Another Reason to Pick on America

It would seem the world is not happy with American celebrities these days.

Of course, no responsibility is laid at the feet of the psycho foreigner we so generously allowed into our country to freely pursue a higher education.

One question: How far would he have gotten if there had been a few folks around who were also armed?

Not too far, I'd venture.

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April 17, 2007
EUROPEAN PRESS REACTIONS
Blaming Charlton Heston
With a view to Monday's deadly shooting rampage at Virginia Tech, European newspapers are blaming the lack of gun control measures in the United States and implying that Charlton Heston is indirectly responsible for the scope of the killings.

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"Contrary to what one would imagine, this backward stance is not something left over from the Wild West. It goes back to the creation of the United States and the War of Independence against the English. ... While most states have issued laws designed to control the sale of arms, the NRA ensures they remain inefficient or are not applied. Strongly linked to the conservative fringe of the Republican Party, the NRA spent $400,000 a day to prevent the election of the Democratic candidate John Kerry during the 2004 presidential elections ..."

http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,477686,00.html