I’ve managed to fall ill again — thank you, third grader who lives in my house — and thus I am now the flu shot for next year. Hopefully, there are a few more strains floating out there for me to become infected with and therefore immune to, and then the CDC can draw my blood for its antiviral properties.
I’ve got my fingers crossed.
There is so much I want to say about the hysteria surrounding these gun bans and bills and whatnot. First of all, a local talk show host is doubling down on the “it’s the drugs, stupid” meme regarding the recent gun violence, crying from the rooftops that the anti-depressants made these shooters do it. To that I say, be careful what you wish for.
Ignoring the very obvious fact that these shooters were on psychiatric drugs because they were actually disturbed, blaming “Big Pharma” (as this guy so lamely puts it – so a decade ago) in lieu of guns is not a winning proposition. Soon, the government will be able to legally peep into your medical files, and if taking drugs becomes suspect, well then, you better pray you don’t have an anxiety disorder or need a little help when there’s a crisis, because you’ll be suspect too.
It’s not that easy. Anti-depressants have been shown to cause unpredictable reactions in adolescents, but beyond that, it’s inconclusive. Anytime you monkey around with the chemicals in your brain, you’ve got to be careful, and it often takes several different tries to get the drug combination right for someone who is severely off-kilter. Certain drugs affect people differently, because our chemistry is unique. I’d much rather have conservatives putting forth a solid, pro-Second Amendment argument than have some hysterical radio jockey spouting off about Big Pharma like he’s just got back from the Occupy WallStreet rally.
Secondly, let’s make sure we’ve got a good, solid understanding of the Constitution before we start arguing with people. Know your Second Amendment before engaging in any argument/debate with anyone. I don’t want to hear any one of you saying things like, “Well, I’ll agree with you on that…” We mustn’t. Why? Because this isn’t about how many bullets it takes to kill a deer, it’s about the fundamental right as put forth by the Framers for the general populace to arm itself. When your sister-in-law squawks “You’re saying that the 2nd Amendment was put in there to make sure we can arm ourselves against tyranny?!” You can look at her and say, “Yes. Simmer down, Lolly, the grown-ups are talking.”
Humans are always coming up with sweet new ways of killing each other, and while a semi-automatic assault rifle sounds super scary, it’s not. Semi-auto means you pull the trigger once and one bullet comes out. And one man’s assault rifle is another man’s legitimate hunting rifle. Are fully auto machine guns legal? Can you buy a bazooka at Sportsman’s Warehouse? I thought not.
Simmer. Down.
This is about taking away your rights, nothing more. You give in on guns, and the rest is easy. This administration is manipulating you, playing on your emotions. Why wouldn’t politicians want you to have guns? Well, why wouldn’t the Crown want the Colonies to be armed? Why didn’t Hitler want his subjects armed. Think these things through to their logical outcome people. I;m not some conspiracy theorist, I’m just a pessimist. I’m cynical and I don’t trust politicians who tell me they’re going to save me from myself.
I’ve read the histories. I know how that goes.
Thirdly, just think for yourselves, people. Learn to take in facts in a somewhat analytical manner. Try to read between the lines. Study history because that is the only thing that will save us. And don’t be afraid to go against the current. We were made individuals; let’s embrace that.
When asked why, after victory at Pearl Harbor, the Japanese didn’t proceed on to the defenseless West Coast of the US:
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto – “You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind each blade of grass.”
Could not agree more. If this is how you write when sick, heaven help the left when you aren’t ill.
The Cloistered Religious, they can have guns
Nah. The Left opposes that just because. By their definitions, being religious is proof of mental illness. Leftist fanatics are just fine, though..One leader, one voice, one thought and all that.
This was supposed to be under your comment, Cathy.
For self-defense purposes, “high-capacity” magazine give you the option of not making every shot a kill shot. You can lay down cover or suppressive fire, intentional misses, biding your time until help arrives. Democrats want to increase fatalities–it’s as simple as that. What’s wrong with those people?
Because this isn’t about how many bullets it takes to kill a deer, it’s about the fundamental right as put forth by the Framers for the general populace to arm itself.
Perfect.
(Hey… Didn’t the president just sign a contract with roughly 315 million Americans to uphold and defend that right?)
Soon, the government will be able to legally peep into your medical files, and if taking drugs becomes suspect, well then, you better pray you don’t have an anxiety disorder or need a little help when there’s a crisis, because you’ll be suspect too.
Am I a conspiracy theorist, or just a cynic, to wonder how long it would take for those Nuts of Record lists to be used for more than deciding who gets to buy a gun? Are Nuts safe behind the wheel? In front of a classroom? In the voting booth? Alone with their children? (And, oh yeah, who gets to decide how nuts you have to be, er, which psych meds you have to take to get on the list?)
This is about taking away your rights, nothing more. And it’s a two-for-one deal, because turning over the information about all our Achilles Heels isn’t going to help anybody hang on to their weapons.
And what are we going to do about the Nuts that aren’t taking meds but probably should be? Maybe a Task Force (headed by an appropriately titled appointed-never-elected czar) to design a How Well Do You Know Your Neighbor? section to the census. With door-to-door interviews of the households surrounding anyone that has been identified as Nervous, Unstable, Tense, or Sad. (Facial Profiling)
But what about those people that seem okay until they go back where they used to work and try to take out the Accounting Department, or the guys who wouldn’t invite them to lunch? Maybe we should have a list of anyone who has ever been fired from a job — no, wait, it should be everyone that has been or could be fired from a job (this is all about prevention through anticipation, isn’t it?), which, given the economy, only excludes a subset each of Homemakers and Retirees, and I’m pretty sure that they are going to be Nervous, Unstable, Tense, or Sad about what’s going on around them, so they’re covered too.
That pretty much leaves people with no jobs and no neighbors. The Cloistered Religious, they can have guns.
See my reply above. I know. The best laid plans.
Yep. Good post.