Comments on: Nancy Giles On Guns

With a Frontier Conquered, Why The Need For Packing Firearms?

[mellebo-2009]

On Fathers Day, my neighbor who was living with his parents & lost his job & truck a few days earlier, had an argument w/ his parents, went into the bedroom, found his dads gun and shot himself. A year ago, A Sr VP at the co I worked for, lost his job & after 6 mo. of trying to get it back together killed himself. Pres of the Flagler Co. chamber killed his wife, daughter & himself after having financial troubles. (see Kevin & Belinda Henderson google) Unemploymnt is FL is edging to 10%, with no relief in sight. As the rest of the country begins to follow suit, more of these incidents will be occurring. Until someone comes up with a gun with a smart chip that can distinguish the users
Age to make sure that it is not a child playing w/ the gun
Purpose that it is really for sport or protection & not suicide, murder, theft, terrorism, school rampage or any other vile act
Mental Capacity is the user actually in their right mind, not momentarily angry, distraught, or confused so they do not make a split second decision that could result in killing themselves or someone else. If we had a guarantee that guns would solely be used for the purposes that the 2nd amend initially intended, the debate would finally be over! Instead of showing your support, how about showing the rest of us how you plan to make guns safer for us when they fall in the wrong hands? I respect your right to choose to have a gun please respect my right in wanting to make sure that they are always safely used.

[paqueen123]

Although I usually enjoy the Sunday Morning program, todays commentary from Nancy shows how ignorant a person can be on the subject, many times I''ve noticed Nancy has no idea what she is talking about on her commentaries and every time I hear her I wonder what CBS was thinking when she was hired. I vow to turn the channel any time I see Nancy Giles on the Sunday Morning show or any other, if enough people stop watching her, maybe the network will get the idea that they should have more educated journalists air their commentaries.
Guns and bullets do not kill people, people kill people. I raised 4 sons, all were taught about weapon safety and handling along with respect for others and hunted as soon as they were of age. Education and good parenting is a key issue. My sons are all adults now with families of their own, all are well educated with good jobs, never a problem with the law, they all own guns and hunt safely. If bullets are too high priced, only the criminals will have them. Outlawing guns will not stop criminals, they will always find a way to get them and the bullets. The law abiding citizen has a right to protect themselves against these offenders. The first agenda by a communist state is to remove weapons from the public. Where I live almost everyone has guns and most hunt, we have a low violent crime rate. The inner cities need more education and better parenting, they need to be taught the value of life, and respect for others.

[sw6372]

Because she is black and the network is scared ******** over applying the same rules to blacks as to all other employees, she will get away with this ***!

Where does this woman...... this racist black woman at that, come from?!

I try to listening to her garbage, but it is always the same shtick...racist views. I always leave more than half way through her holier than thou rants.

Hey moron, Daniel Boone said what he said because it APPLIED to the 1700''''s! What an idiot you are lady, and my apologies to all idiots out there that I have offended by associating you with this racist, dumb, moronic woman!

Oh I get it..... Boone was from the south, so of course he must have been stupid, slow, and every other thing you think applies to people, especially white males!

Oh here''''s another flash of brilliance for ya lady, blacks kill more blacks and "other people of color", because they buy or steal the guns and blacks think this is the way you settle things and handle problems!

An even better start would be for news agencies like CBS to hire better, more QUALIFIED people and fire Morons like yourself!

Yes, I am from the south and I am white, but I will not put with garbage like this.

You have an opportunity to say and do goods works with an incredible forum, like Sunday Morning, but you believe it is better to drag people down and through the mud.

I can''''t wait to see this bite you in the *** and CBS as well. It will be well deserved!

[oneamerican1]

Why would a program that is supposed to be news related lend credence to such an unfounded, biased and frankly embarrassing display of misguided emotion.

Nancy states that putting on a costume gun altered her perception and attitude. The implication is that she felt empowered and somehow dangerous? Are we to assume that an intelligent, educated person can be transformed into a deviant personality by touching an inanimate object? How sad to see that presented on a national program!

I''ve raised two girls that never played with guns because they were taught at an early age that guns weren''t toys, cruelty to animals was unacceptable, and respecting other human beings was important. They are adults now. They relate normally to others, still handle firearms safely and have showed no signs of this insidious transformation that Nancy claims to have experienced. Makes me wonder what Nancy feels behind the wheel of a car, an even bigger piece of steel, associated with far more deaths than guns.
Sorry, Nancy.. I''ll never again hear you name or see your face that I won''t doubt the credibility of your opinion... and the credibility of CBS as well, for allowing you to imply that the human race is destined to exhibit malevolent behavior. The answer is not expensive bullets that criminals would no doubt steal or the emotional ranting of self proclaimed experts. The answer is education.

[berdohn]

Can''t beleve someone can be so out of touch when it comes to guns! I must comment on a couple of your points.
You associated guns to the solving of conflict. I could not disagree more if people owned guns to solve conflicts I will guarantee you alot more people would be dead.
Your next point was the number of people killed by guns and how most of them are Afro Americans well could this be because they are statistically responsable for more crimes than any other race? People should have the right to gun ownership to protect themselfs, families and homes from such criminals.
Your next point was why hunt when you can just run down to the supermarket and pick up your meat already wrapped? OK then if thats the case, why grow your own garden? just go down to the store and buy some pesticide filled vegies.to feed your kids or pick up some of that steroid filled beef hell you might get luck and come down with salmonella, or mad cow poisoning? Not to mention this type of thinking causes one to becoming dependant on what is provied for them and in turn becoming depentant on the economy which is going all to hell! Wonder what they will be eating when prices become unaffordable?
Take gun rights away you only will insure that the criminal now have an easy target to rob,rape,and kill. Criminals will always have guns! I suggest you watch that movie "total recall" staring the great Gov. of Cal. that is the America your thinking will create.

[berdohn]

Can''t beleve someone can be so out of touch when it comes to guns!
I must comment on a couple of your points. You associated guns to the solving of conflict. I could not disagree more if people owned guns to solve conflicts I will guarantee you alot more people would be dead.
Your next point was the number of people killed by guns and how most of them are Afro Americans well could this be because they are statistically responsable for more crimes than any other race? People should have the right to gun ownership to protect themselfs, families and homes from such criminals.
Your next point was why hunt when you can just run down to the supermarket and pick up your meat already wrapped? OK then if thats the case, why grow your own garden? just go down to the store and buy some pesticide filled vegies.to feed your kids or pick up some of that steroid filled beef hell you might get lucky and come down with salmonella, or mad cow poisoning? Not to mention this type of thinking causes one to becoming dependant on what is provied for them and in turn becoming depentant on the economy witch is going all to hell! Wonder what they will be eating when prices become unaffordable in the near future?
Take gun rights away you only will insure that the criminal now have an easy target to rob,rape,and kill. Criminals will always have guns! I suggest you watch that movie "total recall" staring the great Gov. of Cal. that is the America your thinking will create.

[paramedic-rn]

It is difficult to offer suggestion or education to such a closed minded individual, that all too frequently contaminates my favorite television show.

Nancy, per your request, here is a chance for your better understanding of people, "who owns all the guns."

I am father, a Paramedic and RN. I own guns. I am proud to own them and their bullets.

I have provided care for countless victims of violence. Most often caused by repeat felons using guns, knives, hammers, duct tape and more.

Unless you are a convicted felon, in which I am not aware, I would like to suggest and even challenge you to depart from your concrete and steel jungle. Spend some time in rural America. (If you can find a place or someone in rural America you have not offended!) Take a gun safety class, address your gun fears. Preferably in a classroom that has no mirrors. Eat some non-commercially processed, home grown or wild meat entrees. Maybe even catch a fish, clean, cook and eat it. Spend some time with people with a rural lifestyle and I dont mean suburbia!

After this adventure, return to your cubicle, be productive and proactive. Start lobbying that felons and criminals that use guns in violent acts be locked away.
Stop lobbying against the gun themselves and for the 5000 dollar bullet.
Saying "Guns Cause Crime is like saying "Matches Cause Arson"
If this is more than you can tolerate, I would suggest you stick to narrating commercials.

[jandswelding]

Ms. Giles.
I caught your story this morning and was a little more than disturbed about your stance on guns. First of all, our fore fathers made it very clear that every citizen should have the right to own firearms. There were reasons for this. Go online and search why some of the reasons were that Japan never invaded the US during WWII, or why Russia never attempted it. The biggest reason was because they both knew that not only would they have to fight the US military, but also every man, woman, and child because most households had some sort of firearms. It was and is a very big deterrent for other countries. Now, look at countries thoughout history that have ban guns from private citizens. More of them than not, live under dictatorships, are surpressed into dismal lives, etc. So once again, private citizens owning guns is and would be a deterrent to hostile governments in their own countries. If several children were ran over on a play ground by a person in a Chevrolet pick up truck, would you "pick up truck" control"??? Or if somenone killed someone else with a Lousiville Slugger baseball bat, would you want to outlaw all baseball bats??? My point is that it is the individual that is responsible, not the gun. Guns have their place just like pick up trucks and baseball bats. If people misuse them, than bad things happen, but more people use them responsibly, than don''t.

[berdohn]

Can''''t beleve someone can be so out of touch when it comes to guns! I must comment on a couple of your points. You associated guns to the solving of conflict. I could not disagree more if people owned guns to solve conflicts I will guarantee you alot more people would be dead. Your next point was the number of people killed by guns and how most of them are Afro Americans well could this be because they are statistically responsable for more crimes than any other race? People should have the right to gun ownership to protect themselfs, families and homes from such criminals. Your next point was why hunt when you can just run down to the supermarket and pick up your meat already wrapped? OK then if thats the case, why grow your own garden? just go down to the store and buy some pesticide filled vegies.to feed your kids or pick up some of that steroid filled beef hell you might get luck and come down with salmonella, or mad cow poisoning? Not to mention this type of thinking causes one to becoming dependant on what is provied for them and in turn becoming depentant on the economy witch is going all to hell! Wonder what they will be eating when prices become unaffordable in the near future? Take gun rights away you only will insure that the criminal now have an easy target to rob,rape,and kill. Criminals will always have guns! I suggest you watch that movie "total recall" staring the great Gov. of Cal. that is the America your thinking will create.

[marchunter2]

I tune in to CBS Morning every Sunday possible.
Why?
Because it''s a class show with no agenda but to celebrate Americana.
What you did today was mindless and crude.
Someone high up in your organization must really be upset with the Supreme court.
Congratulations, you''ve taken a worthwhile program and brought it down to Jerry Springer level.
Marc Hunter

[berdohn]

Can''t beleve someone can be so out of touch when it comes to guns! I must comment on a couple of your points. You associated guns to the solving of conflict. I could not disagree more if people owned guns to solve conflicts I will guarantee you alot more people would be dead. Your next point was the number of people killed by guns and how most of them are Afro Americans well could this be because they are statistically responsable for more crimes than any other race? People should have the right to gun ownership to protect themselfs, families and homes from such criminals. Your next point was why hunt when you can just run down to the supermarket and pick up your meat already wrapped? OK then if thats the case, why grow your own garden? just go down to the store and buy some pesticide filled vegies.to feed your kids or pick up some of that steroid filled beef hell you might get luck and come down with salmonella, or mad cow poisoning? Not to mention this type of thinking causes one to becoming dependant on what is provied for them and in turn becoming depentant on the economy witch is going all to hell! Wonder what they will be eating when prices become unaffordable in the near future? Take gun rights away you only will insure that the criminal now have an easy target to rob,rape,and kill. Criminals will always have guns! I suggest you watch that movie "total recall" staring the great Gov. of Cal. that is the America your thinking will create.

[nelsonmv]

Nancy Giles is out of touch with the rural traditions of this country and more importantly for someone posing as a journalist, not apparently interested. My guess is Ms Giles gets around by taxi and lives in a building that provides excellent security. She shops shops in a specialty market.Of course she does not understand why anyone would want to own a gun or hunt. My 17-year-old daughter was sitting on the couch reading a book as I watched this morning''s show. She is a strict vegan and an average kid who has grown up in a fairly liberal community.
My daughter will not eat commercial meat but does eat venison. She knows I respect the sport of hunting and take care with the animals I kill.
%u201CDad,%u201D she asked me, %u201Chas that woman ever seen how animals are treated in a slaughterhouse? Does she know anything about how the meat is handled?%u201D
I told my daughter that what she had heard fairly typical stuff. She asked me to write. In truth Ms. Giles offered nothing original to think about. I am the managing editor of a weekly newspaper in a small New England island community. I never shot a gun or hunted until I was past forty. I am now an avid deer and duck hunter. I regularly shoot skeet at a rod and gun club with a membership that includes carpenters and venture capitalists. I was a city kid who came to appreciate the wonderful and rich hunting traditions of my community. The opportunity to sit down and enjoy a dinner I provided is something my family values.

[oneamerican1]

Why would a program that is supposed to be news related lend credence to such an unfounded, biased and frankly embarrassing display of misguided emotion.

Nancy states that putting on a costume gun altered her perception and attitude. The implication is that she felt empowered and somehow dangerous? Are we to assume that an intelligent, educated person can be transformed into a deviant personality by touching an inanimate object? How sad to see that presented on a national program!

I''ve raised two girls that never played with guns because they were taught at an early age that guns weren''t toys, cruelty to animals was unacceptable, and respecting other human beings was important. They are adults now. They relate normally to others, still handle firearms safely and have showed no signs of this insidious transformation that Nancy claims to have experienced. Makes me wonder what Nancy feels behind the wheel of a car, an even bigger piece of steel, associated with far more deaths than guns.
Sorry, Nancy.. I''ll never again hear you name or see your face that I won''t doubt the credibility of your opinion... and the credibility of CBS as well, for allowing you to imply that the human race is destined to exhibit malevolent behavior. The answer is not expensive bullets that criminals would no doubt steal or the emotional ranting of self proclaimed experts. The answer is education.

[nelsonmv]

Nancy Giles is out of touch with the rural traditions of this country and more importantly for someone posing as a journalist, not apparently interested. My guess is Ms Giles gets around by taxi and lives in a building that provides excellent security. She shops shops in a specialty market.Of course she does not understand why anyone would want to own a gun or hunt. My 17-year-old daughter was sitting on the couch reading a book as I watched this morning''s show. She is a strict vegan and an average kid who has grown up in a fairly liberal community.
My daughter will not eat commercial meat but does eat venison. She knows I respect the sport of hunting and take care with the animals I kill.
%u201CDad,%u201D she asked me, %u201Chas that woman ever seen how animals are treated in a slaughterhouse? Does she know anything about how the meat is handled?%u201D
I told my daughter that what she had heard fairly typical stuff. She asked me to write. In truth Ms. Giles offered nothing original to think about. I am the managing editor of a weekly newspaper in a small New England island community. I never shot a gun or hunted until I was past forty. I am now an avid deer and duck hunter. I regularly shoot skeet at a rod and gun club with a membership that includes carpenters and venture capitalists. I was a city kid who came to appreciate the wonderful and rich hunting traditions of my community. The opportunity to sit down and enjoy a dinner I provided is something my family values.

[krizazy]

Excellent FUD campaign!

You, yourself, shouldn''t have a gun. That''s the single thing that you have shown with your video and introspective glance at your own ability to be anything but emotionally driven.

A gun, like a pencil or a screwdriver, is a tool. Banning tools is an unwinnable strategy, since they will merely be replaced by others. Even if it were a really great thing that nobody anywhere had a gun, it''s something that cannot be enforced in the long term. I''d suggest looking for ideas that can win out over time.

I''m just posting because I''m pissed off that the end of the show deteriorated into a replay of the Potato Chip thing and I didn''t get to see the nature thing at the very end. That is the only thing that I watch Sunday Morning for, and it would be nice if there were an archive of those available somewhere.

[vcarr3]

Ms. Giles, your personal opinion piece on Sunday Morning displayed a lack of understanding of the Second Amendment, firearms owners, and the Supreme Court ruling. So your definition of happiness doesn''t coincide with Boone''s. You would not have been allowed to own a gun in the 1700''s - think about it.
You are scared of guns. Maybe you should learn about them so you can address the issue with knowledge instead of emotion. Yes, we can figure out other ways of resolving conflict. The problem is there are those among us with evil intent that look upon those ways as weakness. They take advantage with violence as a result. The only thing you got right in your opinion was that "Guns aren''t toys." Firearms owners understand this and the 200 million firearms in private hands are by and large owned by responsible, law abiding citizens. As to Chris Rock''s idea, it''s his attempt at humor. That you think it is something that could be agreed to or with shows you have little understanding of the issue of which you speak and your opinion is of little consquence as a result.

[kws1stright]

WOW!!! How could a women who enjoys the benefits of personal freedom and derives a paycheck directly from the 1st amendment choose to attack the very fiber of the document which provides her both? When the 2nd amendment is finally gone the 1st amendment, along with your job, will soon follow. Once again a liberal from the media is using their soap box to attack the foundation upon which she stands. Don''t worry Nancy the legal gun owners of this country "Got Your Back" and will continue to fight diligently for your right to be an idiot.

[krizazy]

Excellent FUD campaign!

You, yourself, shouldn''t have a gun. That''s the single thing that you have shown with your video and introspective glance at your own ability to be anything but emotionally driven.

A gun, like a pencil or a screwdriver, is a tool. Banning tools is an unwinnable strategy, since they will merely be replaced by others. Even if it were a really great thing that nobody anywhere had a gun, it''s something that cannot be enforced in the long term. I''d suggest looking for ideas that can win out over time.

I''m just posting because I''m pissed off that the end of the show deteriorated into a replay of the Potato Chip thing and I didn''t get to see the nature thing at the very end. That is the only thing that I watch Sunday Morning for, and it would be nice if there were an archive of those available somewhere.

[kws1stright]

WOW!!! How could a women who enjoys the benefits of personal freedom and derives a paycheck directly from the 1st amendment choose to attack the very fiber of the document which provides her both? When the 2nd amendment is finally gone the 1st amendment, along with your job, will soon follow. Once again a liberal from the media is using their soap box to attack the foundation upon which she stands. Don''t worry Nancy the legal gun owners of this country "Got Your Back" and will continue to fight diligently for your right to be an idiot.

[oneamerican1]

Why would a program that is supposed to be news related lend credence to such an unfounded, biased and frankly embarrassing display of misguided emotion.

Nancy states that putting on a costume gun altered her perception and attitude. The implication is that she felt empowered and somehow dangerous? Are we to assume that an intelligent, educated person can be transformed into a deviant personality by touching an inanimate object? How sad to see that presented on a national program!

I''ve raised two girls that never played with guns because they were taught at an early age that guns weren''t toys, cruelty to animals was unacceptable, and respecting other human beings was important. They are adults now. They relate normally to others, still handle firearms safely and have showed no signs of this insidious transformation that Nancy claims to have experienced. Makes me wonder what Nancy feels behind the wheel of a car, an even bigger piece of steel, associated with far more deaths than guns.
Sorry, Nancy.. I''ll never again hear you name or see your face that I won''t doubt the credibility of your opinion... and the credibility of CBS as well, for allowing you to imply that the human race is destined to exhibit malevolent behavior. The answer is not expensive bullets that criminals would no doubt steal or the emotional ranting of self proclaimed experts. The answer is education.