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Brokaw Fears Guns in Arizona: ‘I Would Be Nervous Going Into a Bar’
- Posted on January 13, 2011 at 3:51pm by
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TOM BROKAW: Here is why I think there are a lot of Glocks being sold: because gun owners are worried that they’re going to be outlawed. That’s what happened when President Obama first took office is that people were buying ammunition and storing it in underground bunkers because they thought he was going to outlaw guns and ammunition. Gun control is too simple a phrase to define all the complications and nuances of it, frankly. In Arizona they have a wide open system. I would be nervous about going into a bar or restaurant in Arizona on a Saturday night where people can carry concealed without permits.
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jerryod1627
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 7:47pmI have a really good idea Tom, stay away, no one wants you here anyway!
Report Post »damrite1969
Posted on January 14, 2011 at 2:00amI agree.. nobody in AZ wants tom any were near them.. he needs to go lay down some were and shut up..
Report Post »neverending
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 7:41pmYou are right tommie boy, we know that is barries ultimate goal and me, no I am not afraid but it’s the people like you and all you lefties that I fear. What a goofy moron this sorry sob is
Report Post »Tracking
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 7:41pmWhy would he say such a thing? Nothing has changed and no one caused this but the mentally ill man. There will be, and always have been, mentally ill people among us. This isn’t the first time something like this has happened. Guns don’t cause these things, sick mentally ill people do, and criminals. Is he trying to say that we must get rid of all mentally ill people for him to feel safe? That’s the only way I know to take this comment. Guns have always been around. You try to enact gun laws that take away peoples’ right to own a firearm and you will see some really angry people and still, you will have the mentally sick people. In my opinion, perhaps someone should have been armed with a gun and taken this man dwon BEFORE he killed all these people and injured so very many. All people that have a gun are NOT crazy and one of them may have been able to take this man down before he did so much damage. Would he have all of us defenseless against this type of person? Would that make him feel safe? What a idiotic statement to make.
I guarantee you, the left progressives will use this tragedy to take away our Freedoms of Speech and Expressions, take away our rights to own guns. They were just waiting and are now foaming at the mouths like rabid animals at their chance. The gun, nor any comments made by anyone caused this man to be mentally ill, yet they are using this massacre as if it did. What does that tell you?
Report Post »Further, the entire community, schools, college,teachers, neighbors, family, friends and entire SHERIFF’S department ALL knew this man was sick. If anyone needs to take responsibility, perhaps it is the Sheriff who did nothing all these years. Every single one of them knew and said this man was a danger, menace, made threats, was deranged and the deputies had been called to his home repeatedly for YEARS. It is hard for me to fathom an entire community, town, not doing anything yet they all knew. Now they want to blame it on rhetoric? Oh yes…distract and place the blame on everyone else. Frankly, I haven’t haerd anyone saying or encouraging these kinds of things, the exact opposite. Except for the Far Left and Panthers, Piven and Jones. Oh, let us not forget a few others like Bertha Lewis and the Acorns ( the real nuts) in her midst. This is absurd.
MUDFLAPS
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 7:40pmJust stick to the gay bars there tommy and you will do fine
Report Post »Chuck
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 7:37pmBroken-aw is a … baffoon, along with the mc!
Report Post »GoingBeck
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 7:27pmGiffords wasn’t shot in a bar. She wasn’t shot in Congress.
Report Post »He should be more concerned about going to a Safeway.
Living In NYC
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 7:24pmGee Tom … go back to the old folks home where you came from…Jimmy Carter is missing you!
Report Post »LadyVet
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 7:24pmBrokaw is a sissy!
Report Post »soulsurfer
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 7:22pmAll these journalist work for the New World Order people..Period. Should I say more?
Report Post »wickedrevs56
Posted on January 14, 2011 at 7:54pmCorrect— ’nuff said.
Report Post »T-rav
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 7:20pmPoor fella must never leave NY, IF he manages to go out in public he is more than likely surrounded by guns.
Report Post »Jessee
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 7:16pmHey Tom, and the rest of the Progressives, Just wanted to remind you that Alabama allows CCW, So as a favor, Don’t Visit.
Report Post »SoCalWalt
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 7:15pmActually, if I was Tom, I’d be nervous, too. On the other hand, me personally? I’d feel safe as hell.
Report Post »tameraza
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 7:15pmIf Mr. Brokow is scared maybe he should get a gun of his own.
Report Post »Living In NYC
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 7:46pmI bet Tommy has a Concealed Carry Permit and is packing…like all progressives the rules don’t apply to the elitist….only those of us who are perceived as un-washed serfs can’t have a handgun!
Have you noticed you never see Tommy without a jacket on….sure sign he is holstering!
Report Post »RojBlake
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 7:14pmThe reason that gun control is pushed is because it is a way to get to the end result…controling the people.
I know many people who carry firearms, & none of them have ever fired a shot in anger…neither have I for that matter. Here is the truth though…most of us can’t afford security guards, we have to rely upon ourselves for defense, the police, & I have great respect for the police, are reactive. They show up after a crime is committed; that’s great to prevent the next criminal act, it doesn‘t help if you’re now surrounded by a chalk outline.
The other reality is this, so called “nut-jobs” seem instictively to know where people are not likely to be armed. When was the last time there was a mass-shooting at a gun show, or a police station, or a bar frequented by off-duty police? When that happens I’ll start believing in the insanity defense!
Report Post »beebacksoon
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 7:44pmRojBlake
Report Post »My take exactly! And doesn’t Obama want a “national military (militia)”? Is that to control the unarmed masses; or force the law-abiding citizens to turn over their weapons? Maybe both.
Criminals and terrorists could give a rats behind what or how many gun laws are put in place…they go underground; black market, or steal the weapons they want. And you don’t need a gun to kill someone!
Mannax
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 7:13pmI am more nervous going into a bar where people are not supposed to carry. Being a licensed law abiding gun owner myself, I hate going into places where I am not allowed to carry my gun. What if there is someone in there who is carrying were they shouldn’t and gets mad and pulls? Think they are going to give me a time out so I can go get my piece out of the truck? An armed society is a polite society. In a place were anyone can be carrying a fire arm, those who wish to do harm are going to be less likely to start trouble for fear that their victim might be able to turn them into a statistic.
Report Post »Tracking
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 7:45pmMANNX, great comments. Our Country has MAD. Mutually Assured Destruction. You know, Nuclear Arms. The new Treaty START Obama just demanded to be passed in the Senate, and it did. When everyone is mutually assured they will suffer the same consequences as everyone else, it keeps them in line.
Report Post »Good Points.
SARellim
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 7:13pmIf Mr Blochow is refering to my downstairs closet as my “underground bunker”, then yes Tom, i am storing ammunition in my underground bunker. Do you know why Tom? Becuase I fully expect ammunition to be taxed in the coming years by people who claim they don’t want to take away our guns but are perfectly happy to tax the ammunition in to the stratosphere!
Also Tom, why are you concerned about a fellow citizen who has passed an FBI background check to legally carry a firearm to protect themselves and their family? Do you have bodyguards Tom? Do they carry firearms to protect you? If so, why would you denegrate your less well to do neighbors the right to protect themselves? I know its a silly question but are you a hypocrite Mister Blochow?
Report Post »BreeZee
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 7:11pmTom -o- Tom,-o- Tom. Why is it everytime the crapola mill sticks it into high gear there’s always a MSNBC – Lean Forward in the upper lefthand corner? I wish they would Lean Forward enough to fall off the table! Wait?! is that hate rhetoric? LOL!!!
Report Post »mcpbob
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 7:10pmtime to move to Arizona….. if Brokaw is afraid to go there then it must be a great place to live.
Report Post »Cdmfl
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 7:16pmI’m with ya on that! I lived there 3 year’s and it was great! Loved it! Just about 20 miles south of Tucson. Great state.
Report Post »Buck Bagaw
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 11:59pmSpeaking of south of Tucson,The Old Tubac Inn has the best mesquite barbecued ribs in the country.
Report Post »wickedrevs56
Posted on January 14, 2011 at 7:50pmTruism– 15 yrs spent in AZ– it was really great until most of LA and San Diego moved in — there went the neighborhood!!!! Love the desert around Organ Pipe Natl Monument etc– too dangerous to be in the desert these days–
Report Post »trolltrainer
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 7:10pmThere is no arguing this topic. It has been proven over and over that guns keep you safe. Maybe if brokaw knew everyone was carrying he would not be so quick to open his mouth and would show more respect for others when he did.
Report Post »republitarian
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 7:32pmAnd you’re hoping that some will come on this thread and try. I’ll leave them to you. Have fun!
Report Post »DMcPher316
Posted on January 14, 2011 at 12:23pmI’ll bet he has body guards with guns. These peopel tell us we shouldn’t have them for protestion but they will carry one even without a permit because their life is worth more than ours. How many times have they been caught with one and blow it off because they are important public figures that NEED protection. And now some of the politicians want to carry guns?!?!? I would be TERRIFIED to know I was in a bar or any were with a dumbass politician that was armed…..
Report Post »Cdmfl
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 7:08pmIf I were Brokow I’d be nervous too! If I were Brokow I’d be nervous going into any bar any where!
Report Post »Well that is straight bar. He’d be o.k. In a queer bar though!
I‘m just saying’. O.K?
MBA
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 7:05pmIt’s not the people with conceal carry guns you have to worry about. They are the one’s protecting you sorry * s s when some lunatic starts shooting randomly.
Report Post »Paleo Archer
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 7:04pmSomehow I don’t see …“Tom”…showing up to knock down a few “Bud’s”…Do you?……
Report Post »R Divincta
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 8:09pmNope. That wussie is definitely a wine snob.
Report Post »Notorrius
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 7:02pmAt Brokaw age I would be worried more about getting up in the morning
Report Post »Rn mom
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 7:02pmIf he wears that outfit he has good reason!
Why does the left like to push the idea that registered gun owners are lawbreakers? If it wasn’t for the other registered gun in the crowd in Az, the death toll would have been much higher.
Report Post »Lesterp
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 7:49pmGood point! Also it is illegal even if you have a conceal carry permit to carry in a bar in Az. Just another lib that speaks before he knows.
Report Post »J.C. McGlynn
Posted on January 14, 2011 at 1:42pmRN Mom: If you find people that are against guns have some fun with them like I do. Ask the following question. “What is the difference between someone who goes crazy, gets a gun, kills 6 people, wounds 13 and someone who goes crazy, gets into a car, drives onto a sidewalk, kills 6, wounds 13 people? I have found most will say the gun when there is no difference because 6 died and 13 were wounded. Many have been taught to believe guns are evil and cars are good that can’t be used for evil.
Report Post »wickedrevs56
Posted on January 14, 2011 at 7:44pmBrokaw didn’t EVEN have his facts right— you can’t carry concealed in AZ without a permit– his last statement– YOU CAN HOWEVER carry a weapon without a concealed permit if it is OUT IN THE OPEN VIEW AF ALL!! (was a concealed permit range instructor and security specialist in AZ)
Report Post »Furthermore how did he ever get to be a journalist — the FIRST RULE of reporting is to verify your facts— what a twittle-headed idiot!!!!
djeffcoat
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 7:00pmWonder if Tom would feel nervous if he saw someone in Muslim garb in a restaurant?
Report Post »*************************
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 7:15pmTom Brokaw should by-pass that entire “I don’t feel safe“ scenario and stay away from ”gáy bars” altogether.
BUDDY BIZARRE [yells through megaphone]: “Cut! Cut!” [into effemináte dancer's ear] “Wrong!”
Report Post »-Blazing Saddles
John 1776
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 7:19pmI guess he would not want to visit Switzerland! All those crazy citizens with guns! (and the lowest death rate by gun in the world.) He should stick to DC, where guns are effectively banned, and has one of the highest gun death rates. (After all, crooks love an unarmed public!)
Report Post »Cemoto78
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 7:27pmWhat is with these elitist liberal types that just have the overwhelming need to want to control, limit, legislate, and dictate what is good for me just because he/they doesn’t like it. Thank God for the constitution, something Tom’s over educated pudding brain needs to read, which at least makes an attempt to stop progressives like him; temporarily. This one nut in Tucson has pushed these clowns over the edge and is really sending the country into tyranny. Stop the madness and keep your hands away from my guns and constitutional rights.
Report Post »TexasCommonSense
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 7:27pmJohn 1776, very well said. Hey Brokaw, we have a lot of guns here in Texas, too! Hopefully you won’t want to come here either…
Report Post »The Third Archon
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 7:45pm“GUNS don’t kill people.
PEOPLE KILL PEOPLE!!”
Maybe not, but guns sure do make it a hell of a lot easier. If they didn’t, why would you buy one? Not many murders would be committed if they only available option was by sticking a sewing needle in someone’s eye.
Report Post »beebacksoon
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 7:46pmHe should be fired for his comments.
Report Post »AngryMobOfOne
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 7:48pmTom, it’s not guns you should fear outside your ivory tower. You should be more concerned about getting your butt kicked for just being yourself.
I have a theory that every one of the wingnuts professing to being afraid being shot down by a law abiding citizen secretly fear that their actions may have given their fellow man just cause for violence already.
Report Post »G.W. Dobbs
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 7:55pmTom Brokaw is an ignorant man who speaks through his nose.
Report Post »workin4alivin
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 8:00pmDon’t forget about those cork screw killers in NYC. we have to have cork screw control before someone else who is unqualified to use a cork screw goes off the deep end and kills some else with a cork screw…
Report Post »avenger
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 8:07pmanother lib wussy…
Report Post »Reagan/DeMint.disciple
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 8:26pmI agree, I would be nervous too.. what? with all those illegals and all, getting the guns and hating “whitey” ? well yes, I wouldn’t go into a bar in AZ. either.. What a boob.
Report Post »DisillusionedDaily
Posted on January 13, 2011 at 8:53pmHow did this guy get to be the highest paid news commentator on network TV???? Who’s bright idea was it to hire him??? I wonder if Comcast will keep him on after the acquisition?
royalstar
Posted on January 14, 2011 at 12:06amWhat a weak minded turd is Tom Brokeback. The last time they whined and got automatic weapons banned. Now their focus is semiautomatics, next it will be anything that is not a single shot, and the game goes on and on. These leftists are relentless. I know everybody already knows, but I just had to say it for the 10 millionth time.
Report Post »click4cheapandeasyweb
Posted on January 14, 2011 at 12:44amThe only Bars in Arizona I would find even a little bit scary would be the ones that have a progressive clientele.
StonyBurk
Posted on January 14, 2011 at 8:28amNote To Brokaw going into a bar in Tuscon ,or anywhere in AZ is no different than going into a bar anywhere. If one is afraid to go into bars -there is a simple solution don’t go into bars. If one doesn’t like what is broadcast on AM Talk Radio there is a simple solution put your radio on disco music or what ever turns your crank. Maybe NPR for the government news?
Report Post »mikem1969
Posted on January 14, 2011 at 8:47amHere we go again, the left will let no tragedy go to waste. they will use it to try and force more of their agenda down AMERICA’s throat. Let me tell you something Mr. Brokaw guns don’t kill people, people kill people. No matter what laws or regulations are in place, CRIMINALS by nature do not care about the law and will do what ever they want. The citizens having guns reduces crime.
Report Post »chazman
Posted on January 14, 2011 at 9:24amWhat a total woosy …
Report Post »exdem
Posted on January 14, 2011 at 10:01amI fear Tom Brokaw and his progressive ideals, not guns.
Report Post »Polwatcher
Posted on January 14, 2011 at 10:08amAll these drug lords have been invading Arizona with Brokaw’s blessing, and now he is afraid to go there. He has been in the news biz too long. He can’t think anymore.
Report Post »Disabledvet
Posted on January 14, 2011 at 10:19amHey Tom we have a lot of guns here in Oklahoma as well, and just like the guy from Texas said don’t come here either. Oh and by the way the people that carry legally know that if they carry in a bar and drink even one drink it is a felony, so be worried about those that do not have a carry permit, not those of us that do.
Report Post »1Patriotgal
Posted on January 14, 2011 at 10:39amHey Tom- if you were NOT such a TRAITOR, you would not have to worry. I’ve carried a Glock, for almost two DECADES, now, everyday- and have never had to fire it. I WAS forced to draw it, once- because I really didn’t want to be gang-raped. But, I suppose you wouldn‘t understand a normal person’s worries, scumbag NWO spokesman.
Report Post »ChiefGeorge
Posted on January 14, 2011 at 11:14amBrokaw!!! Hands off Arizona!!!! Stay out for that matter!
Report Post »GingerB
Posted on January 14, 2011 at 2:19pmSorry to see that Tom Brokaw has joined the hateful vitriolic rhetoric from the lame media…. I thought he was a better man…. Wonder what he thought about the statement made by F.F. Piven about the Tea Party being ALL about sex. I used to have respect for Tom and many other journalists who are not putting down the purist American, Constitutional movement we have had in our nation in years. Wake up Tom, read what is going on around you, and I pray you choose the right mindset otherwise you may be one of the robot journalist who repeat to the nation what a socialist government allows you to report. God open your eyes, Tom, and become a true patriot.
Report Post »docvet
Posted on January 14, 2011 at 3:06pmHe thinks he would be nervous, try being a thief, terrorist or nutcase in that same bar. You wouldn’t be able to hear the music for all the guns having their safetys being clicked off and being cocked.
Report Post »Bluebonnet
Posted on January 14, 2011 at 7:58pmIf you’re a afraid, stay out of the bars in Arizona, in fact, stay out of Arizona you little weenie.
Report Post »COMANON
Posted on January 14, 2011 at 10:49pmIt’s true The Third Archon guns do make it easier to kill someone; but being a woman sharing a home with my elderly mother, the gun helps equalize things. Ever see the results of someone that was beaten with fists, bat, or rock? I have the right and duty to protect myself & family. You don’t want a gun to protect yourself, that is fine. But don’t take my choice away….and keep in mind that calling 911 will only guarantee that the police will get there after the crime, in time to investigate.
Report Post »Badge608Retired
Posted on January 15, 2011 at 12:35amI agree with anyone that undersatnds. If you want to kill anyone a gun is not neccessary. People kill People and a gun will not just jump out and kill someone all by itself. Why would I buy a gun. It is very simple my gun keeps me safe and those that know I have one and know how to use it depends on my protection to keep them safe.
A former Police officer.
Report Post »TexasCommonSense
Posted on January 15, 2011 at 5:34pmDisabledvet, nicely said and well put. Our concealed-carry laws here in Texas aren’t as strict as yours, but consumption of alcohol while carrying is a serious offense. We’re not even legally allowed to carry in an establishment whose sale of alcohol is greater than 51% of their total sales. They must have a sign posted stating such. Common sense these like this, and most things concerning firearms, seem to completely elude the liberals and their ilk. By the way, I love your beautiful state; I hunted there this year. They say everything is bigger in Texas. Apparently that doesn’t include deer.
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