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I answered another one of those idiotic Facebook poles today, and the question was: Do You Believe in the Right to Bear Arms? I answered YES, but unlike the other 99% of the 92% who also clicked the YES box, I scrawled a comment in the comment section. If you don't read it who will?
Comment: I own a gun and I believe in the ENTIRE second amendment as written (“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”) including the well REGULATED part!!! Remember folks the second amendment was written with the idea that we would NOT maintain a permanent standing army and that in times of war EVERY man from 17 to 47 would report to his local militia to fight for his country. Funny how the gun nuts forget that part. Actually looking at their collective IQ’s I’m sure most of them never knew it in the first place, and their “smarter” Bible thumping corporate pumping right wing media talking heads suffer from a selective memory disorder so unwavering that the stupidity of the masses is now a diagnosable permanent condition. A terminal tumor on the brain of America. The “shoot first and ask questions later” crowd is now just the “shoot first crowd.” They no longer even ask questions.
RJ Moody 2009
qwurkypro says:
"Poles is usually spelled "polls" in this context. So there: ho ho ho ho ho! I used to be a proofreader and there's a nasty residue remaining. But: I believe each has the right to spell freely and joyfully and even, if necessary, with gleeh!
Anyhow: I agree with what you wrote.
I wonder if you were in the military as I was (3 years, mostly in the psywar unit near Stuttgart.) Were you?
Very, very few have guns here, which is why I feel that when I rob people, I'll be able to handle it pretty well with just my machete.
What kind of a gun do you have? What's it for and do you keep it cleaned properly at all times? I hope so! Remember Charlton Heston's devotion to the cause of being a total and hazardous klutz! What an inspiration!
Moody says:
I took a pole on how to spell poll. As usual with these things, I am in the minority.
The Vietnam draft ended before I was of age, and I never joined the military. I had an uncle (Efaw)who was on the USS Ward in Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and an Uncle (Stowe) who was among the first Americans to enter the liberated Nazi concentration camps in '45. I was in awe of their stories as a child. I have immense for those who served (you among them.)
I bought a remmington 30-06 for deer/elk hunting in 1977. I've shot several deer/elk over the years with my camera. I decided not to use my gun. It hasn't been fired in 30 years.
qwurkypro says:
Another question just occurred to me -- besides the question of whether you got my Googletalk voice-message -- and that is:
"DO YOU BELIEVE IT'S RIGHT TO ARM BEARS?"
Admittedly, this is a zing-off from your very topical and relevant topic, but I may be in one of my pre-siesta moods. You know: Sunday. Being old. Siesta an absolute necessity and a RIGHT -- so my fingers more or less do their gavotte on the keys without consuting me.
So: You got my voicemail? Have you got Googletalk downloaded?
I DEFINITELY BELIEVE I MUST DO THAT SIESTA IMMEDIATELY, so I'll right now, right here, I'll closzzzzz...zz
qwurky / david
Moody says:
Should bears have arms? …That’s a difficult conundrum. I hate to infringe on a bear’s constitutional rights but I’m in favor of bears with 4 legs. I don’t know if you have bears in Spain, but we have them in here, and I can tell you that a bear on 4 legs is a harmless looking creature, suitable for sharing your picnic with. A bear on 2 legs with outstretched arms however is a fearsome looking beast. If bears and people both have arms, it could be a bloodbath! Maybe we should all put down our arms, and try to live in harmony.
barçalunacy says:
OMG ... after rereading your blog, I realized that you meant guns!
In that case, I find the whole gun 'thing' to be troublesome.
While I don't mind anyone hunting for wild life as a means to put food on your table, I find 'the right to bear arms' by the general population to be quite worrisome on my part.
A lot more people, a lot more crazies and quite frankly I don't want to be at the end of a firearm.
The whole subject is complex.