Gun People and the Jagged Marble

thetruthaboutguns.com ^ | 9/23/2014 | Robert Farago

[rktman]

By Rhonda Little. [Republished with permission from rodalena.com]

I like marbles. I don’t really like guns.

No. Hang on: that’s wrong. That second sentence is not actually true. I do like some guns: there are many that are simply beautiful, much like the oddly mesmerizing beauty in the colorful smooth glass toys of children. Allow me to edit my intro with this more accurate statement:

I don’t feel comfortable around guns.

In fact, guns make me decidedly uncomfortable. They are tools of death, tools of pain. A guns is not a tool of creation, it is a tool of destruction. That said . . .

I’ve held a gun. I’ve even fired a gun. The experience was both exhilarating and…weighty. There was a terrifying gravity in pulling that trigger, which was only compounded by the realization that I have some natural talent in marksmanship, and honestly, hitting that target dead center was…really fun. But knowing that such a small movement of my index finger could end someone’s life was horrible. I did not like learning that I was a pretty decent shot. If I had my druthers, we’d live in a safe and peaceful world where devastating tools like handguns were unnecessary.

But we don’t.

[rktman]

The title caught my eye. A nice honest(?) take on those that CCW. It's actually something that Robert Farago published with permission from Rhonda Little. Her/some website is noted so if you wish to say "You're welcome." to her I suppose you can. I understand that there are people that no way, no how can get over their fears but are thankful that there are folks out in the everyday walkabout that are carrying in case an evil event takes place. So, Rhonda, you're welcome.

[Puppage]

They are tools of death, tools of pain

What a sally. Man card...REVOKED!

[rktman]

Actually it was written by someone named Rhonda and Robert only reposted it. I’m thinkin’ Bob isn’t a pansie but just wanted us to know that despite this persons fear and thougths on guns, she realizes that they are essential and is thankful that there are those out here who know that and carry.

[Blood of Tyrants]

There gun owners, non-gun owners, and gun haters. The gun haters are both terrified of guns terrified of the bad guys who prey on the unarmed. They cannot bring themselves to admit that they benefit from the mere presence of gun owners until they desperately need a person with a gun.

[JimRed]

A guns is not a tool of creation, it is a tool of destruction with which you can protect what God created.

[Noamie]

Though I appreciate her paper-thin efforts at restraining her totalitarian and fascistic instincts, I am terrified of people like Rhonda.