Comments on: A Profoundly Depressing Book

By: Tatyana

Tatyana — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:48:55 +0000

This phrase also makes little sense to me:”Even though there is legislation, there are (sic!) and enormous number of cases where weapons are misused”.
Do they think legislation in itself, no matter what it is, is the most effective measure against “misused” weapons?

By: bgates

bgates — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:10:20 +0000

that’s the sort of empty-headed jingoism that one expects from American books

Only if one is an ignorant foreigner.

By: John C

John C — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:33:03 +0000

This reminds me of “The Gift Of Fear” by Gavin De Becker.

Great book – until (thankfully at the end) he discusses firearms and “so-called second amendment rights”.

By: ThomasD

ThomasD — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:30:29 +0000

The legal requirements in Britain, however, probably give the safest guidelines for owning and storing weapons.

This needs to read in context. The subjects within the UK have neither second nor first amendment type guarantees.

In other words, that statement was likely necessary to ensure publication.

Pravda is pravda, even in the Queens english.

By: DOuglas2

DOuglas2 — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:20:03 +0000

Boris disarmed one of the attackers and used the same weapon to threaten same. Had he not already been a high-profile person, he very well might have been charged.
Even clubs are outlawed in the UK. If you make preparations to cause injury, that is a crime. No cricket-bats under the bed. Baseball bats are right out, as they have no reasonable use other than as a weapon ;)

By: renminbi

renminbi — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:17:37 +0000

http://www.countingcats.com/?p=4964#comments

In England the police (and the political authorities) are the enemy-they seem much more interested in harassing the law abiding than in catching criminals. If you injure a criminal you may be the one in trouble.They have a government that fails in its most basic responsibility.
On the London Underground, I was amused at how reluctant London’s finest were to remove a disorderly drunk I reported to them.

By: Mike K

Mike K — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:15:05 +0000

There is an old saying that applies here: “God made all men but Samuel Colt made them equal.”

By: dearieme

dearieme — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:58:52 +0000

“the legal requirements in Britain, however, probably give the safest guidelines..”: poor stuff – that’s the sort of empty-headed jingoism that one expects from American books, not British.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:20:41 +0000

Sounds like a lousy book.

By: Kirk Parker

Kirk Parker — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:13:49 +0000

Depressing? Are you sure it’s not comedy?

The legal requirements in Britain, however, probably give the safest guidelines for owning and storing weapons.

ROFL!