The GUN CONTROL DEBATE has begun and I cannot believe the
downright stupid-ass positions people are taking on both sides of the debate;
it is as if common sense has no place in the discussion. This is bad for the
discussion because people are so set in their opinions that they will not even
listen to proposals being made…so no discussion?
I have already stated that the 2nd Amendment to
our Constitution does not make gun ownership a Constitutional right but that
does not mean that law-abiding citizens should not have a right to defend their
homes and loved ones.
On the one extreme, banning ALL weapons has been proven not
to work because the only people that would end up with weapons are the cops and
the bad guys; the normal citizen would be defenseless and the crooks would know
that so crime would increase as case studies have shown.
On the other extreme (NRA) to do absolutely nothing would be
stupid on our part. The NRA has crossed the line into absurdity and the TV ads
they are placing are not only insulting, they are moronic.
In my local paper (Canton Observer), a group calling itself
HURON VALLEY GUNS (a store?) placed a FULL PAGE ad (not cheap) with a drawing
of our FOUNDING FATHERS holding our Constitution with the headline: THE
FOUNDING FATHERS HAVE AWAKENED which is such an ignorant statement as the
Founding Fathers had no intention of letting every jack-ass to have as gun and
use it indiscriminately; their intention was for members of a “well-regulated
militia” now our National Guard, to be armed.
The ad calls for a “Gun Appreciation Day” to be held today
(19th of January) in Milford, MI where I presume the gun store is
located.
The ad is addressed to GUN OWNERS and TEA PARTY ACTIVISTS
(interesting combination) and urges them to demonstrate their passions “CHICK-FIL-A
style” which to me means there is a “religious” message here, as well as an “anti-gay”
message since the Chick-fil-A issue was about the owner of the restaurant chain
being very outspoken about gays and what the Bible says about gays.
I would be interested to see who shows up for this first,
national GUN APPRECIATION DAY but from what the ad says, I can be pretty sure
it would be the ultra-conservative fringe of our population that I sometimes
refer to as the NEANDERTHALS with an apology to the Neanderthals who probably
do not deserve the implication their name evokes.
My only hope is that sensible people on both side of the
debate can meet in the middle and do what is in the best interest of all
Americans and not just the few who make the most noise.
Discussion to follow…
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