Seize the Guns

I just don't understand it. I have so many friends who are gung-ho for the government to seize guns from "everyone." Translation - seize them from law-abiding citizens.

I recently received the latest NRA magazine, First Freedom. The current issue sports a front cover showing a giant cloud, obviously a hurricane, and makes reference to the New Orleans gun confiscation when it ask the reader if government can seize the weapons of law-abiding citizens during natural disasters. I didn't think too much about the magazine and left it on the kitchen table, along with some other mail. Mistake. Acquaintances were coming over Monday evening (publik skuul teachers at that!) and they ran smack dab into the magazine.

Now, I really don't give a hoot if someone disagrees with me, but when people hold differing views and they feel it is their obligation to tell me I am wrong, I generally like them to use a little brain with their arguments.

Publik skuul teachers, apparently, don't argue this way.

"Guns are evil... gun owners are evil...we must ban guns...guns are a national security risk..." Yadda yadda yadda.

This comes from the same people who get ready to revolt when government declares child porn illegal (it is against our First Amendment rights, apparently). Or when government cracks down on illegal aliens in our country (it is their 1st amendment right to be here apparently).

I was actually cussed out by these teachers (who I subsequently evicted from my house) when I brought to their attention that gun ownership is a constitutional right - and that if the government could "legitimately" seize guns and cancel this right, they could easily do the same to any perceived First Amendment rights.

But, being publik skuul teachers, I guess this was too hard to understand.