Punctuation ambiguities

From Reuters, a story about a fundraiser. Starts off innocently enough:

A planned Republican fundraiser in New Hampshire aims to promote gun ownership in America by letting supporters fire powerful military-style weapons — from Uzi submachine guns to M-16 rifles.

But:

Local Democrats say the event is in poor taste amid a spike in violent crime in Manchester and seeks to glorify the use of machine guns for political gain.

It took me a moment to parse that last sentence correctly.

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Published in: on July 25, 2007 at 13:32  Comments (8)  
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  1. On July 25, 2007 at 21:01 faerieloch said:

    um, why? It makes sense to me, except my eyes keep playing tricks on me and want to put the word “girl” in the sentence somewhere after “violent crime”.

  2. On July 25, 2007 at 21:01 faerieloch said:

    um, why? It makes sense to me, except my eyes keep playing tricks on me and want to put the word “girl” in the sentence somewhere after “violent crime”.

  3. On July 25, 2007 at 21:13 doublefeh said:

    Are they glorifying (The use of machine guns) for political gain, or glorifying (the use of machine guns for political gain)?

  4. On July 25, 2007 at 21:13 doublefeh said:

    Are they glorifying (The use of machine guns) for political gain, or glorifying (the use of machine guns for political gain)?

  5. On July 25, 2007 at 21:29 faerieloch said:

    ah! Je comprends!

  6. On July 25, 2007 at 21:29 faerieloch said:

    ah! Je comprends!

  7. On July 25, 2007 at 23:19 merovingian said:

    The use of machineguns for political gain is AWESOME!!!

  8. On July 25, 2007 at 23:19 merovingian said:

    The use of machineguns for political gain is AWESOME!!!


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