tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post8699049907186935690..comments2024-03-30T00:09:27.602+13:00Comments on Not PC: Fire, fire!Peter Cresswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-23078277473034744942008-06-09T08:08:00.000+12:002008-06-09T08:08:00.000+12:00I thought Peter Linton was quite restrained (and c...I thought Peter Linton was quite restrained (and courteous) in his comments, and made some excellent points. Part of the problem being on a panel like that is having to get your point(s) across in a very short time. <BR/><BR/>By the end of the programme, Willie Jackson was deferring to Peter as the resident firearms expert.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-57530195722213413522008-06-09T02:19:00.000+12:002008-06-09T02:19:00.000+12:00After watching the Eye to Eye, I thought Peter Lin...After watching the <I>Eye to Eye</I>, I thought Peter Linton wasn't ferocious enough in his argument. Although I disagree with Hone's argument, I think lots of people who watched the show probably like the arguments put forward by Marie Dhyberg & Hone against Peter Linton & John Tamihere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-2560713701046209452008-06-08T23:58:00.000+12:002008-06-08T23:58:00.000+12:00Phil: you can't shoot them though. Not that anyone...Phil: you can't shoot them though. Not that anyone could afford ammo, anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-75173308361156230122008-06-08T22:49:00.000+12:002008-06-08T22:49:00.000+12:00There is no current Libertarianz policy prohibitin...There is no current Libertarianz policy prohibiting the private ownership of mortars or grenade launchers. In fact, even under the current regime it is possible to legally purchase and possess such weapons, with the appropriate endorsement on your firearms license.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05279188472735256079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-69653766166920489812008-06-08T20:57:00.000+12:002008-06-08T20:57:00.000+12:00"Personally I will choose for myself what I own on..."Personally I will choose for myself what I own on my property and the State or Libz can piss off out of it thanks"<BR/>yup. Same here.KGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01940428991630766942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-44496669162569380322008-06-08T20:12:00.000+12:002008-06-08T20:12:00.000+12:00Personally I will choose for myself what I own on ...Personally I will choose for myself what I own on my property and the State or Libz can piss off out of it thanks<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Socialist pricks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-9087723219355619112008-06-08T18:52:00.000+12:002008-06-08T18:52:00.000+12:00PCSo private individuals have no right to own an R...PC<BR/><BR/>So private individuals have no right to own an RPG or a mortar or 105mm artillery piece?<BR/><BR/>LGMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-52256429185572160532008-06-08T11:50:00.000+12:002008-06-08T11:50:00.000+12:00But people could have a lot of fun with those weap...But people could have a lot of fun with those weapons on their own property, are you not denying them their freedom?<BR/><BR/>If I may make a comparison with drugs. Drugs increace violence, but it is possible to use drugs and not be violent. Motars etc increace the damage from violence, but it is also possible to use them quite safely. Yet you would permit the former but not the latter.<BR/>Personaly If I had lots of money and a big property I would find it fun to use high powered weapons to blow stuff up, but I would never take drugs.<BR/><BR/>Note I agree with you on the right to self defence.<BR/><BR/>Personaly I would feel much safer next door to someone with an RPG than someone with a hand gun(or even merely a knife) on "P".Comrade MOThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17064433671840996528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-73376073560480648072008-06-08T10:27:00.000+12:002008-06-08T10:27:00.000+12:00My own view on tasers is summed up in an older pos...My own view on tasers is summed up in <A HREF="http://pacificempire.org.nz/2006/11/22/tasers-cautionary-tales/" REL="nofollow">an older post at Pacific Empire</A><BR/><BR/>Essentially, they are great and everyone should have one, but in the United Police States they are sometimes used inappropriately as a 50,000 volt torture device on restrained, physically-non-violent suspects.<BR/><BR/>The words "induce compliance" run a shiver down my spine.Luke Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09929408708481681826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-64192426553335481552008-06-07T23:57:00.000+12:002008-06-07T23:57:00.000+12:00Short answer, Comrade, is no.Our aim is simple, an...Short answer, Comrade, is no.<BR/><BR/>Our aim is simple, and can be summed up as amending the Bill of Rights to recognise the right to self-defence,and to the means thereof.<BR/><BR/>Mortars, RPGs, and private nuclear weapons wouldn't fit that description.<BR/><BR/>Hope that helps.Peter Cresswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-75054680495967836352008-06-07T21:56:00.000+12:002008-06-07T21:56:00.000+12:00Would Libz let people have over powerful weapons, ...Would Libz let people have over powerful weapons, like mortars, RPG, highly powerful bombs etc. ?Comrade MOThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17064433671840996528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-11067018490509210382008-06-07T18:28:00.000+12:002008-06-07T18:28:00.000+12:00He could also be arguing for Tame Iti's view that ...He could also be arguing for Tame Iti's view that the possession and use of firearms, without a license, is a <A HREF="http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2006/06/tuhoe_custom.html" REL="nofollow">customary right</A> - for Tuhoe, at least.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05279188472735256079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-68034932428248677782008-06-07T16:10:00.000+12:002008-06-07T16:10:00.000+12:00Without watching I think I can guess what Hone wil...Without watching I think I can guess what Hone will have to say - police should not use tasers just in case a given crim they decide to use one on happens to be Maori.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com