The nation is flooded sternum-high with Glocks, assault rifles and ammo clips. You will never put the gun genie back in the bottle. We are a testosterone-sotted teenaged nation that adores weaponry and wants to be armed-- much to the perplexed alarm of the civilized adult world. Hear our national prayer:
“Our gun which art in the nightstand, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come. The NRA’s will be done, in Washington as it is in our barrios and ghettos. Give us this day our daily death toll and and forgive us our trespasses as we blow away those who we're certain were going to trespass against us. For thine is the 2nd amendment and and the gun lobby’s power forever and ever. Amen.”
Any wistful citizen dreaming of a gun-free nation is clinging to an absurd utopian fantasy and advancing a fruitless proposition. The debate is over. Just as strip clubs and porn and omnipresent obscenities are the unintended consequences of purist's adherence to the First Amendment, mass shootings by lunatics and an equally obscene daily death toll south of our gated communities are the consequences of purist’s interpretation of the Second Amendment. No matter the corrosive cost to our national spirit, get used to it. I support conceal and carry with permits and training. But, then that makes me a radical because today’s muzzle worshiping mullahs of the sacred metal works preach that asking for permits and training and limiting assault rifles and clips will lead us to Armageddon. This is the same cabal that derides the very same government as utterly incompetent, yet is convinced the same bumbling Uncle Samuel will magically sweep across the land and take away all of our weaponry. This is, in a word, lunacy. But, se la vie. In America fantasy ideologies substitute for civil literacy. That's just the way it is.
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The NRA won and its dream state is upon us: Arm everyone. And thank your congressman every time you venture out into the streets of our community and look over your shoulder and worry about the person walking toward you. What is that in their hand? What are they reaching for? Is my safety on?
Annie, get your gun and your training. Lock and load. And repeat after me:
I pledge allegiance to the 2nd amendment,
and that for which it stands,
one nation under the gun,
armed to the teeth,
with body armor and ammo for all.
God Bless America.
