. All he knows is what he's seen in the movies.
Agreed. My cats would have more sense around guns.
>> ... and his finger is on the trigger
as I see it his finger is behind the guard, but not properly held out straight.
Look again, I may be wrong.
I'm sure Bush feels that way about the press, too...
To be fair, it may have been a remote-controlled shutter on the camera (I sure hope so!).
He also appears to be left-eye dominant.
RTE cameraman = IRA propagandist, I won't lose sleep over it.
Another thread here on the story:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1524530/posts
Oh, the horror!
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