Stephen King on US gun contols.

Sammi79 · 01-26-13, 04:50 AM

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013...say-amazon-nra

Anyone read this yet?

I am going to buy it, I will post a brief description here if it is any good.

Regards,
Sam.

[edit] Well i might buy it once amazon/kindle sort their act out and let me here in the UK buy it.

GoldenRivet · 01-26-13, 09:03 AM

Purchased a brand new AR-15 last weekend.

It hasn't committed a violent crime yet

I'm keeping a close eye on it though mr. King

Onkel Neal · 01-26-13, 09:16 AM

It's ok to write the guide on how to conduct a schoolroom shooting (Rage), and to sell an essay on gun control?

Crécy · 01-26-13, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

It's ok to write the guide on how to conduct a schoolroom shooting (Rage), and to sell an essay on gun control?

Fiction is fiction.

em2nought · 01-26-13, 10:06 AM

I'd think Stephen King would be more afraid of minivans.

Oberon · 01-26-13, 10:16 AM

Guns don't kill people, Stephen King kills people.

ReallyDedPoet · 01-26-13, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Crécy

Fiction is fiction.

He is still wading into dangerous waters. He's allowed to though, it's a free country.

Skybird · 01-26-13, 10:39 AM

Heck, he definitely has a penetrating kill shot fired when saying the whole debate is about anything than the Second Amendment. My thoughts exactly. That is just a pretence. He says its about an attitude of holding to it no matter the collateral damage. I say it is also about lobbying for the US weapon manufacturer's profits: which saw a 30% rise last year.

It's also about fetishism. Want to tackle it? Send the bigger part of the population into psychotherapy.

Takes more than combat gear to make a man,
takes more than a rifle or a gun...

Or this (LINK).

Sammi79 · 01-26-13, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by reallydedpoet

He is still wading into dangerous waters. He's allowed to though, it's a free country.

I never played it actually.

Ba dum Pssshhh!

seriously though, has anyone actually read it?

@Neal - Please lock the thread if its only function is causing offense and accept my apologies. I only asked as I cannot yet read it myself. I will ask elsewhere, and will only add that the proceeds of the sales of Mr. Kings essay will go to a US charity supporting victims of gun violence.

[edit] actually never mind I have managed to find it on kindle UK. Not sure why it was so hard to find.

August · 01-27-13, 12:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Crécy

Fiction is fiction.

Fiction can become reality pretty quickly.

Cybermat47 · 01-26-13, 04:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

It's ok to write the guide on how to conduct a schoolroom shooting (Rage), and to sell an essay on gun control?

Yeah, but in fairness he does regret writing Rage, and he let it fall out of print out of fear that it could cause more shootings.

Sammi79 · 01-26-13, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Cybermat47

Yeah, but in fairness he does regret writing Rage, and he let it fall out of print out of fear that it could cause more shootings.

Actually he pulled it voluntarily against the wishes of several publishers. At least that's what he says.

TFatseas · 01-26-13, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

Purchased a brand new AR-15 last weekend.

It hasn't committed a violent crime yet

I'm keeping a close eye on it though mr. King

Yeah, I'm still waiting for mine to jump out of the safe to commit some immoral acts. So far I've been dissapointed.

"All proceeds will be donated to the Brady Campaign Against Gun Violence."

Where is a barf smiley when you need one?

Sammi79 · 01-31-13, 01:49 PM

I've got to say,

The subsim spelling nazis are clearly losing their touch. 200+ replies and not a single mention of the mistake in the title. It's just not good enough.

In fact it's so poor I've just had to do it for them.

And this used to be such a totalitarian forum. My oh my how things change...

Sailor Steve · 01-31-13, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Sammi79

The subsim spelling nazis are clearly losing their touch. 200+ replies and not a single mention of the mistake in the title. It's just not good enough.

No spelling nazis here. I'm concerned with grammar and usage, not typos. Anybody can make a mistake. It's the ones who actually abuse the language that bother me.

Quote:

In fact it's so poor I've just had to do it for them.

No, you're actually the only one.

Quote:

And this used to be such a totalitarian forum. My oh my how things change...

Still is, but only where behavior is concerned.

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Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,602 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Heck, he definitely has a penetrating kill shot fired when saying the whole debate is about anything than the Second Amendment. My thoughts exactly. That is just a pretence. He says its about an attitude of holding to it no matter the collateral damage. I say it is also about lobbying for the US weapon manufacturer's profits: which saw a 30% rise last year. It's also about fetishism. Want to tackle it? Send the bigger part of the population into psychotherapy. Takes more than combat gear to make a man, takes more than a rifle or a gun... Or this (LINK). __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

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Sammi79 XO Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Penzance Posts: 428 Downloads: 272 Uploads: 0	I've got to say, The subsim spelling nazis are clearly losing their touch. 200+ replies and not a single mention of the mistake in the title. It's just not good enough. In fact it's so poor I've just had to do it for them. And this used to be such a totalitarian forum. My oh my how things change... __________________ Gadewais fy beic nghadwyno i'r rhai a rheiliau, pan wnes i ddychwelyd, yno mae'n roedd... Wedi mynd.