Perhaps a sign of how blind the liberally-biased media are to arguments from gun rights advocates, CBS's Andrew Cohen wrote in his Washington Post "Bench Conference" blog that "There Is Irony in the Tragedy at Virginia Tech."
I learned from CBS News' Armen Keteyian that school administrators and college officials at Virginia Tech had in fact implemented reasonable security measures (against the wishes of state legislators) designed to limit guns on campus. In other words, even though the university was relatively proactive in confronting the problem of guns on campus, the brutal slayings occurred anyway.
Actually, that's not so much irony as the law of unintended consequences, something that any pro-gun rights advocate could tell Cohen. I've not seen a worse definition of irony since Alanis Morissette wrote a song about it. (continued...)
How about this for "irony," Mr. Cohen? Some thoughts on the Virginia Tech shootings from liberals who favor gun rights (pro-gun progressives).
Update: Heck, why not. Since YouTube has "Ironic," enjoy:
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Liberals are surprised that
April 17, 2007 - 16:25 ET by motherbeltLiberals are surprised that an unbalanced guy who wanted to hurt a lot of people ignored the gun ban on campus.
The same Liberals can't understand why more people are in jail, even though the crime rate is down.
A reporter than can't properl
April 17, 2007 - 16:28 ET by Mean Gene Dr. LoveA reporter than can't properly identify irony...it would be priceless if it was a rare occurance.
"I'd rather be bald than to pretend that I'm not!" --Mean Gene Dr. Love on comb-overs.
Gun control is predicated on
April 17, 2007 - 19:11 ET by EdhenryGun control is predicated on the belief/hope that all citizens are reasonable and non-violent. Can't just wish this so; kinda like saying no war will will/wish islamo-facists into non-violence and liking us. All of us wish these so, but that just don't make 'em so.
The 2nd amendment is the first amendment behind free speech for a reason. And beside the 2nd amendment arguement, in this case, I bet fewer students would have died if one or more of them had a 9mm.
I would rather have reasonable and unresaonable persons have access to guns, than just unreasonable persons having guns (they will get them because they are unreasonable and will ignore the law).
Ed, you are so right! Many
April 17, 2007 - 19:16 ET by lnthompEd, you are so right! Many of the same people also believe wars are caused by the existence of military personnel and equipment, and that the only reason there is crime is that we have policemen (or in their terms, "pigs").
Lee T.
U.S. Navy (ret.) / Hillsboro, Oregon
The history of the race, and each individual's experience, are thick with evidence that a truth is not hard to kill and that a lie told well is immortal.-- Mark Twain
That is absolutely correct.
April 17, 2007 - 19:20 ET by Mean Gene Dr. LoveThat is absolutely correct. It is the reasonable people with guns that keep the unreasonable people with guns in check. Without reasonable gun owners, the unreasonable people will go unchecked.
"I'd rather be bald than to pretend that I'm not!" --Mean Gene Dr. Love on comb-overs.
VERY well stated! Leftists
April 17, 2007 - 21:10 ET by UnsaneVERY well stated! Leftists do have this thing for wishing and dreaming for things that just aren't going to happen.
Some of us just cannot accept that there is evil in the world, and that the only way to deal with that evil is 1) with violence and 2) the threat of imminent violence.
I'd be wondering if guns ar
April 18, 2007 - 02:43 ET by radiofitz34I'd be wondering if guns are eliminated from owners, would there then be an anti-knife lobby group?