Some Gun Stuff!
I’ve gotten a few emails from people who’ve found the gun stuff on my site and think I’m a right wing whacko. Apparently, I’m some sort of inbred, uneducated hillbilly who just likes to blow shit up, drink Budweiser and amass an arsenal. All because I know citizens in this country have a right to keep and bear arms. I expect this type of response from people who can’t successfully argue their opinion though.
I am not a right wing whacko. I’m not an inbred redneck with an arsenal. Who am I? Here goes:
I have a master’s degree in Accounting Information Systems. I am a CPA. My wife has a master’s degree. So, the household is not lacking education. Heck, one of us knows how to program the VCR. Not many families can make that claim (hint, it’s not me). Most people I associate with are college educated and the majority has graduate degrees. I am a professional. I earn a decent living.
I don’t have an arsenal. I have a 9MM pistol (his) and a 45-caliber pistol (hers). I do not have a stockpile of weapons in my house. I don’t hoard gas masks, canned goods and bottled water. I don’t think that black NATO helicopters are invading my subdivision as the New World Order approaches. I’m not preparing for a reenactment of Ruby Ridge in my house. However, I do plan on buying a Bushmaster rifle soon to show support for a company that is the victim of a frivolous lawsuit.
I do not oppose all gun laws. Just the ones that are unconstitutional and the ones that are really stupid. I don’t oppose, for example, registration. I do oppose registration that serves to infringe rights by delaying (or forbidding) purchasing of firearms (such as they have in New York and New Jersey, those laws obviously work since NJ & NY have such low crime rates). Such registration is gun control. The original intent of registration was, after all, for citizens to prove they owned guns, as was required by law at the time. I oppose ballistic fingerprinting because 1) it’s too expensive and 2) it won’t work. I oppose the assault weapons ban. I don’t think people should have howitzers.
I think the result of gun control laws in the last 70 years has resulted in class separatism. Because, if you’re willing to pay, you can legally obtain almost any machinegun that you want. If you’re willing to pay, you can get a carry permit anywhere in the country. If you’re willing to pay, you can still get the assault weapons that were banned in 1994. If you’re willing to pay, you can still get magazines that hold more than ten rounds. It’s about have and have-nots.
I don’t think people should have nukular™ weapons, which is apparently the best argument anti-gun folks can come up with these days. That and What about the children? But as I’ve said before, more children drown every year in 5 gallon buckets than are killed by firearms. But if they could do better, they’d realize they were wrong about the gun thing.
So, thanks for your insightful commentary about who you think I am.
