Well…with the tragedy in Dallas last week, the usual suspects started spouting off that if more of the people in the protest were armed, they could have taken out the shooter and saved the lives of the 5 officers that were killed….the standard response from the 2nd amendment crazies who think it is a good idea to have guns, guns, and more guns everywhere. But, in response to that, I want them to listen to a quote from the Dallas police chief that came out today talking about “open carry”…”we don’t know who the good guy is vs who the bad guy is if everyone starts shooting…” Yep…the police think it’s nuts for everyone to be carrying guns all the time but does that matter to the NRA who is pushing for more and more open carry? And we all know why they want it…so the gun manufacturers that bankroll the NRA will make more money…not giving a damn that it puts more people in danger, that it puts the police in the unenviable position of having to make spit second decisions that can and will kill the idiots that are strutting around playing soldier….and, if you read history, the 2nd amendment was never meant to say that anyone could carry any gun anywhere…it was to protect the country since, at the time, there was no standing army and state militias were necessary for the people’s protection…they always forget the first part of the 2nd..”a well regulated militia…” not any yahoo with more money than brains…geez…
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As always with the repubs…..
Well… didn’t get out to shoot pool today since Tom is sick so I thought I’d come back here to do another one of these…and, with it being the 50th anniversary of JFK being assassinated, I thought I’d talk about this little epiphany that I had watching some of the historical shows on the topic. What strikes me about the climate of that time and of this time is how similar they appear when looked at in the context of right wing hate….when Kennedy was going to Dallas, there were fliers put on cars calling for Kennedy to be tried for treason for something or other…and, when you see any right wing rally these days you see the same thing on signs and fliers…that Obama should be tried for treason, again, for something or other…probably for just being president. One of the things I find to be a little disturbing with this kind of crap is that people are supposed to be more informed these days but the actions of the right and repubs show that they are just where they have always been….a hate group under the guise of a political party who should be marginalized and pushed back under the rocks they crawl from…geez…