Newtie's such a genius: United Nations should adopt treaty giving everyone on earth gun rights

[cali]

Published: Friday, April 13, 2012, 4:30 PM Updated: Friday, April 13, 2012, 4:30 PM
The Associated Press By The Associated Press

ST. LOUIS — Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich says the United Nations should adopt a treaty giving everyone on the planet the right to bear firearms.

The GOP presidential candidate told the National Rifle Association convention Friday in St. Louis that the group has been too timid in promoting gun rights.

Gingrich said there would be fewer women raped, children killed and villages destroyed if everyone had the right to carry a gun.

He spoke moments after GOP front-runner Mitt Romney addressed the crowd.

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http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2012/04/newt_gingrich_united_nations_s.html

[KamaAina]

1. Because Somalia has some of the strictest gun laws on the planet.

[Lizzie Poppet]

14. Actually, Somalia has (slightly) stricter gun laws than most US states.

Gun owners in Somalia have to be licensed, something not done in the US. They are not permitted to own automatic rifles. The problem isn't with Somalia's lack of laws, it's with the country's lack of law enforcement. No one pays any attention to the laws because they know they don't have to.

The US has about ten times the rate of civilian firearms possession that Somalia does, by the way.

[Faygo Kid]

2. Or as Archie Bunker once said, arm all airplane passengers

Newt is certifiably nuts.

[Wait Wut]

3. He's just grasping at the nuts, now.

He needs money and the only way he's getting it is from the RW loons. To seal his relationship, he should announce Arpaio as his running mate.

[TheCowsCameHome]

8. Agreed, he should stop playing with himself.

it's getting just plain silly.

[Wait Wut]

9. Oh, ew.

I'm visualizing him as one of the baboons at the zoo, frantically, obliviously just yankin' away.

[HopeHoops]

4. helps reduce the undesireable population - perfect fit for the GOP.

Disgusting, yes, but a perfect fit.

[lpbk2713]

5. I read something recently where Noot was on shaky ground financially.

It looks like he struck a deal with the gun lobby.

[wandy]

6. Of all the repug loonies Newt was my favirot...

I think we should give Newt a gun.
Go ahead shoot you're self I don't mind.

Gingrich in 2012.
Newt he will make the trains...... Bang.........

Newt; I told you to be carefully with that thing!

[Warpy]

7. yeah, and how much stock does he own in Colt and Remington?

Newtie needs to go on an all expenses paid tour of the third world to see what good guns smuggled mostly from the US are doing there.

Asshole.

[OneTenthofOnePercent]

15. I believe Remington and Colt are not publicly traded companies...

In fact... VERY few are publicly traded and instead are owned by private interests, individuals, or investment groups. The only publicly traded gun mfg I can think of is Ruger (NYSE: RGR). I think Winchester's ammo mfg is public as well (but not Winchester Arms itself).

[baldguy]

10. Post this in the gungeon.

There'll bound to be a few nutters there who think this is a good idea.

[kenny blankenship]

11. And land mines!

Kids need land mines too.

[arcane1]

13. Hang in there Newt, those matching funds are right around the corner!

[unkachuck]

16. "...United Nations should adopt a treaty giving everyone on the planet the right to bear firearms."

....they already have, it's called war.

[fascisthunter]

17. some here seem to be in line with his thinking

arm everyone and the nut cases will be the ones to come out on top... why? Because they are the first most willing participants to pull a trigger when they are engaged with people or things they disagree with. Think about this... who is willing to take a life? An american liberal or an american right winger? Now, who is buying most of the guns, and who is spreading the fear of communist Obama taking away guns?

[deacon]

18. The Energizer Dummy. n/t