Thread: Summer gun wars: Jesse Jackson leads the way

Radical proposal: Until we have more data on the influence movie violence may or may not have on the actions of people, it should be illegal to portray on screen any kind of weapon that is banned by federal law. A show of hands, Hollywood? Hollywood? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBmkor9WF0U

Not surprisingly, Stallone apparently holds a concealed carry permit. http://www.riflegear.com/blogimages/.../response3.jpg Yo Adrian, hypocrite alert!

The rumor among industry insiders is that Sly will finally put his money where his mouth is on gun control when he starts filming Rambo V. The movie’s plot will revolve around the Iranian army launching a ground war and John Rambo’s attempts to singlehandedly repel the attack armed with nothing but a DHS instructional video and a pair of scissors. http://www.nypost.com/p/news/nationa...puVezePd6trYoM

Finally, food for thought for anybody in Hollywood — including Stallone, Ah-nuld or anybody else — who claim movies are “just entertainment” and don’t have anything to do with real life vio lence: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...ies-are-408895

Tom Francois @Tom_Francois

Hollywood N it w its: "You can't blame movies for gun violence!"

Really? Then why did Obama blame the Benghazi massacre on one? Lib eralun tics!

8:18 PM - 31 Jan 13

Hollywood N it w its: "You can't blame movies for gun violence!"

Really? Then why did Obama blame the Benghazi massacre on one? Lib eralun tics!

Biden says curbs on guns won't stop massacres
Published January 31, 2013 - Associated Press

WASHINGTON – Vice President Joe Biden says curbs on guns can reduce firearm deaths but won't ensure an end to mass killings like December's slaying of 20 first-graders in Newtown, Conn.

Biden met with Senate Democrats on Thursday to urge them to support the gun restrictions that President Barack Obama has proposed. They include bans on assault weapons and on high-capacity magazines for ammunition and requiring all gun buyers to undergo background checks.

After that session, Biden told reporters that the administration's plans would not eliminate the chances of another mass shooting, or bring gun deaths down to 1,000 yearly from the current 30,000 estimated by the Brady Campaign to End Gun Violence.

Biden said lives can be saved by curbing firearms without restricting the right to bear arms.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013...#ixzz2KKYjxoOZ

Alana Stewart: Hollywood honchos 'hypocritical' when it comes to guns
By Hollie McKay
Published January 30, 2013

Actress/producer Alana Stewart says she's in the minority in Hollywood when it comes to her views on gun ownership.

“It bothers me when the Hollywood elite are all so against people having guns and want rigorous gun restrictions. But I am friends with a lot of them, and most have armed guards with them or outside their homes,” Stewart told FOX411’s Pop Tarts column. “And I think that is hypocritical. It’s fine to have armed guards, but don’t then tell everyone else they can’t own a gun.”

Stewart, the former wife of George Hamilton and Rod Stewart – and long time best friend of Farrah Fawcett – said she doesn’t hire armed protection.

“I sleep with my gun on my bedside table. I live alone; it is my protection and makes me feel safer. I have had to pull it out a few times when I have heard noises at night, but I’ve never had to use it,” she continued, adding that she grew up in a small Texas town and was in awe of her “fearless” grandmother who would head out into the darkness with a gun in hand when suspicious things stirred in the wee hours.

Stewart also has no qualms urging her celebrity friends to consider the work they do and what their industry often promotes.

“All the violence in videos and movies, you can’t tell me that that wouldn’t influence a disturbed person,” she said. “And bad guys will always have guns, and there is no way they would give them up if that became the law.”

However, the “Farrah’s Story” filmmaker doesn’t agree that just anyone should be able to purchase a gun. Stewart is a strong advocate of stringent background checks and encourages particularly younger generations to really “get informed.”

“Young people don’t really study the facts; they watch the skewed MSNBC and get a primarily liberal education," she said. "They aren’t schooled on the other side of the story."

But not everyone agrees with Stewart. Entertainment writer Michael Cohen pointed out that while it may seem hypocritical for Hollywood heavies to call for gun bans when they themselves employ armed guards, celebrities have bigger security risks than the average American.

“I don’t believe average Americans need to own a weapon for protection purposes. It’s too easy to use a gun out of fear or with snap judgment. But more importantly, as we witnessed by all these mass shooting,s is that guns somehow, someway get into the hands of the wrong people,” he said. “Celebrities are more at risk of being targets of violence because they are very much in the spotlight. Stalkers are common for celebs and it’s scary. However, instead of armed security, it’s about having a team that's proactive and not reactive. It’s better to have more security team members with a watchful and thoughtful eye than one guy and a gun.”

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment...#ixzz2KKdVsCYx

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These guns are the same...Ruger 10/22s. They use the same ammo and shoot at the same rate. The only difference is the stock. The top one is illegal, the bottom one isnt. This makes NO sense to me. Is it because the top one looks scary to some people??

Originally Posted by Jolie Rouge