The Winkest Link

By Wink

Gun people are totally smitten with the Second Amendment. What is this passion for guns?

I won’t even argue with them. We have the right to bear arms.

I don’t hunt, but I don’t object to hunting. And if you are going to hunt, I would prefer you use a gun over, say, bow-hunting.

(Bow-hunters forgive me. I know your sport takes a high level of skill, but THAT is my objection… anyone below ‘Olympics-level’ archer leaves too much chance for an injured animal to run off and suffer. The gun offers a better chance at a ‘clean’ kill.)

But machine guns? Do we really need machine guns? Would it ‘infringe’ on you personally if you couldn’t have one? What do you need it for?

Some gun people love their guns more than they love people. You will never convince me otherwise. There is probably a psychological thrill in knowing you could just blow somebody away if you needed to.

(Note to reasonable gun owners: The previous paragraph started with the word “Some.” I didn’t say “ALL gun people love their guns more than they love people.” Don’t bury me with hate mail telling me how ‘responsible’ you are.)

One Winkest Link reader frequently uses the phrase ‘passive-aggressive.’ Maybe that term is what applies here….

Gun Fan: “I don’t have any special grievance with you, but if I ever do it is nice to know I have a gun.”

Now THAT is passive-aggressive.

Freud would have described this passion for guns as ‘phallic’ but, for my tastes, Sigmund was a bit too smitten with the concept of ‘phallic.’

Honestly though, I am glad the gun-people support the Second Amendment.

It would be comforting to believe they were all as staunchly supportive of the rest of the Constitution. Right to privacy, freedom of speech, protection from unreasonable search and seizure, due process… you know, all that crazy ‘civil liberty’ stuff…
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