JohnRich 4 #1 October 25, 2005 News: Daniel Craig will have a problem playing the new James Bond - because he hates guns. The actor will wield 007's famous Walther PPK in the movie Casino Royale. But he revealed in OK! magazine: "I hate handguns. Handguns are used to shoot people and as long as they are around, people will shoot each other. Craig is not the first Bond to reveal a hatred of guns. Roger Moore, who played the superspy from 1973 to 1985, said after quitting the role that he hated "that awful pose" of Bond with his gun which has become an iconic movie image. The actor declared: "Today I am completely opposed to small arms... I played every role tongue-in-cheek because I don't really believe in that sort of hero. I don't like guns."Source: This is London Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike111 0 #2 October 25, 2005 Understandable though, handguns do cause a lot of problmes on the one hand, but are also useful in scenarios such as self defence. Although, Bond is fantasy, im sure it wouldn't be too hard to put up with using them just for the purpose of acting, unless there is some deep personla conviction against them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
christelsabine 1 #3 October 25, 2005 JohnRich, you really are giving your utmost: Even "actors"! It's not that surprising: Actors become presidents, gouvernors.... in the US! Bwahahahaha LMAO LMFAO dudeist skydiver # 3105 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
artistcalledian 0 #4 October 25, 2005 QuoteActors become presidents, gouvernors.... in the US! you'd have been better of with Bonzo ________________________________________ drive it like you stole it and f*ck the police Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #5 October 25, 2005 Quote Actors become presidents, gouvernors.... in the US! Not to mention spokesmen for the NRA. Oh, wait . . . I just did.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
christelsabine 1 #6 October 25, 2005 Holy crab! Charlton Heston, he's still alive? dudeist skydiver # 3105 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #7 October 25, 2005 According to http://www.deadoraliveinfo.com/dead.nsf/hnames-nf/Heston+Charlton we're not yet quite able to pry his gun out of his cold dead hands.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beowulf 1 #8 October 25, 2005 Guns don't kill people, people kill people. Gun is just a tool, same as a knife or sword. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #9 October 26, 2005 QuoteGuns don't kill people, people kill people. Gun is just a tool, same as a knife or sword. A quote I saw on someone's bumper sticker this weekend: "Guns kill people like spoons made Rosie O'Donnell fat". ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #10 October 26, 2005 Don'tcha just love show-biz hypocrites? It's too bad he lacks the courage of his convictions. If he were a real man, he'd walk away from the role. Guess the money's just too f*in' good to turn down. mh ."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #11 October 26, 2005 QuoteIt's too bad he lacks the courage of his convictions. If he were a real man, he'd walk away from the role Ah yes, someone just finally saw the fly in the ointment. As usual, the self-righteous self-appointed "advocates" don't hold true to their own convictions. Oh well, as usual it makes me laugh.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #12 October 26, 2005 Eh? He's only an actor.... why does he have to like guns to play the part of someone who uses a gun? By inferrence, any one who does like anything shouldn't ever play that part If an actor didn't like killing, he/sh could never play a murderer If an actor didn't like skydiving he should walk away from any story with parachutes in (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #13 October 26, 2005 Quote Don'tcha just love show-biz hypocrites? They're called actors because they don't have to be something, just appear to be something. Who would be the better actor; the actor that liked guns or the actor that didn't like guns but looked like he did?quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #14 October 26, 2005 QuoteQuoteIt's too bad he lacks the courage of his convictions. If he were a real man, he'd walk away from the role Ah yes, someone just finally saw the fly in the ointment. As usual, the self-righteous self-appointed "advocates" don't hold true to their own convictions. Oh well, as usual it makes me laugh. Sort of like Feinstein and her concealed carry permit.... or Rosie and her armed guards?Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frenchy68 0 #15 October 26, 2005 QuoteWMD don't kill people, people kill people. WMD is just a tool, same as a knife or sword. I agree. Let WMD on the market. "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike111 0 #16 October 26, 2005 Well if the tool can be removed, some lvies would be saved as the people who kill people would have nothing to kill with. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ReBirth 0 #17 October 26, 2005 QuoteWell if the tool can be removed, some lvies would be saved as the people who kill people would have nothing to kill with. You could kill with a rock. Are you going to remove all the rocks in the world? How about pencils, rope, cars, lighters and matches, meat cleavers, broken bottles.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike111 0 #18 October 26, 2005 Nope, that is unrealistic and impractical. but if we can remove 1 method which is common, then that is an alleviation of the situation. The guns law in the USA is stupid - any nutcase or person could have a gun IMHO, but thats a different matter. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ReBirth 0 #19 October 26, 2005 QuoteNope, that is unrealistic and impractical. but if we can remove 1 method which is common, then that is an alleviation of the situation. Then the next new method becomes common. Again, I know it's cliche, but people kill people. If they want to kill they'll find a way, they always have and always will. QuoteThe guns law in the USA is stupid - any nutcase or person could have a gun IMHO, but thats a different matter. The point your missing is that if the laws were made more restrictive, then any nutcase or person would still be able to get a gun, illegally. Currently, any nutcase or person can't legally get a gun. You have to not be a fellon and not have been commited to a mental hospital. The laws already exist, they aren't fully enforced. If you pass new laws they new laws will exist that won't be fully enforced. The net result is that just as many nutcases and thugs have guns, but you may be criminalizing otherwise lawsabiding, peaceful good citizens for no reason. Why do gun owners oppose new laws? Because there are already a whole shitload of them and they're hard to keep track of. If I happen to have a common type of ammo used here in my gym bag because a round fill in the pocket at the range, when I cross the river a mile away into the next state, I would go to jail. No more restrictive laws are needed. The laws are plenty restrictive enough. We need enforcement. We need to keep violent criminals locked up. (to do that we need to release non-violent drug offenders, but that's another topic). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erroll 80 #20 October 26, 2005 Quote The guns law in the USA is stupid - any nutcase or person could have a gun IMHO, but thats a different matter. I suspect that John somehow knew hoped that his thread would come to this! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #21 October 26, 2005 http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/images/7172.gif Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike111 0 #22 October 26, 2005 Fair point, but doesn't enforcement mean tighter clamp down, and the way to do that is to prevent the carrying of guns unless by police? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike111 0 #23 October 26, 2005 lol all the trouble Bond causes, even out of the films!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #24 October 26, 2005 QuoteFair point, but doesn't enforcement mean tighter clamp down, and the way to do that is to prevent the carrying of guns unless by police? Perhaps that is the case in your native England, but in the U.S. it is still legal for the common man to possess firearms...it hasn't gotten to the "only for police" point yet, and I pray it never will.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #25 October 26, 2005 Quote.it hasn't gotten to the "only for police" point yet, and I pray it never will. The irony to the "police only" to weapons is that police weapons get taken from the officer by bad-guys fairly often. Sounds bad doesn't it? Well, even with level 3 holsters those who would do no good will sometimes still get their hands on the officer's handgun and get out of dodge. Sometimes they shoot the officer with their own weapon. Most of the feel good lets save the world by banning handguns ideas have serious flaws and would do nothing but give the self righteous something to dream about, since it would only work in fantasy land. There were very similar discussions years ago about crossbows (years as in hundreds of years ago) and you can tell that by the banning of crossbows our world is definately a better place.... HA!--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
