http://thegamedesigner.blogspot.com/2012/11/everybody-lies.html
Dear Conservatives,
Please stop saying that gun registries and background checks "treat law-abiding gun owners like criminals". I keep hearing that background checks are asking the gun buyer to "prove" that she isn't a criminal, instead of starting with the premise that the gun buyer is innocent until proven guilty.
Well, guess what? When I buy lumber at my local hardware store, the cashier checks the signature on the back of my credit card. Am I offended? Nope. I'm happy that they are making sure I'm not a criminal, running up fraudulent charges and passing the blame along to me.
As gun buyers, we should be ecstatic that we get to prove that we are not criminals. We don't want actual criminals shooting up schools and focusing the blame on law-abiding gun owners.
When I board an airplane, I go through a fucking x-ray machine that can see my testicles. All to prove that I'm not a criminal. I'm 42 years old and I still get carded when I buy beer. Do I go bat-shit crazy and accuse the convenience store clerk of "treating me like a criminal"? No. I do not.
When the next Dick Cheney comes to take all our guns, we don't want him to have a list of where all the gun owners live.That is a valid argument against gun registries. But please stop complaining that you are being "treated like a criminal" just because you have to fill out a fucking form. It's not a valid argument, and it serves to invalidate any other arguments you try to make.
If you want to be treated like a criminal in this country, you don't need a gun. You just need to have black skin and a hoodie.
Dear Liberals,
Please stop saying that because the Second Amendment was written in 1789, it only protects the right to carry muskets.
It doesn't say "the right to bear muskets shall not be infringed". It says "the right to bear arms". Arms. Swords, guns, land mines, rocket-propelled grenades, fighter jets, nukes, sharks, lasers, sharks with lasers. Those are all "arms". Those are what "arms dealers" sell.
Liberals more than anyone should understand that the Constitution evolves over time. In 1789, "citizen" referred to a white male. Today, it applies to men and women, black and white, brown and yellow, rich and poor.
In 1789, "arms" referred to muskets. Today, it refers to AR-15sand M-1 tanks. This is the reason you seriously need to stop playing the "musket" card. Eventually, you will give your rifle-owning neighbor the idea to fight for his right to own all arms: machine guns, biological weapons, you name it. And when his case goes to the Supreme Court, to the Roberts Court, there's a good chance he'll win. Because the Second Amendment doesn't say "muskets"; it says "arms".
Also, stop picking on the 2nd Amendment. The 2nd Amendment played no role in the Senate's recent failure to pass meaningful legislation to reduce gun violence. This battle isn't being fought in the courts; it's being fought in the legislature.
If you want to write an angry letter, tell Harry Reid to grow some balls and fix the filibuster. |
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