Posted on 12/14/2012 8:25:09 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY
The Connecticut school shooting that left 27 people dead — including as many as 20 children — has prompted Hollywood celebrities to demand stricter gun control because they believe it will prevent similar tragedies from occurring in the future.
“Too soon to speak out about a gun-crazy nation? No, too late,” far-left filmmaker Michael Moore tweeted. “At least THIRTY-ONE school shootings since Columbine.”
“The way to honor these dead children is to demand strict gun control, free mental health care, and an end to violence as public policy,” he added.
Screenwriter Kevin Williamson agreed. “We need gun control. Stop defending your right to bear arms. You’re stupid,” he tweeted.
Pop singer Michelle Branch tweeted: “Gun control people!!! My heart is breaking. As a parent this is my worst nightmare.”
“Parks and Recreation” star Rashida Jones said that “gun control is our only road to freedom” via her official Twitter account.
“Freedom from the fear of senselessly losing children. I’m so saddened. WE NEED LAWS NOW,” she added.
CNN host Piers Morgan wondered aloud on Twitter whether President Barack Obama would have the courage to “stand up to the American gun lobby.” He also tweeted the hashtag #guncontrol.
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How many of these celebrities are willing to have guns taken away from their armed bodyguards? (I didn’t think so. They don’t need guns because they have other people to carry them.)
Good point.
Maybe the “libs” should go to OZ in search of a brain.
Aren’t schools already “gun free zones”.
How much more gun control can you have than that?
And how did it work?
We can’t even control access to drugs in prisons - the ultimate example of government control, and they want to restrict a device that any moderately educated person can build in their garage?
Aren’t schools already “gun free zones”.
How much more gun control can you have than that?
And how did it work?
We can’t even control access to drugs in prisons - the ultimate example of government control, and they want to restrict a device that any moderately educated person can build in their garage?
Aren’t schools already “gun free zones”.
How much more gun control can you have than that?
And how did it work?
We can’t even control access to drugs in prisons - the ultimate example of government control, and they want to restrict a device that any moderately educated person can build in their garage?
Thousands of one room school houses across the nation were kept safe by a shotgun standing in the corner, over these last 100 years.
Perhaps visit a school district in Israel?
The duty of teachers is to keep children safe at school, they stand in loco parentis. That danger now includes shooters who would enter the school and kill students. The answer, and the only answer of any American who has an ounce of sense is to arm teachers and make sure they are trained to discharge their duty to keep students safe.
Its just that simple.Meanwhile these celebrities think that disarming law abiding citizens is the answer, so that those law abiding citizens too will be victims to the next crazy a$$holes like you celebreties are, who come along armed?..... Making Americans all into sheep who must depend on others for self defence, one of the most basic human rights of any civilized nation?
Never, Kevin, never.
I'll uphold your 1st Amendment right to free speech while I'm at it.
Go ahead, be stupid, the floor is yours.
/johnny
Celebrities call for gun control. Will this control include their bodyguards?
Nobody at that school had a gun and the police came to late to save the dead children. These celebs are freaking stupid.
Link?
It’s on Drudge, but here: http://www.courant.com/sns-rt-us-china-stabbingsbre8bd065-20121213,0,5592318.story
The kids are not reported to be dead, but “slashed” with the perp’s knife.
We already have thousands of gun laws in effect, with little or no effect. Yet, these idiots want more! Gun laws only effect law abiding gun owners and will never deter the criminal element or those that want to kill other people.
Do away with guns, and the person intent on killing people will find another way ... bombs, knives, baseball bats ... they will find something.
....are we going to find out later all these people have armed bodyguards?
So these azzes would rather over a million people a year who use guns to defend themselves would be raped, robbed, or killed.
It’s not about guns. It’s about CONTROL.
And this won’t end well...
“I guess Hollywood is content with majority-rightwing police and military owning all the weapons exclusively then...right?”
Try that argument with any committed progressivist/Marxist. Just say, “So you would prefer that the only people with firearms should be the jack-booted oppressors of the working class?” Enjoy watching their heads spin;)
Well DumbWood, you first quit making tens of thousands of movies having gratuitous gun violence.
All of these people likely have some sort of security with handguns.
Many of them make moves riddled with explosions and gun fights.
None of them believe you plebs should own one.
I bet all these buffoons have armed body guards whenever they go out in public. They don’t need to bear arms because they have someone else pack their heat.
Its so funny seeing these leftist Hollywood parasites going on and on about gun control, then they make movie after movie after movie with non stop gun violence that they make money off of..then they preach to US about gun control..unbelievable
Excellent point...
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