tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post6549060134883775914..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: Gun Violence and the Other VictimsSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-9769635469261778312010-09-11T04:03:35.154-04:002010-09-11T04:03:35.154-04:00hi Beijing...yes I've been very encouraged by ...hi Beijing...yes I've been very encouraged by how doctors and nurses and ER staff have come out strongly in favour of the registry. And since they have to deal with the consequences of gun violence, I listen to them and ignore the others.<br />The more guns you have in a society the more dangerous it becomes. I realize guns are necessary in rural areas, but if it was up to me, and I had a magic wand, I would melt almost all of them ... :)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-13608751224082762102010-09-11T03:59:24.035-04:002010-09-11T03:59:24.035-04:00hi CanNurse...sorry about that video, but I needed...hi CanNurse...sorry about that video, but I needed a representation of gun madness, and Arnold just popped up... ;) I'm glad to see that the polls are swinging our way so I'm still hopeful the registry can be saved. And yes after arguing for so long with gun lovers over whether or not to fill out a form now I just say it's about the women, it works, STFU... :)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-31918699552653145722010-09-10T13:49:28.376-04:002010-09-10T13:49:28.376-04:00I hate when the HarperCons encourage Canadians to ...I hate when the HarperCons encourage Canadians to be willfully ignorant - flaming some sense of right to bear arms. We are thankfully not the US.<br /><br />Although it's not getting nearly enough traction as it should, emergency workers, physicians and nurses have been calling for saving the gun registry:<br /><br />"The Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario has made its views known in an open letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper.<br /><br />The letter says that for nurses, the gun registry is not a north versus south or rural versus urban issue, but a health issue."<br /><br />http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/gunregistry/article/858615--ontario-nurses-urge-harper-to-save-gun-registryBeijing Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05579118045254845839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-67464151524431789112010-09-10T02:10:11.424-04:002010-09-10T02:10:11.424-04:00My gawd, Simon. What a bizarre, revolting & re...My gawd, Simon. What a bizarre, revolting & representative video of gun culture (U.S.). Dramatically shows exactly what we don't want, eh?<br /> And the info on the extended effects of gun violence & death is so important. Thanks for this. We do remember.CanNursehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07333091091775203831noreply@blogger.com