Gunning plans
Jun. 15th, 2006 10:52 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lurkittyI have a friend who is an avid gun collector. He loves shooting in all its forms. He thrives on full-auto shoots. I know that he and his wife are always packing, and they both have concealed weapons permits. I have never felt at all uncomfortable around them despite my dislike of handguns. I know they are extremely safe and cautious. They keep their guns in a safe, they lock weapons so no children can access them. They are responsible gun owners.
They voted for Bush.
Why? Because the Republican Party convinced them that the Democrats were going to take away their guns. Even though no Democrat had made taking guns from licensed, responsible gun owners part of their platform, they were convinced by Republican rhetoric that it was going to happen.
Flash forward to yesterday in Baghdad. The Bush Administration policy in Iraq is to take away guns from the citizens. On the surface, it sounds great. Protect our troops by getting the guns off the street. But the reality of the situation is that they are taking the guns from the law abiding citizens and leaving them in the hands of the well-funded, highly organized terrorists. They are leaving themselves with no citizen backup in the fight and not enough troops on the ground to keep the situation under control.
So, it was the Republican Bush Administration that disarmed the citizens of Iraq, that has not allowed them the "Right to a well-ordered militia" that we were guaranteed under our constitution. With all of the lies they have told, all of the malfeasance suffered under this administration, can we trust that the same will not occur here in response to another terrorist attack? Or will the American people simply roll over blithely and hand over their guns to this fascist regime, guns they thought the Dems were going to "rip from their cold, dead hands??"
They voted for Bush.
Why? Because the Republican Party convinced them that the Democrats were going to take away their guns. Even though no Democrat had made taking guns from licensed, responsible gun owners part of their platform, they were convinced by Republican rhetoric that it was going to happen.
Flash forward to yesterday in Baghdad. The Bush Administration policy in Iraq is to take away guns from the citizens. On the surface, it sounds great. Protect our troops by getting the guns off the street. But the reality of the situation is that they are taking the guns from the law abiding citizens and leaving them in the hands of the well-funded, highly organized terrorists. They are leaving themselves with no citizen backup in the fight and not enough troops on the ground to keep the situation under control.
So, it was the Republican Bush Administration that disarmed the citizens of Iraq, that has not allowed them the "Right to a well-ordered militia" that we were guaranteed under our constitution. With all of the lies they have told, all of the malfeasance suffered under this administration, can we trust that the same will not occur here in response to another terrorist attack? Or will the American people simply roll over blithely and hand over their guns to this fascist regime, guns they thought the Dems were going to "rip from their cold, dead hands??"
