For us it means including the voices of all those folks still living in the 17th century.
The antipathy to gun control is particularly bothersome. The Supreme Court now says every American has the right to kill people, subject only to certain situational constraints. While Bush and Cheney never cease fear-mongering about terrorist attacks, we already have the equivalent of regular terrorist attacks from deranged gun owners flipping out on their co-workers, bosses, teachers, fellow students, exes, relatives, neighbors, and random strangers.
The NRA keeps saying guns don't kill people, although not even the nuttiest of their fanatics could deny that the presence of guns multiplies deaths. The more guns you have in your house, the more you, some member of your family, or your kid's schoolmates are likely to bite the dust. Sure, people kill people. They do it with knives, pokers, rope, wire, etc. What distinguishes the gun from all these other murder weapons is that while these other implements have other uses, a gun has only a single function: to kill. And it's the most efficient way of doing it. That is, after all, why it was invented.
Yes, let’s talk about that shall we? I’m quite sure that you wouldn’t be thrilled if I were to want to take away your right to Free Speech right? It’s a Constitutional right. Owning a firearm, now reaffirmed by the Supreme Court, is MY Constutional right.
And, obviously you don’t have a clue about the gun culture, guns also have several other uses besides killing people as well. I won’t bother explaining them to you, since at such an advanced age, I doubt this old dog and be taught new tricks.
But all handguns (not to mention grenades, automatic weapons, and other items often possessed by NRA nutcakes) are designed for only one purpose. To kill people. If you own a handgun it's because you want to be able to kill people at will.
Anyone who owns a handgun doesn’t want to “kill people at will” you idiot, they want to target shoot, defend their home and loved ones, and yes, kill bad guys if the need arises.
Gun control doesn't prevent anyone who feels realistically endangered from acquiring the means to kill. All you have to do is make a case and get a license.
That’s the problem with you Gun Control types. I don’t HAVE to make my case. It’s my CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT. You don’t have to make a case for why the police can’t search you at any time they’d like or what things you can and can’t say.
Unfortunately our nation has a large population of sexually insecure males who like to walk around pretending they're Dirty Harry, and a still larger population of acquisitive status-seekers, terrified someone will steal their future landfill.
Actually, I’m quite secure in my sexuality. I love women. Thin women, fat women, pretty women, ugly women, happy women, depressed women, I love them all.
I own a gun because it’s my right to. I own a gun because I believe that if someone is threatening my home, family, or friends, I think it’s my responsibility to defend them.
Time and time again the court systems have said that the police do NOT have the responsibility to protect people. Just because you’re too much of a coward to defend yourself and others doesn’t give you the right to deny me the ability to step up when you should step aside.
Fucking hypocrite.
Travis
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