tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632928765983902491.post8343553697583258542..comments2023-05-31T08:13:57.522-06:00Comments on The Ultimate Answer to Kings: When seconds count, the police are only minutes away...Joelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03442354270552212335noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632928765983902491.post-91662111191498356112010-12-17T12:23:45.351-07:002010-12-17T12:23:45.351-07:00(Yeah, I know. The only one-word answer of which ...(Yeah, I know. The only one-word answer of which I am capable is <i>no</i>. :-)Kevin Wilmethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18368887768008126052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632928765983902491.post-72355927886272855862010-12-17T12:21:05.295-07:002010-12-17T12:21:05.295-07:00Recent stories told of two young men gunned down f...<i>Recent stories told of two young men gunned down for no apparent reason — simply shot dead as they sat in their cars. They were threatening no one. By all appearances, the shootings were random. Two young men paid with their lives for being in the wrong place at the wrong time.<br /><br />Thank you, Second Amendment advocates. Thank you NRA. Thank you gun show merchants who sell firearms without background checks. Thank you pawn shop owners.<br /><br />Thank you for allowing the least stable among us access to guns. Thank you for arming gangs and for making so many citizens feel that their only safety lies in gun ownership.</i><br /><br />________<br /><br />Wait, wait, lemme fix that for ya, John Van Horn (lemme guess, "The Pious," right?). You're so close, only missing a few details:<br /><br /><i>Recent stories* told of two young men gunned down for no apparent reason — one simply shot dead as he <a href="http://freedominourtime.blogspot.com/2010/12/coda-to-killing-no-justice-for-derek.html" rel="nofollow">sat on his porch</a>, the other as he was <a href="http://freedominourtime.blogspot.com/2010/08/showtime-syndrome-strikes-las-vegas.html" rel="nofollow">minding his own business in his own home</a>. They were threatening no one. By all appearances, the shootings were random. Two young men paid with their lives for being in the wrong place at the wrong time.<br /><br />Thank you, copsuckers. Thank you, badge fluffers. Thank you, 'law and order' types who force disarmament upon everyone except those who actually warrant it. Thank you, those who were ostensibly taught world history and still think that handing a monopoly of force over to your own government is a swell idea. Thank you, dutiful "operate within the system" voters, who rubberstamp more of the same year after fucking year.<br /><br />Thank you for allowing the least stable among us access to guns. Thank you for arming gangs and for making so many citizens feel that their only safety lies in gun ownership. </i><br /><br />There. (Didja notice that there is not one single change in the <i>last</i> paragraph? You got that one exactly right.)<br /><br />_______________<br />*Note to John Van Horn: if you've got a <i>lot</i> of time on your hands, do a little looking into the term "Only Ones", or read just about any of the entries posted <a href="http://www.freedominourtime.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Kevin Wilmethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18368887768008126052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632928765983902491.post-48176548457922097332010-12-17T08:29:17.533-07:002010-12-17T08:29:17.533-07:00It's funny you should say that, GP. That was t...It's funny you should say that, GP. That was the title of Codrea's one-word piece.Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03442354270552212335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632928765983902491.post-59671247736586494272010-12-17T00:20:39.327-07:002010-12-17T00:20:39.327-07:00Haha. Incorrigible smartass that I am, I'd hav...Haha. Incorrigible smartass that I am, I'd have just said:<br /><br />"You're welcome."George Potternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632928765983902491.post-46256790170945192812010-12-16T15:54:15.252-07:002010-12-16T15:54:15.252-07:00Some guns just have less initiative than others, I...Some guns just have less initiative than others, I guess. Had you considered having yours trained?Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03442354270552212335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632928765983902491.post-47771226163996088432010-12-16T15:19:48.529-07:002010-12-16T15:19:48.529-07:00Humpft! Every darn morning I have to lift the gun ...Humpft! Every darn morning I have to lift the gun and put it in the holster - and every night I have to take it back out and put it on the night stand. If they're so darn smart, why can't it do that by itself after all this time? <br /><br />If guns make folks kill other people, mine must be defective.MamaLibertynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632928765983902491.post-47562719187557193812010-12-16T13:27:11.564-07:002010-12-16T13:27:11.564-07:00Here is a fellow AZ gun owner that I personally kn...Here is a fellow AZ gun owner that I personally know that epitomizes what many of us want to stand for regarding gun rights.<br />http://www.kingmandailyminer.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubsectionID=1&ArticleID=41857Quiet Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11475380860119432052noreply@blogger.com