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Sunday, 11 July 2010

Guns.

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In light of the hysteria by some of the populace such as "Mothers against Guns" after the recent spate of killings. Here is an amusing little interview.

One of the smartest replys' on gun phobia to date !! ....
For those who don't know him, Major General Peter Cosgrove is an 'Australian treasure!'

General Cosgrove was interviewed on the radio recently.
You'll love his reply to the lady who interviewed him concerning guns and children. Regardless of how you feel about gun laws you've got to love this! This is one of the best comeback lines of all time. It is a portion of an ABC interview between a female broadcaster and General Cosgrove who was about to sponsor a Boy Scout Troop visiting his military headquarters.


FEMALE INTERVIEWER:
So, General Cosgrove, what things are you going to teach these young boys when they visit your base?

GENERAL COSGROVE:
We're going to teach them climbing, canoeing, archery and shooting.

FEMALE INTERVIEWER:
Shooting! That's a bit irresponsible, isn't it?

GENERAL COSGROVE:

I don't see why, they'll be properly supervised on the rifle range.

FEMALE INTERVIEWER:
Don't you admit that this is a terribly dangerous activity to be teaching children?

GENERAL COSGROVE:
I don't see how. We will be teaching them proper rifle discipline before they even touch a firearm.

FEMALE INTERVIEWER:
But you're equipping them to become violent killers.

GENERAL COSGROVE:
Well, Ma'am, you're equipped to be a prostitute, but you're not one, are you?

The radio went silent.

4 comments:

  1. Captain Haddock11 July 2010 at 12:12

    Absolutely brilliant .. make that man Minister for Law & Order ...

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  2. Sadly it's an urban myth

    But still a good tale.

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  3. Brilliant putdown!!

    Seems I was ahead of my time when I wrote http://dioclese.blogspot.com/2010/06/guns-community-and-me.html

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