For anybody who still believed in it, the Mumbai shootings exposed the myth of “gun control”. India had some of the strictest firearms laws in the world...Some of you have pointed out the Gandhi quote at the end of this column. I've been hesitant to emphasize it only because my understanding is he was advocating government, not private arms. If anyone can document differently, I'd appreciate the education.
Incidentally, my take on Mumbai will be out in a few months--I submitted a piece to GUNS Magazine at the beginning of the month.
[Via Doug H, cycjec]
There's a post over at Mike's place (Sipsey Street Irregulars) that has the article both as submitted and as printed.
ReplyDeleteWorth a look, eh wot, guvna?
the hell with gandhi.
ReplyDelete"if someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun."
tenzin gyatso, 14th dalai lama.
Yeah, Jon, but the idiot followed it up with "Not at the head, where a fatal wound might result. But at some other body part, such as a leg."
ReplyDelete"Incidentally, my take on Mumbai will be out in a few months--I submitted a piece to GUNS Magazine at the beginning of the month."
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to it David as always. Your column is one of the first reads each issue.
For any readers of TWOG that do not subscribe to FMG's "Guns" magazine you are missing something. I humbly suggest you subscribe and let the editor know why.
The writing of David Codrea, John Taffin and John Connor along with the other contributors are ample reasons to do so.