Blaming Charlton Heston (for yesterday....Europe)

[Sequoia]

With a view to Monday's deadly shooting rampage at Virginia Tech, European newspapers are blaming the lack of gun control measures in the United States and implying that Charlton Heston is indirectly responsible for the scope of the killings.

Across the continent on Tuesday, European media rubber-neck at Monday's massacre in the United States. Most seem to agree about one thing: The shooting at Virginia Tech is the result of America's woeful lack of serious gun control laws. In the strongest editorialized image of the day, German cable news broadcaster NTV flashed an image of the former head of the National Rifle Association, the US gun lobby: In other words, blame rifle-wielding Charlton Heston for the 33 dead.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,477686,00.html

[whistle]

1. "The Lord of Hosts will do battle for us. Behold his mighty hand."

...Moses speaking on the cliff before the parting of the Red Sea in "The Ten Commandments" film by Cecil B. DeMille 1956

[Retired AF Dem]

2. Germany has very tough gun laws

and yet they had a university massacre of their own. People are the weapons, guns but a tool.

[Donnachaidh]

3. actually, Charleton Heston is a tool

He did good with Soylent Green, but went downhill after that. :evilgrin:

[rpannier]

4. He was great in Cats and Dogs

My kids and I love that movie.

[Donnachaidh]

5. sure it was him?

I thought he has gotten to foggy to work recently. That was a cute movie, but him? feh!

[rpannier]

6. He was leader of the Dog spy network