From Dave Dubya at Freedom Rants:
I grew up in the Great North Woods and hunted from a young age. I learned early that some rights are contingent on responsibilities to safety. I own firearms…and I’m not trembling in my ammo can, fearing Obama’s coming to take them away.
Many gun owners are really afraid of this false and manufactured “threat to freedom”. It is due to appeals to emotion, reinforced by political propaganda and corporate PR.
I’m very familiar with the gun debate and think I’m with the mainstream public on this. We don’t need AR15s and AK47s for sport or self defense. Weapons of modern warfare should have been restricted long ago. Actually they were once, then Bush let the restrictions expire.
I think new sales of weapons of war, as well as their large magazines, could be banned and not one American would be less free or less safe.
Dave Dubya is absolutely right. In fact, for safety’s sake, I don’t think anyone should own anything more than a two shot Derringer. After all, that is twice the fire power that a revolutionary war musket had without having to reload.
TP, my good man,
Sarcasm is more effective when making a point.
e.g. “Thanks for responding to my post before reading it.”
I read every word of your post. … and then I commented in appropriate fashion, my friend. 🙂