tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750244306663708036.post6398007435704765597..comments2024-03-28T13:22:19.837-07:00Comments on Pa Rock's Ramble: Parting Shots from 2008Pa Rockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16747526882424245608noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750244306663708036.post-57292365598210294372009-01-12T19:08:00.000-07:002009-01-12T19:08:00.000-07:00Hey Brenda,Missouri, in fact, did not pass a law f...Hey Brenda,<BR/><BR/>Missouri, in fact, did not pass a law for carrying concealed weapons. In a rare bit of common sense, the public voted that measure down. Then the legislature corrected the public's "mistake" and passed it anyway.<BR/><BR/>I'm beginning to think that it might be good policy if we all were required to carry. The streets, planes, churches, and schools might not be any safer, but ego maniacs like your friend at the library meeting might think twice before they start berating people with whom they don't agree.<BR/><BR/>RockPa Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747526882424245608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750244306663708036.post-17297591424046252482009-01-12T17:34:00.000-07:002009-01-12T17:34:00.000-07:00Yawn. Sorry, but that is my chief comment on gun c...Yawn. Sorry, but that is my chief comment on gun control. Let me explain:<BR/>I serve on the local library board as a trustee. A few years ago, our library director told the board we didn't have a policy regarding carrying concealed weapons in the library - I think this was right after Missouri voted to allow the permits to be granted. So, in all our naivety, we created and passed the policy, and a sign was made that said something like "The carrying of any weapon, with or without a permit, in the McDonald County Library, is prohibited."<BR/>John Fitts, a local veteran and polemic letter to the editor writer, showed up for the next meeting. During the "comments from public" period, which we always had but never, ever utilized (there never being a public), John Fitts berated us soundly for our "un-American" action that somehow rendered undone every patriotic act ever committed in defense of our nation's flag. After he finished, I opened my mouth.<BR/>"Sorry, Mr. Fitts, but the whole gun control argument makes me yawn. I don't think that discussion even relates to what we have done here, which is to put a policy in place to protect our children."<BR/>I won't make this story any longer, except to say that Mr. Fitts turned his surname into a canting name. He had a hissy. He threatened me with a lawsuit and bodily harm. I just smiled and said, "Whatever," and stifled the yawn.<BR/>We have guns in our house. That isn't the issue. I guess I don't think it necessary for people to buy and use uzis. I personally don't like guns, but I don't really notice them anymore, either, as they are everywhere here. We have one or two propped up at the back door, loaded. One is above the fireplace. Several in the bedroom in a rack. Etc.<BR/>My husband would be pretty pissed if anyone took them.<BR/>But as far as carrying a weapon to the Library, I think he knows better. Taking away our guns is not a good idea, but getting all half-cocked about it is not good, either. Can't we all just get along?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750244306663708036.post-71048447591631441782009-01-01T12:31:00.000-07:002009-01-01T12:31:00.000-07:00Mike, I agree with you to a point. There might co...Mike, I agree with you to a point. There might come a time of invasion when it would be beneficial for citizens to be armed and ready to fight. My problem with all of these bozos and their well-stocked armories is that they often view government as the problem. I'm not sure that democracy is well served by everyone opening fire for their own particular self-interests. Those battles are better resolved with ballots.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the link to the billboard. Happy New Year!<BR/><BR/>RockPa Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747526882424245608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750244306663708036.post-61957236508283101592009-01-01T08:35:00.000-07:002009-01-01T08:35:00.000-07:00I figured out a long time ago that I didn't want a...I figured out a long time ago that I didn't want any guns in my house. That's my personal decision. <BR/><BR/>With rights come responsibility and the indiscriminate firing of pistols and rifles is neither responsible nor legal. <BR/><BR/>A Phoenix eighth grader's poster on the subject has been turned into a billboard. See: http://www.azcentral.com/community/phoenix/articles/2008/12/30/20081230phx-poster1231asf.html<BR/><BR/>Nonetheless, in those quiet hours of contemplation I realize that no American community maintains an independent and well regulated militia. State National Guard units are an extension of the Federal Government. Local and state law officers operate under legislative authority. The paucity of case law on the Second Amendment does not clarify what our rights are when it comes to gun ownership.<BR/><BR/>If Narco-Terrorists, or any other invading force, assembled en masse and began a foray into Arizona, then I would not want to raise a militia armed with tasers, pellet, bb, and paint guns. We should not mix our applesauce with our chicken manure. If the Battle of Casa Grande must be fought then let the people maintain the means to prevail.xobekimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11116310733654658420noreply@blogger.com