Gun Fun
Sorry to get political, but a couple of weeks ago this news tidbit caught my eye.
Around 10:45 p.m. an armed robber entered an Alcoholics Anonymous center in Columbia, S.C. The robber brandished a handgun and ordered the people inside the center to “Gimme what you got.” One of the AA visitors, who is also a Right-To-Carry permit holder, drew his gun and fired at the armed criminal, striking him multiple times, ending the robbery. The robber was taken to a local hospital where he died. (The State, Columbia, S.C. 04/13/09)
Guns and booze. Always a winning combination. A recovering alcoholic with a gun. What if he weren’t recovering and he brandished it while drunk?
The following week on the BBC World Service, I heard a lengthy protest against gun control by a typical NRA mouthpiece. Here’s what I don’t get. If the NRA’s position is that gun control doesn’t work, then why fight it? Prove the point by letting every piece of gun legislation pass, then sit back and smile smugly when gun violence goes up.
Actually, I know why they would never take this tack. It’s because they really believe that if they compromise at all, then gun ownership will be banned outright, and the government will turn into a dictatorship and they won’t be able to form a well-regulated militia. But of course we already have a well-regulated militia. The National Guard.
4 comments April 28th, 2009