Jimmy Palmiotti backs gun control and changing the Constitution
2 Comments Published by Avi Green on Monday, February 04, 2013 at 6:44 AM.
Boy, of all the artists and writers who could double-talk about guns even as they write and draw them, this one tops them all. While arguing with another tweeter about how gun control has failed, Palmiotti said:
That's mighty rich coming from an artist/writer who began his career as an inker on the Punisher and The 'Nam in the early 1990s, went on to co-create comics like Ash and Painkiller Jane, and has been writing Jonah Hex since 2005, all featuring stars who wield guns (or, as in Ash's case, flames). How does he justify his own stance with the portfolio he's got that's full of the sound of blams? Does this mean he regrets working on those now?
It gets worse:
Oh god. What a groaner. Rewriting the Constitution's 2nd amendment would only result in innocents being unable to defend themselves. And then, Palmiotti says:
If they can get the arms through the black market, as his opponent points out, then Palmiotti's just running on fumes now, unable to think of anything better to say. And if he keeps on writing books about heroes who use weapons, then his positions have no weight at all.
@batwatcher @futuritynews blanket statements help no one. Progress can be made with stricter gun laws overall. Small steps.
— Jimmy Palmiotti (@jpalmiotti) February 2, 2013
That's mighty rich coming from an artist/writer who began his career as an inker on the Punisher and The 'Nam in the early 1990s, went on to co-create comics like Ash and Painkiller Jane, and has been writing Jonah Hex since 2005, all featuring stars who wield guns (or, as in Ash's case, flames). How does he justify his own stance with the portfolio he's got that's full of the sound of blams? Does this mean he regrets working on those now?
It gets worse:
@batwatcher the idea is there, it just has to be re-written, like the constitution.
— Jimmy Palmiotti (@jpalmiotti) February 2, 2013
Oh god. What a groaner. Rewriting the Constitution's 2nd amendment would only result in innocents being unable to defend themselves. And then, Palmiotti says:
@batwatcheryeah, but making it harder for people with past criminal or mental problems helps. I refuse to shut out any ideas.
— Jimmy Palmiotti (@jpalmiotti) February 2, 2013
@batwatcher making it harder for criminals is one of the ways.
— Jimmy Palmiotti (@jpalmiotti) February 2, 2013
If they can get the arms through the black market, as his opponent points out, then Palmiotti's just running on fumes now, unable to think of anything better to say. And if he keeps on writing books about heroes who use weapons, then his positions have no weight at all.
Labels: dc comics, indie publishers, marvel comics, politics, violence
At least Palmiotti doesn't mince words. He's up front w/his radical opinions, so I respect that even though I disagree. Contrast that to Slott who says "No one wants to take away anyone's guns" but then complains about too many guns and how something must be done, etc.
Say you have two people.
#1 says, "The Constitution says X; I believe X is wrong, therefore I want to change the Constitution."
#2 says, "We've just discovered that X is not allowed in the Constitution because of a penumbra of an emanation hidden under a rock in Lower Elbonia."
I find it much easier to respect #1 as a person, even if their views are nuttier than squirrel poo. At least there's some shreds of intellectual integrity.