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Nov 15, 2000

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Charlton Heston has got a fucking nerve:

“Calling British laws “cultural cowardice and a subtle form of surrender to the criminals,” Heston said possession of a gun did not make people criminals or more likely to commit crime.

This reminds me of dark genius Bill Hicks on the difference between gun control laws in the UK and US:

“Last year in England, where guns are illegal, there were 14 deaths from hand guns. Fourteen. In America, where I think you know how we feel about guns (oh man, I’m getting all warm and tingly just saying the word): 23,000 deaths. Now let’s go over those numbers again, I realise they might be a bit confusing. England, where no-one has guns, fourteen gun related deaths last year. USA, and I think you know how we feel about guns (oops, I’m getting a stiffy just saying it), twenty-three thousand gun-related deaths. But there is absolutely no relation between having a gun, and shooting someone with it; and NOT having a gun and NOT shooting someone. And you’d be a fool and a communist to think otherwise.”

Well said, Bill.

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