Ultimately,
what is
the NRA peddling?
Fear of the other. There is no ration reason anyone should have a
weapon capable of mass-murder; there
aren’t that many ‘others.’
Why a semi-automatic with tens
of rounds per clip
and not a small bomb? Does
the method really mater? Where’s
the line? The
maverick, the self-contained, self-made
man lies at the root of
America's grotesque fascination with its past. No one
is an island. What did you eat today? Did you slaughter that pig and
collect those
chicken's eggs? Society is about interactions.
It’s human nature. Think
about it. By definition, the
purely independent man’s story is never heard, never known and
therefore wasted. To function
as a whole,
individuals must
care sufficiently for
one another, at
least on average.
We must consider the question of the line between that R in the NRA
and the AK of this modern-day. What weapon is appropriate for anyone
to wield? Is a taser sufficient? Should we treat this like drivers
licenses with classifications? Just because there is no
Constitutional Right for an individual to keep and bear arms doesn't
mean guns should be removed from homes. Assault rifles, large caliber
sniper rifles, explosive devices, etc. are examples of overkill.
Creating well-regulated militias will allow passionate people to not
only safely experience the dream of firing some of the most powerful
weapons on Earth, currently beyond the reach of the common man, but
will also support the common defense in a real way.
Is
it the
guns or the sick
individuals responsible for
all this tragedy? Fact:
healthy people do not commit mass-murder. Fact:
societies without guns do not suffer these events.
It's both. Maybe the solution is both. Maybe we must allow the
Citizenry to embrace weaponry to their liking but in a
“well-regulated” manner.
By opening up the concept of
a militia, we can mix
the satisfaction of blowing stuff
up with the
dream of
being a hero, all while supporting the real heroes. By
limiting the supply of deadly weapons like the AR15 and the AK47 to
the military and these
Constitutional militias, we
drain
the pool of deadly weapons,
thereby forever
limiting
access to criminals.
Eventually, remaining models
will be far too
expensive for casual
use. Seriously, handguns and
shotguns are more than enough to protect the
average
home; and pepper-spray is a
sensible precaution for any outing.
Fact: the Second Amendment is
not about a well-armed populace.
That's
what this is all about: arms
are for armies and well-regulated militias. It's
not about the government taking away one's ability to defend their
property.
It's about taking away that crazy couple's ability to kill a bunch of
people, no matter what that
phone might contain.
Tim, thanks for holding the line.
