Stephen King on US gun contols. - Page 2

Platapus · 01-26-13, 03:40 PM

Could you please make the point why anyone would care what a fiction author's opinion is on gun control?

I am sure the guy who picks up my trash has an opinion on it too.

MH · 01-26-13, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

Could you please make the point why anyone would care what a fiction author's opinion is on gun control?

I am sure the guy who picks up my trash has an opinion on it too.

Ooooo then you are most likely the batman.

Platapus · 01-26-13, 04:02 PM

It is kinda like asking me what my opinion is on neurosurgery techniques.

Yeah, I probably have an opinion on it, but why would anyone care?

Cybermat47 · 01-26-13, 04:10 PM

Agree with him or not, he sure has balls.

Cybermat47 · 01-26-13, 04:14 PM

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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?

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, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

Could you please make the point why anyone would care what a fiction author's opinion is on gun control?

I am sure the guy who picks up my trash has an opinion on it too.

Gladly. I would say that the fact he is a fiction writer is irrelevant to the topic at hand compared to the fact he is born and bred American citizen and a proud owner of several guns, and that he is not personally profiting from this venture.

But then why would anyone place any value at all on opinions about a work they won't even read?

Why indeed would anyone care about anyone else opinion?

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.

Platapus · 01-26-13, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Sammi79

Why indeed would anyone care about anyone else opinion?

That's the thing about the worth of opinions. When you put in your two cents, people will only give you a penny for your thoughts.

Sammi79 · 01-26-13, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

That's the thing about the worth of opinions. When you put in your two cents, people will only give you a penny for your thoughts.

Very droll.

Its quite good really, just unfortunate that everyone except its target audience will read it.

Onkel Neal · 01-26-13, 06:50 PM

Who is the target audience? (And I object to the term "target" in this instance.) ((just kidding!)).

01-26-13, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

Could you please make the point why anyone would care what a fiction author's opinion is on gun control?

I am sure the guy who picks up my trash has an opinion on it too.

Wait, you have to have a specific qualification to have a positive opinion on gun control?

Can we make anti-gun-control spokesmen require a license too? I'm really sick of hearing about nutjobs threatening to start a rebellion and murder a bunch of people if the "GURVERNMURNT TRIES TO TERK OUR GURNS"

TFatseas · 01-26-13, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

Who is the target audience? (And I object to the term "target" in this instance.) ((just kidding!)).

I find it funny that the book is supposed to "provoke rational discussion" yet all the proceeds go to the largest anti-2A lobby in America.

Yeah, ok.

Sailor Steve · 01-26-13, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Rilder

Wait, you have to have a specific qualification to have a positive opinion on gun control?

No, but if you're a famous person you tend to expect people to take your opinion more seriously than others. Platapus merely pointed out that Mr. King's opinion is not nearly as special as Mr. King seems to think it is.

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Can we make anti-gun-control spokesmen require a license too? I'm really sick of hearing about nutjobs threatening to start a rebellion and murder a bunch of people if the "GURVERNMURNT TRIES TO TERK OUR GURNS"

Have you heard a lot of that here? Maybe others are sick of hearing demeaning, dismissive "Guns are all evil and I'm tired of hearing you say otherwise!"

spydar1959 · 01-27-13, 12:52 AM

First off,yes I own guns. Been around them my whole life. Was in the Army. They gave me an M-16 and trained me to hunt and kill other human beings. Have I done that? No. It is up to the individual. Magizine size or rate off fire? Makes no differance. Look at anyone who does speed shooting with a single action revolver. And if I can't have them, why are all these goverment offices buying them up? Half a million rounds and magizines for Social Security is a bit odd, don't you think? Read what the founding fathers wrote about the second amenment. It was not about your idividual rights, but as a nation as a whole. If the goverment gets out off hand, you knock them down and start over. That is why they put all those safety mechanisms in the constitution. And if you think by getting rid of these weapons or clips is going to make people play nice together, have you got a lot to learn. And according to the FBI, the weapon of choice in most violent crimes last year was a baseball bat. Have not seen them go after them yet.

August · 01-27-13, 12:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Crécy

Fiction is fiction.

Fiction can become reality pretty quickly.

01-26-13, 03:40 PM	#16
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,362 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Could you please make the point why anyone would care what a fiction author's opinion is on gun control? I am sure the guy who picks up my trash has an opinion on it too. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

01-26-13, 04:02 PM	#18
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,362 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	It is kinda like asking me what my opinion is on neurosurgery techniques. Yeah, I probably have an opinion on it, but why would anyone care? __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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Cybermat47 Willing Webfooted Beast Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Australia Posts: 5,408 Downloads: 300 Uploads: 23	Agree with him or not, he sure has balls. __________________ Historical TWoS Gameplay Guide: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?p=2572620 Historical FotRSU Gameplay Guide: https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/sho....php?p=2713394

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Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,383 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	Who is the target audience? (And I object to the term "target" in this instance.) ((just kidding!)). __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

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spydar1959 Seaman Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Directly above the center of the earth Posts: 36 Downloads: 126 Uploads: 0	Just a few thoughts on this... First off,yes I own guns. Been around them my whole life. Was in the Army. They gave me an M-16 and trained me to hunt and kill other human beings. Have I done that? No. It is up to the individual. Magizine size or rate off fire? Makes no differance. Look at anyone who does speed shooting with a single action revolver. And if I can't have them, why are all these goverment offices buying them up? Half a million rounds and magizines for Social Security is a bit odd, don't you think? Read what the founding fathers wrote about the second amenment. It was not about your idividual rights, but as a nation as a whole. If the goverment gets out off hand, you knock them down and start over. That is why they put all those safety mechanisms in the constitution. And if you think by getting rid of these weapons or clips is going to make people play nice together, have you got a lot to learn. And according to the FBI, the weapon of choice in most violent crimes last year was a baseball bat. Have not seen them go after them yet.

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