Kijimuna said...

Kijimuna at 11:19 AM JST - 28th June

Hey Betzee, thanks for your reply. To be clear, I said that crime rates in the US are comparable with other countries. Obviously, guns play a larger role in the US than most/all of those. The list of countries with higher gun-related fatalities are not intended to be the other…

Posted in Supreme Court says U.S. Constitution gives Americans right to own guns at 11:19 AM JST - 28th June
Kijimuna at 10:58 AM JST - 28th June

A couple more interesting factoids now that I started reading about this. Individuals in the US own around 192 million guns, with most owners having more than one. Roughly 39% of American adults live in households with guns. It is possible that one reason Scalia's opinion focused on home defense…

Posted in Supreme Court says U.S. Constitution gives Americans right to own guns at 10:58 AM JST - 28th June
Kijimuna at 10:33 AM JST - 28th June

"I looked in vain in the above posts for an answer to my question, If we are supposed to be ready to open fire on a colleague at any moment to prevent him from getting us first, how the hell are you supposed to get any work done? Until someone…

Posted in Supreme Court says U.S. Constitution gives Americans right to own guns at 10:33 AM JST - 28th June
Kijimuna at 09:10 AM JST - 28th June

BTW, gunnies are relieved but not happy with the outcome yesterday. A 5-4 margin will make this a lightning rod issue in this election, like abortion in 1992. Obama's comments to the SF cocktail fundraisers about rural folks bitterly clinging to guns and religion will be repeated ad nauseum until…

Posted in Supreme Court says U.S. Constitution gives Americans right to own guns at 09:10 AM JST - 28th June
Kijimuna at 09:07 AM JST - 28th June

SezWho, to the contrary, Obama's main talking point was that he has always said that gun ownership was an individual right. Any hope for red state traction will disappear if he doesn't go right on this. McCain and conservative commentators are hammering Obama to anyone who will listen for being…

Posted in Supreme Court says U.S. Constitution gives Americans right to own guns at 09:07 AM JST - 28th June
Kijimuna at 07:27 AM JST - 28th June

Not happy with the outcome but frankly the idea of WaiWai on MDN to begin with is surprising. Apparently the editorial staff there thought that Japanese readers never read the English. Not blown away that someone finally got organized. MDN has to shut it down to protect the for-pay readership…

Posted in Mainichi's English site shuts down one column criticized for being 'too vulgar' at 07:27 AM JST - 28th June
Kijimuna at 07:08 AM JST - 28th June

Without knowing a lot about the facts, I for one doubt that the victim's daughter found with him didn't know.

Posted in 18-year-old arrested for killing friend's mother in Mie at 07:08 AM JST - 28th June
Kijimuna at 02:50 AM JST - 28th June

Sushisake, I'll directly answer your question. I would not be responsible because I didn't pull the trigger. As you know from Akihabara, guns are not the only weapons available. Everyone argues the slippery slope against toleration of guns, you can use it the other way also. Curtail guns and knife…

Posted in Supreme Court says U.S. Constitution gives Americans right to own guns at 02:50 AM JST - 28th June
Kijimuna at 10:51 AM JST - 27th June

SushiSake3, please ask Washington DC residents if lower per capita numbers made them safer. Thanks.

Posted in Supreme Court says U.S. Constitution gives Americans right to own guns at 10:51 AM JST - 27th June
Kijimuna at 10:47 AM JST - 27th June

The headline is wrong. The US Constitution does not grant the right. The Bill of Rights restricts federal government encroachment on rights recognized as inherent under natural law.

I fully support concealed carry limits, background checks and registration and training requirements, but not bans. I never understood the desire to…

Posted in Supreme Court says U.S. Constitution gives Americans right to own guns at 10:47 AM JST - 27th June