tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33378074.post1315322310718805571..comments2024-03-15T16:10:21.223-07:00Comments on BAT - BLOG : BATMAN TOYS and COLLECTIBLES: What Batman Thinks About Gun ControlTommy!http://www.blogger.com/profile/14077788010426744104noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33378074.post-65073367294330550752009-05-25T15:49:24.519-07:002009-05-25T15:49:24.519-07:00"His parents were killed by a hand gun for Christ ..."His parents were killed by a hand gun for Christ sake."<br /><br />I thought Joe Chill killed his parents, in most continuities. What's this one where simple metal tools become sentient?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33378074.post-13776192025351417672009-02-09T15:17:00.000-08:002009-02-09T15:17:00.000-08:00Ah, after I posted my first comment, I clicked the...Ah, after I posted my first comment, I clicked the link to the other blog that you provided. I see that the writer mentions where each panel comes from.ozzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01709421933155372039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33378074.post-22067572601146143002009-02-09T15:12:00.000-08:002009-02-09T15:12:00.000-08:00The first panel is from a story in the first issue...The first panel is from a story in the first issue of the <I>Batman</I> comic book. I don't think the 'Batman doesn't kill' policy hadn't been put into effect quite yet. The books <I>Batman Unmasked</I> by Will Brooker and <I>Batman: The Complete History</I> by Les Daniels and Chip Kidd both elaborate more on that idea.<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure where the second panel comes from.ozzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01709421933155372039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33378074.post-44691268628664950842008-02-03T12:45:00.000-08:002008-02-03T12:45:00.000-08:00In Batman Begins, the Batmobile had machine guns t...In Batman Begins, the Batmobile had machine guns to cut down obstacles (such as the garage wall on the rooftop chase scene in the first one.)<BR/><BR/> It's only there to get immediate dangers out of the way, not people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33378074.post-32188953158317157292008-02-01T22:47:00.000-08:002008-02-01T22:47:00.000-08:00"Rubber Bullets...Honest"That's funny!"Rubber Bullets...Honest"<BR/>That's funny!Tommy!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14077788010426744104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33378074.post-52260228377091229232008-02-01T07:53:00.000-08:002008-02-01T07:53:00.000-08:00In Detective #327, the first "New Look" Batman sto...In Detective #327, the first "New Look" Batman story, Batman grabs a gun from a henchmen and holds it on the gang of bad guys until the police arrive. This was editor Julius Schwartz first story with Batman and he later admitted that this was a mistake. He was not familiar enough with Batman's mythos at that point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33378074.post-88257930577141571752008-02-01T06:59:00.000-08:002008-02-01T06:59:00.000-08:00In Detective Comics #327, the very first "New Look...In Detective Comics #327, the very first "New Look" Batman story, Batman grabs a henchman's gun and holds it on the bad guys until the police arrive. This was editor Julius Schwartz's first go-round with Batman and he later admitted that this was a mistake. He just wasn't familiar enough with Batman at that point.Neal Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17053148427058126745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33378074.post-50091524106565545252008-01-31T10:35:00.000-08:002008-01-31T10:35:00.000-08:00I'm hoping the Bat-Pod shoots rubber bullets. I co...I'm hoping the Bat-Pod shoots rubber bullets. I could see that as an homage to Frank Miller's Bat-Tank from The Dark Knight Returns, where Batman says "Rubber bullets...honest."<BR/><BR/>I think depicting Batman as having an aversion to guns in any form (like a phobioa of sorts) is silly. He is averse to taking life, yes, but can use a gun to wound or disarm, or disable a vehicle. In fact, I imagine Batman would train himself into an expert marksman for just such a reason. <BR/><BR/>Take for instance the scene in Batman Begins, where he turns a goon's gun on another goon's foot. <BR/><BR/>So I'm okay with rubber bullets.Bubbashelbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05304403353153855498noreply@blogger.com