In a blog post at CNN.com, David Frum argued today that President Obama needs a “Plan B” on guns. It seems to us the Second Amendment already offers a plan on guns, and we don’t really know what Obama’s “Plan A” is or was: was it the president’s list of 23 executive actions, or his State of the Union call for a vote on an assault weapon ban? Regardless, Frum must suspect that the bitter clingers will scuttle Plan A, and so he’s offering his own backup plan.
Part of the plan involves enlisting the help of the surgeon general to demonstrate through a study that guns are bad for the owner’s health. Another suggestion is to place safety regulations on gun manufacturers, requiring firearms to, say, be equipped with indicator lights to show that they’re loaded.
Why doesnt every gun automatically indicate whether there's a bullet in the chamber?
— David Frum (@davidfrum) February 18, 2013
https://twitter.com/NoahCRothman/status/303530279493070850
https://twitter.com/jimmiebjr/status/303540107804286976
Why doesnt every idiot wear a David Frum mask? RT@davidfrum Why doesnt every gun automatically indicate whether there's a bullet in chamber?
— Rick Sheridan (@RickSheridan) February 18, 2013
"Gun makers often design their weapons in ways that present no benefit for lawful users but that greatly assist criminals" –@davidfrum false
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) February 18, 2013
Frum writes that gun manufacturers design guns in a way that helps criminals — though we don’t see how that indicator light would help a potential victim trying to hold off an intruder by bluffing with an empty handgun. (Do you feel lucky, punk? Blink, blink.) Hopefully, the owner would be responsible for knowing what’s in the chamber.
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"gun accidents occur because guns almost never indicate whether a bullet is present in the chamber" –@davidfrum.
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) February 18, 2013
. @davidfrum rule 1 of gun ownership/if you see a gun, check to see if it is loaded. #ignorant
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) February 18, 2013
.@davidfrum You really don't know the first thing about firearms, do you?
— That Goddamned Finklestein Shit Kid (@Supreme____Beef) February 18, 2013
@davidfrum if you took the time to attend a basic pistol safety class you would learn that every gun is considered to be loaded. #justsaying
— Douglas Boldt ?? (@DGBOLDT) February 18, 2013
https://twitter.com/jrsalzman/status/303554984182677504
Hey, if we’re going to let Sen. Dianne Feinstein present herself as an expert on firearms, why not Frum? He couldn’t know less.
https://twitter.com/adamsbaldwin/status/303537433373454336
I bet if you shaped Frum's hand into a pistol (three fingers back, index out, thumb up) & laid it by a pistol, he wouldn't know difference.
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) February 18, 2013
As long as we’re getting all technical, why not ask the expert some of these burning #GunQuestionsFromLiberals?
Do they have to look so scary? @davidfrum #GunQuestionsFromLiberals
— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) February 18, 2013
@KurtSchlichter Also, why are guns so darn loud? @davidfrum #GunQuestionsFromLiberals
— Nick Cianciolo ✪ ?? (@Nick_Cianciolo) February 18, 2013
https://twitter.com/DavidJGarth/status/303543436512997376
Why do people need BOTH guns and bullets? They’re dangerous together! @davidfrum #GunQuestionsFromLiberals
— Shady (@snipershady) February 18, 2013
#GunQuestionsFromLiberals: Where do you put the gun powder in this AR-15?
— Jeff Yeah! (@JeffOutLoud) February 18, 2013
https://twitter.com/tylerhunter23/status/303625149574434816
#GunQuestionsFromLiberals Can you stop a shotgun shell by sticking your finger in the barrel a la Daffy Duck?
— Sam Valley (@SamValley) February 18, 2013
#GunQuestionsFromLiberals Which end fires the bullets?
— MAST (@PuroPincheLeeds) February 18, 2013
#GunQuestionsFromLiberals Which end does the bullet thingy go in?
— Jason B. Whitman, OD (@JasonBWhitman) February 18, 2013
What sort of metal are triggers made from that renders people unable to keep themselves from pulling them? #GunQuestionsFromLiberals
— Kim Jong-unthony Bialy (@AnthonyBialy) February 18, 2013
Laugh it up now, because it won’t be so funny when America’s Doctor stops doing whatever it is she’s been doing and slaps a “firearms can be dangerous” label on every bullet.
https://twitter.com/DefendWallSt/status/303605143247671296
Idea 1: Surgeon General's warning on all @davidfrum columns about loss of brain cells and waste of life for reading
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) February 18, 2013
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