Utah lawmakers propose M1911 as official state gun

drew · Jan 25, 2011

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A fine choice in my opinion, especially considering Browning was a Utah native.

It closed with this outburst of common sense(emphasis mine):

Republican Rep. Stephen Sandstrom told the committee that recognizing the M1911 is an appropriate honor for Browning. Instead of the gun being blamed for killing people, it should be credited for saving lives on the battlefield, Sandstrom said.
"Tragic events happen because of bad people in this world. But handguns, and firearms in general, do not kill people," Sandstrom said. "We need to stop demonizing firearms."

sandman1212 · Jan 25, 2011

"wrong because the people who opened fire in most recent U.S. mass shootings used semiautomatic pistols":angry: What in ignorant statement! At least there is some intelligent people in office!

drew · Jan 25, 2011

sandman1212 said:
"wrong because the people who opened fire in most recent U.S. mass shootings used semiautomatic pistols":angry: What in ignorant statement! At least there is some intelligent people in office!

I must have skimmed over that. I didn't mention the idiotic grabber they quoted later in the article but it sounds like him too. "It's an embarrassment to the state to have as a symbol that was used only a few weeks ago to kill innocent people". That sentence is an embarrassment to the English language.