Comments on: Castle laws in the air – June 14, 2009 https://nealo.com/2009/06/14/castle-laws-in-the-air-june-14-2009/ a collection of editorial cartoons by neal obermeyer Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:18:21 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.5 By: jim https://nealo.com/2009/06/14/castle-laws-in-the-air-june-14-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-38622 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:18:21 +0000 http://nealo.com/?p=2322#comment-38622 In reply to neal.

“nor do news graphic departments put guns in heart boxes.”

haha. I didn’t even notice that at first. Maybe they should put more guns in heart boxes… I wonder if the NRA can do anything about that. You’re right, I was taking it too literally.

Like I told you the other day, I agree the law goes a little too far.

]]> By: neal https://nealo.com/2009/06/14/castle-laws-in-the-air-june-14-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-38320 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:39:38 +0000 http://nealo.com/?p=2322#comment-38320 Right, and this wasn’t a real depiction of a real newscast either, nor do news graphic departments put guns in heart boxes. That strikes me as a somewhat arbitrarily literal reading, but to be clear, it’s all metaphorical shorthand for “This state keeps getting stupider and stupider.”

(But as a direct response to your fantasy scenario, it’s probably worth pointing out that non-gun lovers aren’t as frightened by the “Only the criminals will have the guns!” concept, which makes that deliberately absurd fantasy scenario a little less effective.)

]]> By: Jim https://nealo.com/2009/06/14/castle-laws-in-the-air-june-14-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-38313 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:49:47 +0000 http://nealo.com/?p=2322#comment-38313 Awww… come on Neal! People leaving the state aren’t basing their decisions on gun laws. Imagine the discussion: “I’m out of here because too many non-criminals are carrying firearms around. I’m going to a better city, like Chicago, where only the criminals have guns, and they aren’t afraid to use them.”

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