This one just left me speachless... can you tell she's a Journalism major?

[johnnymenudo]

I doubt she has what it takes to become a professional journalist. She will end up either employed in retail or become a professional mom. UW Eau Claire is not known as the breeding ground of fine journalists - and her column seems more on par with a high school publication. We don't need to worry about her as a professional journalist writing against CCW.

JM

 

[Sportcat]

Anyone gotten a response from her?

 

[Chrontius]

If officers don't know who has a gun or not, they will likely have to treat everyone as if they are carrying a dangerous weapon. And really, would you blame them?

Bleeping duh, woman! If they aren't already, they've got a rather short life expectency.

You know what? Tough. If people feel the need to conceal weapons, they should expect some consequences. And maybe being questioned now and then will be one of those consequences. If they don't commit crimes, they should have little to worry about. (If that's her opinion, then I guess she won't mind having her home searched occasionally by the police, just to be safe. After all, if she hasn't commited a crime, she should have little to worry about)

LOL, good one. Pity she'll never see any of this.

I certainly don't understand not giving the public and the police fair warning. If someone holds the power to surprise me and take my life in a matter of seconds, I deserve the right to at least know they have that power.

baka, baka, baka. Anyone with a modicum of physical fitness could do that barehanded.

Perhaps some sort of Scarlet Letter may be in order then?

Actually not a bad idea. Anyone remember the 'glock tucked in waistband' shirts? ^_^ Maybe make it a voluntary thing to serve as a deterrent in place of open carry.

 

[MachIVshooter]

"If officers don't know who has a gun or not, they will likely have to treat everyone as if they are carrying a dangerous weapon."

Find me a cop who doesn't. Why else would they search people before placing them in custody?

And when was the last time a police officer was shot by a permit holder? :banghead:

 

[Carl N. Brown]

How our Susans have changed!

from The Raid by Thomas R. Ramsey, Jr.
(Kingsort, 1973) about the Union
General Stoneman's raid from Knoxville
Tenn. to Saltville, Va.
[Dec 1864]
"Another incident of the bravery of
youngsters happened near what would
now be the eastern city limits of
Marion [Virginia]. There was a covered
bridge across the middle fork of the
Holston River....
[Major General Stephen] Burbridge
dispatched troops to burn this bridge.
They set it afire; however, nine year
old Susan Allen started pouring buckets
of water on the bridge. Seeing what she
was doing, the Union troops came back
and set fire to it again, and again
Susan saved the bridge. The third time
it was set afire, and Susan [was] warned
not to touch the fire; however, as soon
as the Yankees were out of sight, she
again put out the fire."

Susan Mac would probably have fainted
at the sight of all those soldiers with guns.

 

[beaucoup ammo]

Contact The Source Of Inane Dribble

If you click on the addy in "Drizzit's" original post #1 and scroll down, there's a "Contact Us" option to utilize. Believe it goes to the editor.

I'm not.. in any way.. going to direct them to the THR sight. However, if you feel compelled to make YOUR feelings known to the "author" and the Editor..go for it!

I intend to drop'em a line.

Take Care

 

[bigun15]

If someone holds the power to surprise me and take my life in a matter of seconds, I deserve the right to at least know they have that power.

I think that everyone here who has a drivers license (or drivers permit, in my case) and a car should notify her that they have the power to run her over or crash into her and take her life in a matter of seconds, because she deserves to know that we have that power.

 

[ghost squire]

authoritarian creature, ruled by emotions

I think thats called a woman!

 

[strambo]

What bothers me the most is not her silly, irrational fear of an inanimate object. It is that she is so weak and spineless that she didn't even have the courage to tell her mom "I don't feel comfortable around guns and I'd rather not take it out." How hard is that? She lacks even the most basic ability to assert herself in real (as opposed to printed) social situations, yet feels morally superior enough to want to dictate how everyone else should live.

 

[Working Man]

:banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

How amazingly, incredibly, . For some reason I thought people that
stupid did not exist.

If someone holds the power to surprise me and take my life in a matter of seconds, I deserve the right to at least know they have that power.

The ones who are going to kill you will not be the ones getting the license.

 

[Missouri Mule]

Yeah well.....she shouldn't be allowed to have confidential sources either when she gets her dream job with the national enquisitor.....

 

[afasano]

She's all for the right to bear arms but just for cops, that's like haviing the right to choose, but just for nuns.

 

[mathyoo]

Rule #1: A gun is always loaded.

Unless ofcourse its unloaded...right?

 

[Mongo the Mutterer]

My "High Road" Email to her

Dear Ms. MacLaughlin:

I had the opportunity to read your article "Conceal carry laws should not include privacy provisions" which was referenced by a forum I belong to. I am sure you have been contacted by several persons regarding your article, so I am going to make this respectful and brief. There are two quotes which I will challenge you to think about;

"The current piece of legislation makes me nervous. I don't like the idea of not knowing if Joe Schmo walking down the street is packing or not."

As Joe Schmo, I'd like to challenge your idea. (by the way I'm sending you this under my blog name so you won't know I'm packing).

Here is the challenge. Do you really think that someone who is licensed to carry a concealed firearm in 29 states, who has passed both tactical and practical training, who has been fingerprinted and checked with the FBI, is a threat to you? In every state where shall issue concealed carry laws have passed crime has gone down. Fact.

Recent UN reports have found that Scotland (possibly the land of your ancestors?) has the highest murder rate per capital. Scotland has very stringent gun control. Hmmm. Maybe the guns aren't killing after all…

I personally believe that it is more important for a woman than a man to be licensed and trained. My fiancee is. There are few out there who would want to rape me, who would try to rob me, or who would attempt to mess with me in any way. My lady is a different story.

Your second quote … "What's worse is that in its current form, the legislation states this vital information about who is carrying a concealed weapon should be kept totally private - even from law enforcement."

Okay, why the privacy? Because a citizen deserves it. Would you wish that your CCW be publicized to your abusive ex-husband? To neighborhood thugs who want to hold up your shop?

Police officers treat everyone they stop as potential threat now. If they don't Darwin will catch up with them with a vengeance.

If you are interested in the police's role in protecting you as an individual person, I would suggest you review two legal cases -- Warren v. District of Columbia and DeShaney v. Winnebago County. You will find that the police, by Supreme Court decision, have a duty to protect the "public", not any individual.

I would urge you to research firearms and concealed carry laws. I believe you will find that you can become quite comfortable around both, once you realize that your initial response could have been emotional not logical.

I am certain there are folks in Eau Claire who would be most happy to take you to a target range or introduce you to several shooters.

Best regards,


Mongo

 

[Carl N. Brown]

Mongo- good response.

 

[JImbothefiveth]

Despite what the National Rifle Association says, it is in fact guns, not people alone, that kill other people.

I guess the FBI lied, there are no other mruders

If officers don't know who has a gun or not, they will likely have to treat everyone as if they are carrying a dangerous weapon. And really, would you blame them?

Criminals will carry illegally anyway, so cops should never assume they aren't.

Further, the public has a right to know who is and is not carrying a concealed weapon.

Says who? And, I doubt this person's an OC supporter.

Zien and Gunderson said in a recent Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article it wouldn't be fair to those choosing to conceal weapons, because it would make them targets in criminal investigations, even if they didn't have a reason to suspect them.

You know what? Tough. If people feel the need to conceal weapons, they should expect some consequences. And maybe being questioned now and then will be one of those consequences. If they don't commit crimes, they should have little to worry about.

Why should I have to be a suspect when I did nothing wrong? Maybe we should include liberals like this in investigations of any crime involving bombing, Bill Ayers, etc.

When we're talking about something as serious as guns - which can take a life in an instant - a free flow of information is imperative.

Bill Ayers has killed more peopel than I have.

I understand guns are a necessary part of life. People use them to hunt. Police officers and the men and women in the armed services use them for protection. I understand the Bill of Rights guarantees we all have the right to bear arms.

I don't understand letting anybody who jumps through small hoops walk through the streets with a gun in their back pocket.

Why not? They've gone through a background check, probably had some training, and a criminal probably wouldn't get the license anyway.

I certainly don't understand not giving the public and the police fair warning. If someone holds the power to surprise me and take my life in a matter of seconds, I deserve the right to at least know they have that power.

Criminals don't, and I don't want criminals to know. And we still need to search all liberal college student's houses, because I deserve to know whether or not they are going to bomb my neighborhood.

If people are given the choice to conceal and carry weapons, the rest of us should be given the opportunity to have an informed choice on weather or not to associate with them.

I'm not breaking any laws. And, if we know who is armed, then we can conclude who isn't. Therefore, CCW wouldn't reduce crime as much because the criminals wouldn't have that unknown.

 

[buckeye8]

Even if it takes 3 and a half years, Jimbo will rebut your anti-gun nonsense.

 

[Justin]

This one's a bit past the sell-by date, I think.