Mittens, Anyone?

Somewhere in heaven, an angel is gently prying the rifle away from a pair of cold dead hands.

What do you think?

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  1. pandoralady

    heston stood up for our rights as americans to carry a gun. he does not say kill or hand them out to children in school, that is the parents faults for not raising their children. it was not hestons job to do that. many people own guns and its a shame our

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  2. Puck

    Aaaah…and now we see why America has gained so much respect and affection on the world stage with the above comment.
    It isn’t Heston’s job to raise other people’s children, it’s not his job to put guns in easy reach either…maybe he should’ve kept his

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  3. Hesed

    I dont see how Americas 2nd Ammendement has anything to do with the worlds perception of us. It’s not like the 2nd Ammendment is new. So my guess is that whatever this new ill-sentiment is that it has little to do with our right to bear arms. (a right whi

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  4. iconic

    We have a gun totin’ cowboy President who,in a facedown with the world, taunted ” Bring ’em on. ” We have a foreign policy that lied us into preemptive war and resulted in massive loss of lives.
    The illsentiment directed at us, is not about our right t

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  5. Hesed

    Yeah, that’s what I was saying. I didn’t appreciate a certain someone trying to take my legitimate concern for Americas standing in the world and speciously link it to the 2nd ammendment.

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  6. Puck

    Well said Iconic, and I do agree…but the 2nd amendment doesn’t do you any favours.
    And it’s not even a negative opinion towards the US as much as it is bewilderment and confusion and sorrow about how many children have to be murdered at school/college

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  7. iconic

    I think what Puck is saying is that much of the rest of the world perceives that America has a bewildering disregard for the sanctity of life.
    Sadly, our current foreign policy may just reinforce that belief…….

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  8. Hesed

    Murder is already against the law.

    Using a firearm in the commission of a crime already carries a stiff penalty. For instance, say someone steals something from a store, they may get probation or a deferred sentence. Now steal that same item and stick

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  9. iconic

    Hesed, you have good and logical arguments.
    But when people can obtain guns with the ” gunshow loophole .”
    When too many children have been accidentally shot.
    When I read that Charlton Heston said that America ‘s ” problem ”
    is ” our mixed ethnicity

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  10. Puck

    Actually Hesed, in Australia (and the rest of the world) tighter gun laws have significantly reduced firearm related violence…which isn’t really strange at all, when you think about it.
    None of those gunowners was a criminal until they murdered someone

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