cross posted from Mikeb's blog, with permission of our co-blogger Laci:
The DC Graphic Novel Batman: Seduction of the Gun, by John Ostrander and Vice Giarrano is said to be the impetus for Virginia passing its one gun amonth bill in the 1990s. The novel was written after an adult son of one of the Warner Brothers executives who worked with DC Comics was senselessly murdered in 1990.
The comic talks about a gun runner who goes to Virginia to bring guns back to Gotham City. Batman masquerades as a gun dealer while Robin enrolls in an inner-city high to protect the dealer’s daughter from gang reprisal. This picture is where Robin is talking to the other non-gang affiliated kids at the School.
Not from Laci's original post, but because Batman as a comic book superhero has always been intensely ANTI-GUNS, it is worth sharing this piece of Batman Art. Clearly, Batman comics are not the inspiration for either the mass shooting by the grad student in Aurora, Colorado, or his many copycat wannabes. Our gun culture that glorifies gun violence and which seeks individual violence instead of other means of resolution of conflicst IS the problem. We need less pro-bullet right wingers and more pro-ballots for every legal voter attitudes. It is the ballot box that makes us free, not guns. Guns just make us dead and injured and threatened, when so poorly regulated. If that were not true we would have fewer murder suicides, regular suicides, accidental shootings, homicides, and domestic violence and stalkings involving firearms. Guns don't kill people, but they make it too easy for people to kill people.
Batman--Seduction of the Gun
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The DC Graphic Novel Batman: Seduction of the Gun, by John Ostrander and Vice Giarrano is said to be the impetus for Virginia passing its one gun amonth bill in the 1990s. The novel was written after an adult son of one of the Warner Brothers executives who worked with DC Comics was senselessly murdered in 1990.
The comic talks about a gun runner who goes to Virginia to bring guns back to Gotham City. Batman masquerades as a gun dealer while Robin enrolls in an inner-city high to protect the dealer’s daughter from gang reprisal. This picture is where Robin is talking to the other non-gang affiliated kids at the School.
See also:
Batman
takes on the Virginia gun lobby: David Usborne visits the state which is the
main source of guns used in crime in eastern America
Monday PSA: Batman —
Seduction of the Gun
Batman:
Seduction of the Gun
Not from Laci's original post, but because Batman as a comic book superhero has always been intensely ANTI-GUNS, it is worth sharing this piece of Batman Art. Clearly, Batman comics are not the inspiration for either the mass shooting by the grad student in Aurora, Colorado, or his many copycat wannabes. Our gun culture that glorifies gun violence and which seeks individual violence instead of other means of resolution of conflicst IS the problem. We need less pro-bullet right wingers and more pro-ballots for every legal voter attitudes. It is the ballot box that makes us free, not guns. Guns just make us dead and injured and threatened, when so poorly regulated. If that were not true we would have fewer murder suicides, regular suicides, accidental shootings, homicides, and domestic violence and stalkings involving firearms. Guns don't kill people, but they make it too easy for people to kill people.
Dog- How are you? I've been away for awhile and need to catch up on some things. As for the tragedy in Colorado. It is very sad, but I still like my guns. I think the NRA should be smart enough to stand up and admit that there are certain things a citizen does not need in their personal arsenal. I purchased an AR-15 some time ago. But I really don't see any need what so ever for a 100 round clip. Not unless you are defending this country and it's citizens.
ReplyDeleteJ.O.B. -- great to have you back!
ReplyDeleteIf we need people to be shooting at someone in defense of this country, it should be our military.
Too often the private use of guns is justified on the basis of personal protection, but actually used as the opposite.
There is no need for a 100 round magazine; you're correct. Some weapons and equipment should be reserved for military use only; I would include ANY 50 calibre weaponry in that list.
J.O.B. Aren't you afraid that having that assault rifle in your home makes you more likely to slaughter your family and friends?
ReplyDeleteJoe- LOLOLOLOL, have never given too much thought into slaughtering anything.
DeleteDog might be able to tell you, I'm one of those minority gun nuts. I just like 'em. I target shoot and starting to shoot clays. I'm not big into hunting. I like having that personal defense that a gun offers, but my biggest fair is actually taking a human life. It's a position that I pray, I never have to be in.