Posted on 09/20/2014 11:41:43 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA
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Liam Neeson, legendary Irish actor and star of such films as Takenand Non-Stop, does not identify with the hardcore, gun-toting action heroes he so often portrays.
"I am totally for gun control in the U.S.," Neeson said in an interview with The Independent. "The population of America is roughly 300 million and there are 300 million guns in this country, which is terrifying."
Neeson criticized the National Rifle Association's response to the 2012 shooting in Newton, Connecticut, which the actor summarized as, "If that teacher had been armed..."
"It's crazy," Neeson said. "I'll give Britain its dues, when they had the Dunblane massacre in Scotland, within 24 hours the gun laws were changed so you could not have a handgun."
Neeson became an official U.S. citizen five years ago. He says of the Constitution: "It is the right to bear arms which is the problem. I think if the Founding Fathers knew what was happening they would be turning in their graves with embarrassment at how that law has been interpreted."
Problem is - many cartoon characters are "voiced" by the same actors you want to boycott.
The entertainment field just attracts a lot of moonbats.
“Legendary”? I’ve never even heard of this pissant. Olivier, yes, but not this guy.
But that’s probably not saying much, I pride myself on being out of the loop re pop culture. I was pizzed at myself that when some guy referred to a show as “Prancing With The Orcs” or something like that, I knew what show he referred to, though I’ve never seen it.
Hmm...`dumb@zz’ is kind of generic non-nationality specific.
“Limey”, “Pommy”, “Johnny Bull”..... now those are Anglophobic.
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This ahole Neeson should have croaked instead of his wife.
Thanks for speaking, Mr. Neeson. You hold well to your name. You brit bastard of humanity. He is not, an Irishman.
Well, ain’t you the dandy? PO.
I am certain he purchases carbon offsets for all of that space too/s
You, sir are no Scotman. PO.
I agree. It IS terrifying that there’s 300 million guns in America....there should be at least 600 million.
I’m Irish, I have family in Dublim I go to Ireland its as Socialist as it gets. So is Scotland my friend and so is the UK, Germany, and every other EU country. Liam Neesan is a good decent guy who was raised to be a good Socialist and he is. I expect nothing else from him.
I was going to see the new one “Walk Among the Tombstones” tonight. Now I’ll pass and Liam can kiss my arse.
If you haven’t already done it read the Scudder series instead. Great books,by Lawrence Block.
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I’m talking Mel blanc!
Thanks. I’ll take a look at it.
Article says he's been a citizen for 5 years now. Probably a tax refugee from confiscatory rates.
If Liam says we must demand that the government take away NFhale’s guns, then who are we to question it?
After all in 1996 he played Michael Collins freeing the Irish from the English rule.
Clearly he must be an expert in freedom.
How am I a dandy and how am I no true Scot?.
Sortof like even the military are not allowed to have weapons unless their unit is in formation???? Yeah, I suspect they are rolling over in their graves.
1—No, you are an American. An American of Irish blood. Big difference. Be proud of both, but you are an American. An Irish or Scottish person is someone born and bred in that nation, brought up in its culture.
We roll our eyes over here when people from the US say they are Irish or Scottish or English or German. You aren’t. Its great you love your heritage, but your aren’t Irish or Scots. You weren’t born or raised there. Its culture isn’t yours. The culture of 1700 or 1850 may be, but the one of 2014 isn’t. I have Norman and Flemish blood, but I don’t think I am French or Belgian.
2—As for socialism, there are tens of millions of European conservatives, conservatism has surged back in popularity in the last few years as Europe leans more to the right, including the UK which has a Tory-heavy coalition, and a Tory Prime Minister, and you know that UKIP, a real conservative party, is the fastest growing party in the UK, as similar parties gain traction across Europe. Europe has and is moving right. To say ‘all Europeans are socialist’ is just stupid.
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