The Right to Bare Arms

While you are reading this I could sneak up from behind and slash your neck with a broken compact disc. And if I did would you call for a massive ban on outdated technology?

We could have a ban on CDs, but what would that accomplish? About the same thing banning guns would do.

I’ll be upfront about this. Both sides of the gun debate are littered with illogical morons who need to take a chill pill. Guns aren’t going anywhere and they will never be banned. That was tried once before, and anybody well-acquainted with an elementary school history book knows this to be true. I don’t recall that working out very well. Something about — oh, I don’t know — people revolting, creating and fighting for their own country, and apparently writing some document guaranteeing certain rights.

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