Posted on 09/12/2015 12:12:14 PM PDT by John Semmens
Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe (D) brought his own armed guards to a Washington DC anti-gun rally sponsored by Michael Bloomberg’s anti-gun advocacy group Everytown for America. The Governor saw no irony or hypocrisy in his action.
“First of all, DC is a very dangerous place with a high rate of gun related violence,” McAuliffe said. “It would be foolhardy for me to expose myself without having some sort of protection. Second, a governor is no ordinary, expendable average schmo. My elevated position of power makes me a target. I have a right to defend myself against anti-government radicals.”
McAuliffe also pointed out that “all of my bodyguards are trained professionals. There is little danger that these armed individuals will use their weapons to commit crimes or to accidentally shoot someone. These aren’t the type of people we’re trying to disarm. We are looking to keep guns out of the hands of the untrained non-professionals who might easily hurt themselves or someone else if they have access to firearms.”
The Governor laughed off the contention that outlawing private ownership of guns would disarm the law-abiding while leaving criminals free to use guns. “If trained professionals and criminals were the only ones with guns I’d call that a step forward,” he asserted. “We’d eliminate the vast majority of accidental shootings. By removing the fear that their victims might be armed we’d also eliminate the need for criminals to use deadly force against them. Without access to guns people will be more cautious about where they go and what they do. Needless trips into the bad part of town during a bad time of day would be avoided. This would save energy and reduce air pollution—two other socially beneficial outcomes.”
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He continued, "My value to society is much greater than yours, proles..."
Gun protection for ME but not for thee. Elitist.
Let’s see...
We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal...
Where have I seen that?
No your value to society or anything else is not greater than anyone else.
If you want to stick to your anti gun stance, take them away from your bodyguards FIRST...
Somebody needs to tell this tick turd the rest of us do not like being told we are useless “schmo” types when compared to his excellency the politician. He puts his pants on one leg at a time too. If he wants gun control, he can either practice my type, hitting your target, or take them from his bodyguards first, THEN I might pay attention to his drivel.
Until then he’s just another lobbyist owned stuffed suit spouting nonsense.
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