Boing!

Mon, 09/13/2004, 02:22
As my cheerfully cheerful aquabotanic/photographic/blogging master friend Erik might say after I say it..

Another day, squandered.


But I didn't say it today! Nosir, today is a great day for me. Today marks the end of ten years of ridiculous restrictions on firearms. Yes, the abomination that is the so-called "Assault weapons" ban is dead.

"What does it all mean, though?," Joe Average asks, in a rhetorical manner.

"Does it mean that cop/baby killing death machines are now available?," Joe inquires..
"Yes and no; banned arms were no more deadly than any other 'conventional' gun," Warren replies

"Does it mean full auto weapons will be on every street corner?," Joe asks..
"No, full auto weapons have been restricted since 1934," Warren answers... then adds, "but I wouldn't mind if someone dropped off some AKs on the corner of Arapahoe and Holly.."

"So then why did they ban all these guns?!", Joe asks in exasperation...
"Because the legislation signed was designed to regulate scary-looking guns. None of these guns are special, and don't account for significant portions of even firearms crimes. The debate over the bill's ridiculousness resulted in the ten year expiration," Warren answers with a long, drawn-out breath.

Well, contrived conversation aside, this is a very good day for gun owners in free America. It's a good step in the process of reversing the incrementalist prohibition legislation passed over the last years.

It's a little bit funny, really. The ban was made in the name of restricting criminals. Problem is, so-called "assault weapons" are almost exclusively found in the hands of law-abiders. Possibly more so than any other firearm demographic.

That liberal politicians have tried to ban these guns is evidence that they rely on sensationalism and fear to achieve their agendas. Especially enjoyable over the last several weeks have been the cries of "AK47s in the streets" and Al-Qaeda's supposed interest in small arms. Pleas of desperation from a lost cause. Beautiful.

Yours truly is considering stacking his two civilian AKs and the AR15 on the closest street corner, just so the nutcases get to be right for once. Maybe videotape for comedic effect and profit. Downloads available soon? (...likely idle banter)

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