I like guns. They are fun to shoot. I believe they are something most people should legally be able to have. I think that the laws governing them should be logical (wouldn't that be nice?).
However, if you're pro-gun, maybe in the NRA, or just really like your guns, I have a suggestion. Attempt to rein in the morons on your side. Really. Please?
It might be legal to carry around assault rifles in plain view in Arizona. That doesn't mean it should be done (or legal, but that's a different discussion). If you value the right to bear arms, please, work hard to get idiots like these to STOP BEING MORONS!
The people who did this (and who incidentally were doing it as a radio stunt for what they believe) were merely a distraction. And a bad one at that. Its stupid, even if legal, to carry around heavy weaponry in plain view at a crowded event.
Especially one that will be highly politically charged anyway. Its not exercising your rights. Its a show of force.
Like I said, I like guns. But that doesn't mean I want to see heavy weaponry just carried around by anyone with a permit. Especially at an event where there are lots of people present. At a machine gun shoot, go for it.
So, what I'm saying is this. If the moron fringe (please tell me its a fringe) of the pro-gun movement keep this up, you're going to see the opposite effect happen as moderates like me on gun control get pissed off and start to vote more and more rights away.
Call it exercising your rights, I call it intimidation. And that always backfires. It really does. I would be intimidated by someone walking around at a large public gathering with an AR-15. That sounds like something that happens in Iraq, not the USA.
Can't we love our guns and not be stupid about it?
(Oh, and if you REALLY want to be scared, read the guy's quotes. It'll also point out why I don't care much for Jefferson. Oh, and here is a bit more about Mr. Creepy)
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This could be said about the Republican party in general. For too long they have allowed the right wing to dictate what the party line is. Bringing your gun to stand outside a building where the president is speaking is not a peaceful protest, whether you fire that gun or not. It is an action that is menacing and threatening. It makes me think that no matter what the conversation, there will never be any meaningful dialogue between the parties. Sometimes I think that our country has begun the slow descent into chaos, since even something as relevant and necessary as health care reform cannot be discussed without deceitful misinformation. When was it that disagreement on how to solve a problem became a foundation on which to villianize each other instead of an opportunity to figure out a solution?
Yikes!
I'm not anti-gun, but its only sane to acknowledge their sole purpose is for killing.
Having a gun out in the woods to kill bambi is fine by me, but the only animals around in a city are humans! (Ok, maybe some pigeons and squirrels but they don't need to be shot at.)
It blows my mind that its legal to carry assault rifles in urban areas.
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