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I’ve spent some time this week thinking about the differences between the pro-rights side and the anti-rights bigots and I had a revelation. This may seem obvious to you and I, but to an anti, it’s as incomprehensible as basic algebra is to a Chimpanzee. I read somewhere, I don’t remember where, that we are two nations, sharing a common border and language, and nothing else. I agree with this assessment whole heartedly.
On the pro-rights side, we have in general, self sufficient and self reliant people who take responsibility for their own security. Often times they fit the stereotype of the “hick gun owner”, but people from every walk of life are represented. From librarians to rock musicians, to IT people and truck drivers. Lawyers, doctors and other un-stereotypical people also own guns.
The reasons for owning a gun range from collecting, hunting, protection, target shooting and competition, to just about every other reason you can think of.
In point of fact, there is no stereotypical “gun owner.” We’re just average Joe’s who work and play and raise our families. Many of us are religious and worship God, but there are also agnostics and atheists in our ranks. We’re just people. One thing we do more than the general public however is write our representatives.
We’d never force anyone else to do anything, including owning guns. We might shake our head in disbelief that someone would willingly abdicate their rights, but we’d never force you to own a gun or defend yourself.
The anti’s however can be split into at least two groups. There are those who fall into the “do-gooder” mold and just want to save the world, even if it kills you, and can’t understand why anyone would disagree with them. Our self reliance and stubborn insistence in looking out for ourselves instead of letting the government take care of and protect us, confounds and perplexes them to no end. Why anyone would not gladly scramble under the wing of the government like baby chicks to their mother is consternating to say the least.
Self reliance and defence are abhorant. Why, someone could get killed, and it matters not whether it’s the bad guy or the good guy. They believe steadfastly in their world view and nothing will make them reconsider.
The other type of anti you’ll run across isn’t out to save the world, it’s control and power they want. The facts and logic mean nothing to such an individual, and they’ll twist what facts there are to fit their agenda. These people are smart and know what they’re about. They slowly chip away year after year in an attempt of shaping the world to fit their ideal, no matter who they hurt. They’ll employ the police and government agencies to do their dirty work in enforcing our nations 20,000+ unconstitutional gun laws and it doesn’t matter if you’re guilty or not. You must be controlled at all costs.
Together, these two types of anti’s present a formidible foe who never sleeps and never gives up.
People often wonder why pro-rights people like myself get so upset when someone pulls out another anti-rights talking point and trumpets it as the truth. It’s because we’ve heard it all before and no amount of facts or figures or logic will make a bit of difference. Their minds are made up and reasoned discourse breaks out the instant you disagree with them, however mildly.
Anti-rights bigots like to meddle in other peoples lives. I’ve touched on the second amendment here, but there are other areas where they meddle too. People don’t like to be meddled with; just like the lion who keeps being poked with a sharp stick and one day kills it’s tormentor. If pushed too far we will push back, but not because we want to.
There is one easy way to avoid such a scenario however. I call it, “Leave Us Alone.” It’s short and sweet and is easily understood by everyone. Patented LUA is one sure fire way to keep the peace between our two sides. In addition to LUA, there is also LUTHA and LUTFA, in case the first course of LUA didn’t work. If neither LUA, LUTHA or LUTFA works, then the only thing left will be to invoke Rule 303, but no one I know wants to do that.
Ambrose Bierce once said “Liberty is defended with three boxes: The ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box.” Let’s stick with the first two, shall we?
