Annie, Get Your Gun

[superbadgirl]

I find this both amusing and disturbing.

Seriously, I'll bet my father is losing sleep over this. Aside from his and my mom's frenzied need to save all unborn babies, gun control is number two on dear old dad's issues on which to vote. It doesn't matter that, in their class and demographic, the GOP has never, ever done much at all for them in practical terms as long as abortion be made illegal again and people are allowed to have their semi-automatic weapons.

Comments

[travellingone.livejournal.com]

This is going to sound so ignorant, but they gave birth to you how? I mean, you don't share those beliefs.

Oh, you get scolded yet for your voting? Yes, I am making a huge assumption here.

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

Well, geez it's just not sporting to kill anyone BEFORE he can run away and hide -- or go hunting with the VeeP. (I have to get in those Cheney jokes while I can because I won't be able to for much longer. YAY!!!!!!!!!!)

[scarlettslegacy.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure if you know this so forgive me for repeating history, but about ten years ago we had a madman shoot a bunch of people in Tasmania and ever since, we've had very tight gun laws. Basically you can't have one in your personal possession unless you're a farmer (shooting wild animals and all that) or a member of the armed forces where the gun isn't even YOURS, it belongs to the Aus armed forces. We still have illegal arms ownership, of course, but I grew up with those laws so I don't really understand the US's fascination with arms ownership. What does it achieve? How are people better off owning guns? I realise that sounds niave but I really am curious.