Guns Are Scary
Mary C. Schulken, Democrat opinion writer for the Charlotte Observer, is terrified. No, she’s not scared because violent crime is on the increase in Charlotte. No, she’s not scared because the Charlotte police department is more interested in being social workers than policemen. And no, she’s not even scared because her car was stolen by thieves recently. So why is she suddenly scared? Because she just now found out that a few people who are not policemen have guns.
I know, it’s really scary. I can only guess that Miss Schulken has so insulated herself from the reality of the world that she honestly didn’t realize that people have owned and been carrying guns for, well, as long as this country has existed. I imagine the recent Supreme Court decision that says government will actually permit subjects citizens to own guns was also quite a shock to her. But either way, she’s just absolutely terrified to know that I, personally, am armed.
Now I don’t live in Charlotte any more — primarily because of crime and insane taxes. But let me try and put your fears to rest, Miss Schulken, because I bet there are a few others like myself that do live in Charlotte:
I own guns. I own a number of different guns. I have revolvers, semi-automatic pistols, shotguns, and rifles. Yes, I even have one of those “banned” “assault” rifles. I have large pistols, and I have small ones — including one that I carry with me nearly everywhere I go. And know what, Miss Schulken? Not a one of my guns has killed an innocent person. Oh, but one time the mere presence of my shotgun did cause a group of about 8 “youths” from continuing to walk towards me when I was leaving work at 1am. I’ve had some of these guns as long as 15 years and never once has one killed someone by itself. I may have even once walked right past you in the city of Charlotte on the sidewalk, and you weren’t killed by my gun. Your fears are completely and totally unfounded.
Now I realize that you’re a female, so your emotions are more important than facts. I know that you, and many others like you, do not care that no one has been killed by my guns, you’re just plain terrified. I am sorry that my mere presence scares you. However, your emotions are not my responsibility. While I will point out that your fears have no basis in reality, I will not order you, nor will I force you to not be scared. And therein lies the difference between Miss Schulken and myself. I believe in freedom. I believe you should be free to have your emotions. You, however, do not believe that I should be free to protect myself from those who would do me harm.
People like you, Miss Schulken, scare me. It scares me that you would allow government to take away my means of protection so that the scum who would rob me would have more power than I do. It scares me that you would trust the government to protect you from others when you should take responsibility for yourself. However, if you do not want to take responsibility for yourself, I won’t force you to. But most of all it scares me that you want to use government force to stop me from taking responsibility for myself. You are the reason the Constitution exists: to protect me from people like yourself.
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LOL. Awesome intro paragraph.
I agree with you on this issue.
Inanimate metal objects scare some people.
It’s not only women who have the idiotic fear of guns in the hands of citizens.
Not too long ago, a male police officer here in leftista Northern Virginia told me that I should have a gun and — gasp! — if I do own a revolver, I shouldn’t keep it loaded because “an accident might happen.”
I’ve been handling guns since I was in first grade and have never, ever had an accident or had to shoot a human being. A few animals? Yes. Two of them were rabid.
Odds are that either she or a family member will be killed with a 911 operator on the phone and a cop 10 miles away. All I could say is, sorry. Right now there is a 9MM with a 15 round clip locked and loaded and two extra loaded clips within reach. Total of 41 rounds. Also a 12 Ga pump within 10 steps loaded with 3in Mag 00 buckshot.
Indeed, it has been clearly decided in law — police are NOT responsible for stopping any crime — even one in progress.
Another point you missed making Ogre, you were trained to use and maintain your weapons by the USMC in order to “serve and protect the citizens of the US” and you don’t come any better trained or more responsible to safely own weapons than that. Plus, serving one’s country should mean the freedom to protect their own families and property in whatever way they see fit. The shrills are so good at finding reasons to be “skeered of living in a free society” (or shall I say “the remants of a ONCE free society”).
oops… “remnants” , Ms. Typo strikes again!
And every time I qualified (except for the one time I forgot my ear protection), I qualified as an expert — and yet I am still prohibited from arming myself when I’m in danger. It makes no logical sense, nor will it ever.
If I remember right Ogre, our Founding Fathers armed themselves much to the chagrin of the Monarchy that ruled over us at the time. I don’t think they were considered illegal, but they were not considered loyal to the King either. My thinking is, if Uncle Sam trains and qualifies a man to carry a weapon in defense of the USA, then they are most certainly safer than murderous criminals carrying weapons in our society. Moonbats never see things with logic and common sense.