Comments on: commercial fisking http://www.wallsofthecity.net/2009/02/commercial_fisking.html defending our rights from the ramparts Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:20:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: walls of the city http://www.wallsofthecity.net/2009/02/commercial_fisking.html#comment-1825 walls of the city Mon, 02 Mar 2009 21:02:45 +0000 http://www.wallsofthecity.net/?p=1137#comment-1825 <strong>commercial appeal compilation</strong> (I tried to make an independent, non-dated "page" containing this information, but I seem to have broken that aspect of my weblogging engine. I will strive to keep this page updated as best I can, so feel free to refer... commercial appeal compilation

(I tried to make an independent, non-dated “page” containing this information, but I seem to have broken that aspect of my weblogging engine. I will strive to keep this page updated as best I can, so feel free to refer…

]]> By: walls of the city http://www.wallsofthecity.net/2009/02/commercial_fisking.html#comment-1824 walls of the city Sun, 01 Mar 2009 11:15:19 +0000 http://www.wallsofthecity.net/?p=1137#comment-1824 <strong>proliferation</strong> I find it somewhat ironic that the shortest month of the year is also my most prolific, and that it received the highest amount of traffic, ever, for my website. I guess I should thank the staff of the Commercial... proliferation

I find it somewhat ironic that the shortest month of the year is also my most prolific, and that it received the highest amount of traffic, ever, for my website. I guess I should thank the staff of the Commercial…

]]> By: walls of the city http://www.wallsofthecity.net/2009/02/commercial_fisking.html#comment-1823 walls of the city Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:09:18 +0000 http://www.wallsofthecity.net/?p=1137#comment-1823 <strong>once more into the breach (again)</strong> Crap on a crutch... the staff of the Commercial Appeal just cannot keep their mouths shut: Martino Johnson, charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of Terrelle Beasley this week after a minor traffic accident, held a Tennessee-issued pe... once more into the breach (again)

Crap on a crutch… the staff of the Commercial Appeal just cannot keep their mouths shut: Martino Johnson, charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of Terrelle Beasley this week after a minor traffic accident, held a Tennessee-issued pe…

]]> By: walls of the city http://www.wallsofthecity.net/2009/02/commercial_fisking.html#comment-1822 walls of the city Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:25:45 +0000 http://www.wallsofthecity.net/?p=1137#comment-1822 <strong>commercial update</strong> In response to the public hue and cry concerning their privacy-invading database, the Commercial Appeal did not take it down... no... they went and updated it. Their numbers are slightly more believable this time around, claiming 219,245 entries as of... commercial update

In response to the public hue and cry concerning their privacy-invading database, the Commercial Appeal did not take it down… no… they went and updated it. Their numbers are slightly more believable this time around, claiming 219,245 entries as of…

]]> By: Linoge http://www.wallsofthecity.net/2009/02/commercial_fisking.html#comment-1820 Linoge Tue, 17 Feb 2009 06:35:44 +0000 http://www.wallsofthecity.net/?p=1137#comment-1820 Thanks, <strong>Justthisguy</strong>! And thank you too, <strong>Dave</strong>. I have to admit, that quote is pretty damned funny, though. Of course, the rest of the comments on that thread almost ruin its entertainment value - I wonder how the same people would feel concerning a database of homosexuals in the area...? And, <strong>Joe Criminal</strong>, I am not sure if you are trying to be ironic, obtuse, or just plain silly... A handgun carry permit only guarantees (and then, not even entirely, I suppose) that the individual in question has a handgun. It might be correlated to ownership of long-guns, and specialized hardware, but I would hardly go so far as to guarantee that, as well. Furthermore, I never said criminals were having a hard time procuring firearms - rather, that they would now have an <em>easier</em> time procuring hardware that is effectively free, and would not have a criminal history already, thanks to the information put forward by the Commercial Appeal. Finally, if someone were able to break into your house and catch you off-guard/unaware/by surprise (the odds of which are greatly increased by the presence of this database), there is little to no doubt in my mind that he could dispatch you however he so chose. But, rather than present a rational argument, you would just rather go for the cheap-and-easy ad hominems, right? You and Chris Peck would get along <em>smashingly</em>. Yeah, I fisked <a href="http://www.wallsofthecity.net/2009/02/another_attack_on_privacy.html" rel="nofollow">that one</a> a few days ago too, <strong>Yuri</strong>. Their output of nonsense is nothing short of staggering. Thanks, Justthisguy!
And thank you too, Dave. I have to admit, that quote is pretty damned funny, though. Of course, the rest of the comments on that thread almost ruin its entertainment value – I wonder how the same people would feel concerning a database of homosexuals in the area…?
And, Joe Criminal, I am not sure if you are trying to be ironic, obtuse, or just plain silly… A handgun carry permit only guarantees (and then, not even entirely, I suppose) that the individual in question has a handgun. It might be correlated to ownership of long-guns, and specialized hardware, but I would hardly go so far as to guarantee that, as well. Furthermore, I never said criminals were having a hard time procuring firearms – rather, that they would now have an easier time procuring hardware that is effectively free, and would not have a criminal history already, thanks to the information put forward by the Commercial Appeal. Finally, if someone were able to break into your house and catch you off-guard/unaware/by surprise (the odds of which are greatly increased by the presence of this database), there is little to no doubt in my mind that he could dispatch you however he so chose.
But, rather than present a rational argument, you would just rather go for the cheap-and-easy ad hominems, right? You and Chris Peck would get along smashingly.
Yeah, I fisked that one a few days ago too, Yuri. Their output of nonsense is nothing short of staggering.

]]> By: Yuri Orlov http://www.wallsofthecity.net/2009/02/commercial_fisking.html#comment-1819 Yuri Orlov Tue, 17 Feb 2009 04:20:20 +0000 http://www.wallsofthecity.net/?p=1137#comment-1819 They're still in denial.. <a href="http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2009/feb/14/editorials-another-attack-on-open-files/" rel="nofollow">http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2009/feb/14/editorials-another-attack-on-open-files/</a> They’re still in denial..
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2009/feb/14/editorials-another-attack-on-open-files/

]]> By: Joe Criminal http://www.wallsofthecity.net/2009/02/commercial_fisking.html#comment-1818 Joe Criminal Tue, 17 Feb 2009 01:08:28 +0000 http://www.wallsofthecity.net/?p=1137#comment-1818 Here's the beauty of such a list from a criminals POV: If you own a handgun and have a permit, you likely own lots of long guns and probably some antique or specially licensed guns. We criminals have a rather difficult time acquiring guns and ammo, and with this list we can simply break into your house, kill you with an edged weapon, and steal all your goodies. Maybe once inside we can read some of your books in the hopes our tiny I.Q.'s will be fortified with some of your genius. Here’s the beauty of such a list from a criminals POV: If you own a handgun and have a permit, you likely own lots of long guns and probably some antique or specially licensed guns. We criminals have a rather difficult time acquiring guns and ammo, and with this list we can simply break into your house, kill you with an edged weapon, and steal all your goodies.
Maybe once inside we can read some of your books in the hopes our tiny I.Q.’s will be fortified with some of your genius.

]]> By: Dave http://www.wallsofthecity.net/2009/02/commercial_fisking.html#comment-1817 Dave Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:21:35 +0000 http://www.wallsofthecity.net/?p=1137#comment-1817 Excellent fisking. Keep up the good work. On a lighter note, I offer some quote of the day material from a commenter inspired by the photo associated with this article <a href="http://gawker.com/5154693/newspaper-really-really-didnt-mean-to-offend-gun-nuts" rel="nofollow">http://gawker.com/5154693/newspaper-really-really-didnt-mean-to-offend-gun-nuts</a> "Anyone who can look at that picture and not get the instant urge to blow shit up while singing the Star Spangled Banner needs to fucking pack up their tampons and go move to France." Excellent fisking. Keep up the good work. On a lighter note, I offer some quote of the day material from a commenter inspired by the photo associated with this article
http://gawker.com/5154693/newspaper-really-really-didnt-mean-to-offend-gun-nuts
“Anyone who can look at that picture and not get the instant urge to blow shit up while singing the Star Spangled Banner needs to fucking pack up their tampons and go move to France.”

]]> By: Justthisguy http://www.wallsofthecity.net/2009/02/commercial_fisking.html#comment-1816 Justthisguy Mon, 16 Feb 2009 23:15:21 +0000 http://www.wallsofthecity.net/?p=1137#comment-1816 Wow, Sir! That is the most comprehensive compendious and exhaustive fisking I've seen in a good while. Wow, Sir! That is the most comprehensive compendious and exhaustive fisking I’ve seen in a good while.

]]> By: walls of the city http://www.wallsofthecity.net/2009/02/commercial_fisking.html#comment-1821 walls of the city Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:32:29 +0000 http://www.wallsofthecity.net/?p=1137#comment-1821 <strong>comment autocracy</strong> To all those individuals who would like to leave comments at the Commercial Appeal concerning their invasion of private, law-abiding citizens' privacy by publishing a database of handgun carry permit holders, and especially at their most recent editori... comment autocracy

To all those individuals who would like to leave comments at the Commercial Appeal concerning their invasion of private, law-abiding citizens’ privacy by publishing a database of handgun carry permit holders, and especially at their most recent editori…

]]> By: Linoge http://www.wallsofthecity.net/2009/02/commercial_fisking.html#comment-1815 Linoge Mon, 16 Feb 2009 06:27:41 +0000 http://www.wallsofthecity.net/?p=1137#comment-1815 He certainly seems skilled at making friends and influencing people... He certainly seems skilled at making friends and influencing people…

]]> By: the pistolero http://www.wallsofthecity.net/2009/02/commercial_fisking.html#comment-1814 the pistolero Mon, 16 Feb 2009 01:45:40 +0000 http://www.wallsofthecity.net/?p=1137#comment-1814 Wow, they sure have some clueless fucktards at the Commercial Appeal, don't they? Wow, they sure have some clueless fucktards at the Commercial Appeal, don’t they?

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