March 28, 2006
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JUST SHOOT ME
I made a reference to gun control and poked some fun at the gun culture here in
What’s funny is that I probably have more in common with my heavily armed friend that he realizes. I tend to base my political philosophy around personal freedom issues. This is why I am pro-choice, pro-first amendment, pro-gay marriage, and why I get a little miffed when my president wire taps my phone without a warrant. However, a philosophy which venerates personal freedom occasionally puts me at odds with some of my Democratic brethren.
I’m not an expert on gun control issues but the 2nd amendment does protect the right to bear arms, and if you believe in personal freedom you can’t pick and choose which ones you like.
I grew up with an arsenal in my home and while I don’t currently own any guns I don’t have any problems with those that do. I do think any issue can be taken to silly extremes, however, and I would like to ask a couple of questions and make the following observations:
- Be honest…do you really need your own rocket launcher to hunt deer?
- If you believe the castle doctrine should be extended outside the walls of your home, would you mind telling me where you live so I can stay the hell away from your city? (I already canceled a vacation to
- I know that Kurt Russell did a great job of playing Wyatt Earp in
- Guns don’t kill people, bullets kill people. This is why I agree with the comedian Eddie Izzard who proposes that bullets should be available to everyone, they should just cost $2,000.00 each. More gang members would re-think those drive-by shootings if their ammo cost more than their crack cocaine.
- A well equipped and well regulated militia is all well and good; I just wish our troops in
- A “cooling off” period before buying a firearm is simply common sense. I just wish that Microsoft Outlook had a similar feature so that it would hold pissy emails that I’ve composed to unreasonable clients for a few hours until I’ve had time to cool off and reconsider whether I really want to call a customer a “sniveling twit.”
- I’d just like to point out that if your concept of the effects of violence was formed playing “Commando: Strike Force” on your X-Box; that when you shoot people in real life, they actually bleed. Just ask Harry Whittington.
Finally, a direct comment to my gun-packing buddy: I noticed you sparred a little with my son in the comments section on my post. Let me assure you that I’m an easy “target” when it comes to debating statistical evidence in the gun control debate because I’ve done very little research on the subject. However, if you want to debate with my son who does quantitative research every day of his life as he finishes his Ph.D, you better have all your shooting gallery ducks in a row.
I’m afraid that if you have a duel of the wits with my son, you’re going to find that you’re fighting unarmed.
- Be honest…do you really need your own rocket launcher to hunt deer?
Comments (22)
You go boy!!!!
get ‘em!
now back to comedy.. I can’t take seriousness I shrivel up and DIE I swear!
have a great night, and by the way.. I love your blog!
I love the idea of an enforced cooling off period which would prevent pissy emails.
I think we’re libertarian.
But real ones, not the fake ones on Faux.
This is my favorite part:
“# A “cooling off” period before buying a firearm is simply common sense. I just wish that Microsoft Outlook had a similar feature so that it would hold pissy emails that I’ve composed to unreasonable clients for a few hours until I’ve had time to cool off and reconsider whether I really want to call a customer a “sniveling twit.” “
I really, REALLY used to love the AOL “unsend” feature back in the day. If someone hadn’t read the e-mail, you could pull it out of their inbox. Oh to have that again when I’m telling a professor that their remarks are asinine (and being subsequently told that I should watch my language…bagh.)
Once again the pen proves to be mightier than the sword, or in this case, the keyboard.
Fall is my favorite season and during that time I used to love to go for tramps in the woods. But now that deer need to be blasted for terrorist activities along with their cohorts, bears and moose, I avoid the happy Elmer Fudds and wait until winter. I won’t even drive my car in some areas.
Be vewy vewy quiet… I’m hunting wabbits! Heheheheheheheh!
lol Latte sucking????? I guess now that you lost all that weight you can have anything your heart desires.
I stumbled on to your site on one of the over 40′s blogrings. I think you’ve got the best posts on xanga! Gun control, teenage vixens with slutty mothers, nursing home staff wheeling you to the computer…
Internet connection: $45.00/month, Laptop: $1800.00, your entries….Priceless!!
Keep up the good work!!!
Proud dad …eh? and should be
OMG!…so true about your son, he is so smart!…that fool has no clue!…and;
<LI class=MsoNormal style=”MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in”>A “cooling off” period before buying a firearm is simply common sense. I just wish that Microsoft Outlook had a similar feature so that it would hold pissy emails that I’ve composed to unreasonable clients for a few hours until I’ve had time to cool off and reconsider whether I really want to call a customer a “sniveling twit.” …..PLEASE make sure I get a copy of that program, I have so shot myself in the foot over THAT one!…damn that Gates for not thinking that one up!
Haha, how much does it NOT surprise me that we both watch and love Eddie Izzard! He is exactly who I thought of when I was reading your previous post. In fact, I bring up his jokes whenever any issue of gun control comes up. Either people laugh and agree, or laugh and turn to make fun of the fact that I’m quoting a transvestite. Either way it pretty much kills the gun control conversation.
You never have to worry about me trying to start a debate. I hate conflict. I’ve learned that recently about myself. I will stand firm on things that I feel are important, but I will not debate you. That’s just me. Plus I don’t like to think sometimes.
I vote that you post one of those emails where you call a client a “twit”, because I’m betting you do it with style !!
My sister had a friend in high school, who was one of the nicest guys you’d ever want to meet. Smart and witty, to boot. Some years later… a patriot practicing his right to keep and bear arms, ran this young man off the road, and in front of his wife and children, shot him dead on a city street. Probably purchased the gun at a Wal Mart, where you can buy any firearm your heart desires, but Limp Biskit (unedited) cd’s are a no-no. Because we have our priorities, damn it.
yep, yep. go get the dumbass. i like it.
I think everyone should have a gun. They should all be filled with water and we should all be doused about 3 times a day. Now I have to go back and read the previous comments, because I can’t miss Jordan ripping up some idiot.
Please, oh please send me a copy of the email wherein you called a client a “snivelling twit.” That is too wonderful for words. I too wonder about the whole “grenade launcher to shoot Bambi” thing. Seriously – Bambi dies just fine after being shot with a .22 or bow and arrow. C
Good post, good points. I too, grew up with a household full of guns of all kinds, but my Daddy was in law enforcement and a hunter. Oddly enough, to some, he was not in favor of us (3 daughters) having handguns for protection, but his feeling was that it was more likely to be taken away from us before we would use it. I suspect he was right.
I did see the stupidest thing this weekend. A group of 3 young men, at a gas station/store with those paint guns posing and shooting at one another. One guy had a pistol type and it looked so real. I could not believe they were doing this at a business and I bet they would not have understood if the police had come up and demanded they “lay down the weapons”! That is how people get shot.
Give ‘em hell, Dad! They know not with whom they are tangling!
Kathi
RYC: Your son used to say the same thing about me…the tease thing, I mean. Hahaha!
RYC: Almost all of my furniture here in the new apt. is IKEA – I am a prefab furniture pro.
Regarding gun control…the real reason they have rules about guns is because if they didnt people like me would be poppin off people and pedometers at will. Now, as for (RYC) you said: “So… you actually walked 18,492 steps. You’re a workout animal.” WOooooo Hoooooooo…Im a workout animal!!! Yeah me!!!
You mean there are some of us “pagan, pierced-nose, Volvo-driving, France-loving, left-wing, communist, latte-sucking, tofu-chomping, holistic-wacko, neurotic weenie Democrats” living outside of California? Well… I’ll be damned!!
*proud member of the neurotic weenie Democratic party*