Witchy Woman

I saw a bumper sticker the other day that said, "Buy a Gun, Piss Off a Liberal" with a picture of a handgun. Now, I believe that handguns serve no purpose other than violence, but if someone purchased one it wouldn't piss me off. Hell, a good portion of my friends and family own guns, including my partner. Bronn quipped that buying guns doesn't piss off liberals, but buying bullets does.

It just struck me as arrogant to think that your personal actions as an individual could enrage an entire group of people. It's what you do with them that tends to piss us off.

And this is why I believe that an IQ test should be required for gun ownership. It's a little thing called a safety. I do understand that this was an accident, and am glad that no one was seriously injured. But if I were out hunting with a dog that's likely to clamber around in the boat, I would sure as hell make sure the safety was on at all times that the shotgun was not in my hands.

The article has details and references as to why most of the "Get yer guns" hype is untrue. And while I'm not currently edumucated on the finer points of gun categories, my current belief is that hunting weapons should not be curtailed beyond registration and whatnot. Handguns and the like are purely for killing humans, and I personally believe they should be banned. That is not likely to change any time soon, but I am sure that someone will come along and try to dissuage me of this view.

They really have been panicking. And it would make sense that Obama's administration might want to avoid something like Cheney's little incident in someone's past. Considering he's the first African-American president, they're going to have to be extra tough on the type of people they have working for him. And it's not an unusual question. I have seen and answered similar ones when volunteering in courthouses or while applying for government employment.