We invented them, now we gotta live with them

Not much to say on the Virginia Tech shootings. It’s nasty.

My colleague asked why they had to emphasise that the shooter was Asian.

“Ban all brown and yellow people from buying guns and the problem is solved,” I said.

Haha.

It was, once again, heavily discussed on the radio and televion (BBC, I’m old-fashioned). I recall seeing an American journalist being interviewed and saying more gun controls should be put into place. A gun rights advocate rightly (heh) pointed out that criminals aren’t going to respect firearms legislation, no matter how much there is. He went on to say more about the RIGHT to bear arms (where was that cartoon of a person with bear arms??!!) — what he did not mention was that with rights come responsibilities.

Basically, there’s no point trying to eliminate guns from normal life (especially in the US). They’re here. Get used to it. Be responsible about gun ownership and accidental shootings will be minimised. There isn’t a damn thing you can do about deliberate shootings.

2 thoughts on “We invented them, now we gotta live with them

  1. I have been partial to the cartoon of a bear with a gun (the right to arm bears).

    You want a pic of bare arms? I am not surprised this is something Wal-Mart would have in stock, since they were found guilty of selling ammo to underage children.

  2. Hehe. There was a comic / editorial cartoon I saw of a person with furry arms. That’s the one I mean.

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