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First, Happy 4th of July! It's a bit more meaningful this year for me, since the SCOTUS decision in the D.C. vs Heller case recognized a basic right.
We went to a flag raising ceremony this morning, sang patriotic songs, and had refreshments after that. As we were enjoying our donuts, my wife and I were talking with one of our good friends, someone we've known for nearly 40 years. I was saying how grateful I was for the Heller decision, and how it recognized the individual right of gun ownership. Our friend acknowledged that's what the 2nd Amendment said, but I was surprised when she said that she saw no need to have the kind of guns that look so much like the kind the military has.
I tried to explain that the guns labeled "assault weapons" were no different or more powerful than others with less "scary-looking" stocks and grips, but I could see she was just shutting down as to what I was saying. It's a sad thing that the lies of the Brady Bunch have contaminated the thinking of otherwise intelligent people like our friend.
We went to a flag raising ceremony this morning, sang patriotic songs, and had refreshments after that. As we were enjoying our donuts, my wife and I were talking with one of our good friends, someone we've known for nearly 40 years. I was saying how grateful I was for the Heller decision, and how it recognized the individual right of gun ownership. Our friend acknowledged that's what the 2nd Amendment said, but I was surprised when she said that she saw no need to have the kind of guns that look so much like the kind the military has.
I tried to explain that the guns labeled "assault weapons" were no different or more powerful than others with less "scary-looking" stocks and grips, but I could see she was just shutting down as to what I was saying. It's a sad thing that the lies of the Brady Bunch have contaminated the thinking of otherwise intelligent people like our friend.