Sadly, Mr. M, when someone on the States talkes about "gun control," what they usually mean is banning certain types of guns alltogether, mandatory registration, and eventual confiscation.

Mr. Moore is on record saying that he is in favor of making all handguns illegal.

So if that's the case, then it would indeed seem that Moore is hypocritical for having an armed body guard. Although practical and realistic (game theory notwithstanding) and who could blame the guy really, it is still hypocritical.

Okay, he is being hypocritical, but can hypocrisy be considered ironic anymore? Is it ironic that the president is now nation building after he went on record against nation building in his first presidential campaign? There is no irony in politics.

Thanks for that reply, Yakk. I agree that it's not necessarily hypocritical to be against certain people owning firearms while owning one. But I think it's a bit suspect to be a rich anti-gunner in possession of a firearm while calling for monetary barriers to firearm ownership.