Thread: They walk amoung us...

Perhaps, in the interest of public safety, academics and public servants should be obliged to run their comments (written or otherwise) past a 'common sense approval committee' before publication to avoid widespread misinformation to the public. It seems to work well in the various 'Peoples Democratic Republics' that the academics like so much!

Originally Posted by gundoc

Perhaps, in the interest of public safety, academics and public servants should be obliged to run their comments (written or otherwise) past a 'common sense approval committee' before publication to avoid widespread misinformation to the public. It seems to work well in the various 'Peoples Democratic Republics' that the academics like so much!

Common sense is subjective, dude.

Originally Posted by Waitati Hunter

Common sense is subjective, dude.

If you had even the slightest idea of the expertise this member has around firearms you would walk away now in shame....This one member probably knows more about firearms than any of us (yourself included...) I would go so far as say the number of Kiwis that know more than him in this field would be in the dozen or so if not less....

Originally Posted by Waitati Hunter

It appears a number of people make up Gun Control NZ, some academics with relevant expertise, while others could be better described as activists. I don't have any reason to believe any of them claim to be, or behave as if they're experts in everything.

I hate to burst your bubble but acadeamic or not, there is not one member of GCNZ that I have heard make a comment that would imply that any of them have ANY relevant expertise...In fact if any of them had any relevent knowledge they would probably leave GCNZ as they would suddenly become so very aware of their lack of expertise....

Originally Posted by timattalon

If you had even the slightest idea of the expertise this member has around firearms you would walk away now in shame....This one member probably knows more about firearms than any of us (yourself included...) I would go so far as say the number of Kiwis that know more than him in this field would be in the dozen or so if not less....



I hate to burst your bubble but acadeamic or not, there is not one member of GCNZ that I have heard make a comment that would imply that any of them have ANY relevant expertise...In fact if any of them had any relevent knowledge they would probably leave GCNZ as they would suddenly become so very aware of their lack of expertise....

2nd that
If Gun Doc says something it is worth listening to

Originally Posted by 308

2nd that
If Gun Doc says something it is worth listening to

3rd that
When it comes to actual empirical knowledge about firearms and related subjects, there would be very few here if any that could be comparable.

Originally Posted by timattalon

If you had even the slightest idea of the expertise this member has around firearms you would walk away now in shame....This one member probably knows more about firearms than any of us (yourself included...) I would go so far as say the number of Kiwis that know more than him in this field would be in the dozen or so if not less....



I hate to burst your bubble but acadeamic or not, there is not one member of GCNZ that I have heard make a comment that would imply that any of them have ANY relevant expertise...In fact if any of them had any relevent knowledge they would probably leave GCNZ as they would suddenly become so very aware of their lack of expertise....

well said Tim-one cant help but endorse your sentiments.as for Gundoc -a walking encyclopaedia of firearms and all its assorted issues .In fact has appeared as an expert witness on this very subject .

to assure the somewhat prickly individual whose POV I took issue with allow me to give you something to mull over

Tis an old dog walks the footpath

pups run on the street