Taking a Stand On the Gun Debate

Houston Chronicle ^ | 12-24-15 | Mat Thompson

[smokingfrog]

I am a lifelong sportsman. I grew up in Texas, hunting with my Dad. I'm not sure if I learned how to ride a bike or shoot a gun first, but it was close either way. In addition to creating lifelong memories shooting and hunting with my father, I was educated on gun safety from a very early age. I was taught well, and became a very responsible gun owner and enjoyed sport shooting and hunting into my adult years.

But then something started to change. I don't quite know what happened; it just seemed that firearms started becoming faster, more powerful and more plentiful. Mass shootings became more common and much deadlier.

Then, in 2012, Sandy Hook happened.

I had recently become a father, and like every other father I hugged my kid just a little tighter that night. Then I walked into the living room, and started to cry. All those children, not much older than my daughter, murdered. Humans have a unique capacity for being truly awful to each other, but a more senseless tragedy cannot be imagined.

That night, I called a few of my friends who I knew to be responsible gun owners and gave away the guns I owned.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

That’s what you call a guy with no arms and no legs that you lay on the floor.

[ripnbang]

Yep. I cringe every time I hear that in a political add. It’s not about hunting. As soon as that is said, it concedes the real meaning.

[Squantos]

And his kids will lovingly say to dear old Dad the idgit presstitute at that moment in time ..... “”WTF you mean you gave our only form of self defense away ?””

[Ouderkirk]

Yet, a very loud, very passionate and very well funded minority is controlling both the debate and legislation, leaving us essentially paralyzed.

This same thing could be said, about the gay marriage business too, but this nitwit isn't lamenting that....Ditto abortion, or illegal aliens, or.......

[FlingWingFlyer]

I’ll bet he’s an Iraq veteran, who voted for Bush, TWICE, and drives a “Honda” Prius. People bull**** too much these days. You can’t believe a word they write or say.

[FlingWingFlyer]

I’d like to know his “stand” on abortion and “Planned Parenthood”.

[Cicero]

Sounds like a liar to me.

[Secret Agent Man]

Yup. You can’t have a useful conversation with that amount of stupid.

[Vendome]

Boo Chit.

You dint give nuttin away, except your fairy tale story...

[imardmd1]

A fellow permanently loses a little of himself when he is circumcised. He pretty much loses a lot of his critical thinking gray matter when he is obamacised.

Just sayin . . .

[ChildOfThe60s]

Agreed.

Faster firearms? WTH? This guy looking for a job at the HuffPo?

[Vendome]

Please tell me the manner and method he used to give away his guns.

What a load of crock and I like alligators...

[moovova]

How many lives did he save by GIVING his guns away?

[Ajnin]

Calling this issue a debate is like saying there is a dabate about whether or not 2+2=4. A debate suggests two parties use reasoned arguments and intellectual honesty to come to a logical conclusion. This issue is about honest pro second amendment advocates against gun control tyrants and useful idots.

[BitWielder1]

He made the right decision. For himself.
If you don't trust yourself with a gun, you should not have one.
That does not give you any right whatsoever to make that decision for others.

[wny]

Crappola.

[Ditter]

Liar liar pants on fire! I don’t believe a word of it. Former hunter, gave his guns away ( to whom?) . Thanks frog!

[Big Red Badger]

Libtard Lies.

[davetex]

Haha, forgot about that one.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

***That night, I called a few of my friends who I knew to be responsible gun owners and gave away the guns I owned.***

Shades of 1968, after the murder of Bobby Kennedy, the hysteria led by the news media caused fools to give up their guns to the police then writing letters to the editor telling how they now lived in fear of their still armed neighbors!

I just read an interesting anti-gun editorial from LIFE MAGAZINE, May 10, 1968. It is the one with Paul Newman on the cover. Before Bobby Kennedy was shot.

https://books.google.com/books?id=8lQEAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=true
“THE GUN LAW-A STEP TOWARD SANITY”

A month later, another anti-gun editorial LIFE Magazine after Bobby Kennedy was shot.
https://books.google.com/books?id=xlQEAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false

“HIGH NOON FOR THE GUN LOBBY”
JUNE 28, 1968

Sounds like the same dreck they are bawling about today. Same promises and all.