Three Hundred Thirty-Seven

Posted on December 3, 2015 by John Swinburn

The line was crossed yesterday. It should have happened before. Regardless of when it happened, or should have happened, here is the upshot: I am no longer willing to accept that I have a disagreement with people who support ready access to assault weapons. Instead, I judge those people who argue we all should have easy access; they are irresponsible, deeply stupid people for whom I have nothing but contempt. Easy public access to machine guns—for that’s what they are—is idiotic.  No longer will I argue; I will judge and hold people who argue for this madness in absolute contempt. It matters not whether mentally ill patients or psychopathic killers are to blame for the deaths; neither should have access to weaponry suited only to murder. If you find this unwavering attack of mine painful, don’t bother coming back to this page. I don’t want you here.

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2 Responses to Three Hundred Thirty-Seven

  1. Joyce says:
    December 3, 2015 at 7:48 am

    John, I’m still in shock. Enough is enough! Decades ago I hunted deer but sold my rifle when my first grandchild was born. Didn’t want a gun in the house. Now I want ALL guns registered and no one but the military and law enforcement should have access to an assault weapon.

  2. jserolf says:
    December 3, 2015 at 7:26 am

    I am with you, Brother. I don’t mind the idea that people can own weapons, but assault rifles go far beyond a margin of acceptance. I have this thought now, and I had this thought years ago when a friend of mine and I imported shotguns from Italy and sold them here in the US (over and under and side by side). All legal, as I had then an importers/exporters license from ATF.

    However, when my partner struck an interest in importing Chinese-made AK47s, that’s when I pulled out. There was just something incredibly stupid about that.

    We have a responsibility to the public domain, just as well as the private one.

    One person with a belief is equal to ninety-nine who have only interests. JS Mill.

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