PM shuns US 'slavish love of guns'

ninemsn ^ | Mar 1, 2006 | NA

[neverdem]

Prime Minister John Howard says he tightened gun laws after the Port Arthur massacre because he did not want Australia going down the same path as the United States.

Mr Howard, on the eve of his 10th anniversary in office, said the nation's grief over the 1996 Port Arthur massacre had been a great opportunity to tighten Australia's gun laws.

"I would call that very definitely an extraordinary outpouring of amazement and grief in this country and I knew out of that there was an opportunity to grab the moment and think about a fundamental change to gun laws in this country," he told the Nine Network.

Mr Howard said he did not want Australia to adopt the American stance on guns.

"I did not want Australia to go down the American path," he said.

"There are some things about America I admire and there are some things I don't.

"And one of the things I don't admire about America is their ... slavish love of guns. They're evil."

[E. Pluribus Unum]

"And one of the things I don't admire about America is their ... slavish love of guns. They're evil."

No mention of the fact that the violent crime rate in Australia has INCREASED since the ban began.

Facts that are inconvenient are evil too, eh Howie?

[el_texicano]

"after the Port Arthur massacre because he did not want Australia going down the same path as the United States."

What...pray tell is that path Mr. Howard? The second amendment which we hold dear? Mr. Prime Minister, pull your head out of your arse.

[TheOracleAtLilac]

45-50% sounds like another govt WAG.
How would they begin to know ? - gun owners don't advertise & there's no space on the census form.

[Beckwith]

They're evil

What an incredibly stupid remark.

[joesnuffy]

Who the hell does HE think he is.....GOD?

Lying sack of crap...sold his own people out to muslim violence...his own young female citizens to muslim rape squads and his own people out to violent criminals..

All 'Dictators' should come to the same end as Mussolini and Hitler...

Thank OUR founding fathers for sacrificing all they had to bring us the Constitution of the United States...and our Bill of Rights....and curse all who would seek to usurp it.

imo

[Dr.Zoidberg]

Well my opinion of Mr. Howard just dropped to zero.

A firearm is a tool. Until it is picked up and used, it's perfectly neutral in alignment. It's the hand that wields that tool that makes the choice for good or ill.

The only evil, Mr. Howard, is in the heart of man. If you're too damned stupid to grasp that simple fact, then there is no hope for you. Pity the poor Aussies who are led by a fool such as you.

[RobbyS]

I prefer a gun over a boomerang any day.

[Galveston Grl]

It is more a love of self defense/human life. The gun is a tool.

[Leatherneck_MT]

No he'd rather take his country into the stinking cesspool that Euroarabia is swimming in.

Howard..

Howie..

Must be a connection.

Both are flaming retards.

[Dead Dog]

.Slavish is rather extreme language.

Orwellian actually. Right out of the Ministry of Truth.

[beltfed308]

Mr Howard said he did not want Australia to adopt the American stance on guns.

Thats ok Mr. Howard. I feel the same about your stance so please keep them on your side of the pond.

[neverdem]

What's a WAG?

[TheOracleAtLilac]

WAG = wild ass guess

[litehaus]

"Gun owners (& a slavish love of guns) in America is a minority position."

Watcha talking bout? 45/50 percent ADMIT to having/owning.....Wanna bet against the %age being much higher? You'd lose that bet FRiend.....

[INSENSITIVE GUY]

Praise Sam Colt!

[B Knotts]

They're evil.

LOL

What idiocy.

[hang 'em]

Now how could a thing this beautiful be evil?

[TheOracleAtLilac]

I'd be interested in your source of #'s

I vaguely remember some reference to 90million(?) gun owners in posession of 300million(?) guns

[Ohioan]

The Right & Duty To Keep & Bear Arms.

[Paul_Denton]

Congratulations Howard. You just lost a lot of my respect.