Guns exert a seductive power over the minds of men (far less, it seems, over women). And what a power that is: He who holds a gun can, with less effort than it takes to open a can of beer, end a life — whether of a deer or a fellow human; whether in service to sport or greed or honor, or in revenge for a grievance, or in obeisance to church or state.
The inability of Congress to ban assault weapons is one of the most puzzling and infuriating issues in our country today. Yup thoughts and prayers but what good is that when $ from the NRA and winning votes from avid gun enthusiasts is more important to our politicians than human lives. I don't understand why more Republican voters can't make the leap of imagination/ compassion by realizing It could be them , their children, their family that could have been or will be killed.
Good work! The 2nd Amendment refers to the right to bear "arms" It does not specify small firearms. So, do citizens have the right to formulate chemical and biological (germ) weapons? To consider an extreme, might a team of physicists and engineers set up a uranium isotope separator as a step to building a you-know-what? After all, they all fall within the definition of "arms."
The inability of Congress to ban assault weapons is one of the most puzzling and infuriating issues in our country today. Yup thoughts and prayers but what good is that when $ from the NRA and winning votes from avid gun enthusiasts is more important to our politicians than human lives. I don't understand why more Republican voters can't make the leap of imagination/ compassion by realizing It could be them , their children, their family that could have been or will be killed.
Also, the small arms industry which essentially owns the NRA and gun lobby is not in the chemical, biological, or nuclear business.
Good work! The 2nd Amendment refers to the right to bear "arms" It does not specify small firearms. So, do citizens have the right to formulate chemical and biological (germ) weapons? To consider an extreme, might a team of physicists and engineers set up a uranium isotope separator as a step to building a you-know-what? After all, they all fall within the definition of "arms."
Well done, Terry.
This packs a punch, as it were. There is lots of target practice in our neighborhood, some with semiautomatics.