Comments on: Arkansas Democratic Party Chair Murdered

By: James M.

James M. — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:30:29 +0000

Gun control is a fallacy it doesn’t work! You would have to literally destroy every gun on the planet for it to work. As long as guns can be stolen or smuggled you will always have the people who shouldn’t have them getting them and the rest of us will be at their mercy. Look at Australia and Britain they have tried strict gun control with no success.

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:49:38 +0000

However, I am willing to bet that once the facts come out, the motive for the murder had nothing to do with politics.

I find it difficult to believe that somebody would drive 30 miles to the state headquarters of a political party, and shoot it's chairman, who you don't even know, multiple times, without it having something to do with politics.

It's unbelievable the toll guns have on our society. While the Supreme Court is handing out decisions like DC v. Heller, the chairman of the Democratic Party is shot dead. Comprehensive gun control laws are absolutely needed in this day and age.

Just because both cases involved guns, doesn't mean one was in any way effected or preventable by the other.

By: Bithead

Bithead — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:35:06 +0000

LOL!
Did I call this?

Joe, in all candor, would you feel better had Gwatney been knifed?
A look at British society after they added 'Comprehensive gun control laws' will give you an indication of where we'd be if we followed that advice.

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:51:40 +0000

It's unbelievable the toll guns have on our society. While the Supreme Court is handing out decisions like DC v. Heller, the chairman of the Democratic Party is shot dead. Comprehensive gun control laws are absolutely needed in this day and age.

By: Bithead

Bithead — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 02:41:08 +0000

However, I am willing to bet that once the facts come out, the motive for the murder had nothing to do with politics.

Even money that this will be spun into something political, whatever the reason behind the attack. At the least, they're going to start preaching about gun control again.

By: Patrick T McGuire

Patrick T McGuire — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:25:27 +0000

Tragic indeed! And yet no more tragic than the many other such murders that occur every day in this country. Presumably this story is getting more coverage than the other murders because this is an election year and the victim was a state political party head. However, I am willing to bet that once the facts come out, the motive for the murder had nothing to do with politics.

Which makes this story ironic and tragic.