I'm so sick of the political posturing by the president, and the anti-gun left on this gun control debate.
One CNN article after another is pushing the gun control agenda, and I simply can't stand articles like this one, which were obviously written by people who know nothing about guns, but have obviously taken a strong stance on the subject.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/17/opinion/francis-gun-control-groundswell/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
But, back to the president for a moment, I'm really annoyed at the manner in which he's using "the children" to his political advantage on the gun debate, and I hope most people can see through this thinly veiled grasp at our collective conscience. The picture of the president signing executive orders on guns in front of all of the children who wrote him letters requesting gun control is a disgusting insult to the adult voters and gun owners in this country.
Simply put, there's a reason that 5-10 year old children aren't allowed to vote, enter contracts, or essentially make adult-like decisions. While we can all admire the innocence of youth, the fact remains that the 5-10 year old children shown in these pictures do not have the political capacity or breadth of reason to understand the whole scope of this gun issue... kind of like how children always seem to want to cure poverty by simply printing more money (yeah, we could print more money, but that doesn't really address the issue).
So, the mere fact that the president seems most concerned about the opinions of these children on the gun debate is simply insulting to every adult in this country.
All of that aside, I'd really like to see where all of the gun owners who claimed that Obama wouldn't go after guns are hiding right now. Prior to the election I saw some people on a variety of gun forums talking about the fact that "Obama hasn't gone after any guns", and comparing the rest of us to chicken little (granted, that was a minority position on the issue). I sure don't see anyone saying that now!
So, I just had to rant. I do hope we can hold the line on this issue, since this is probably the worst time for gun owners since 1994 or so. Feel free to add your $0.02
One CNN article after another is pushing the gun control agenda, and I simply can't stand articles like this one, which were obviously written by people who know nothing about guns, but have obviously taken a strong stance on the subject.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/17/opinion/francis-gun-control-groundswell/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
But, back to the president for a moment, I'm really annoyed at the manner in which he's using "the children" to his political advantage on the gun debate, and I hope most people can see through this thinly veiled grasp at our collective conscience. The picture of the president signing executive orders on guns in front of all of the children who wrote him letters requesting gun control is a disgusting insult to the adult voters and gun owners in this country.
Simply put, there's a reason that 5-10 year old children aren't allowed to vote, enter contracts, or essentially make adult-like decisions. While we can all admire the innocence of youth, the fact remains that the 5-10 year old children shown in these pictures do not have the political capacity or breadth of reason to understand the whole scope of this gun issue... kind of like how children always seem to want to cure poverty by simply printing more money (yeah, we could print more money, but that doesn't really address the issue).
So, the mere fact that the president seems most concerned about the opinions of these children on the gun debate is simply insulting to every adult in this country.
All of that aside, I'd really like to see where all of the gun owners who claimed that Obama wouldn't go after guns are hiding right now. Prior to the election I saw some people on a variety of gun forums talking about the fact that "Obama hasn't gone after any guns", and comparing the rest of us to chicken little (granted, that was a minority position on the issue). I sure don't see anyone saying that now!
So, I just had to rant. I do hope we can hold the line on this issue, since this is probably the worst time for gun owners since 1994 or so. Feel free to add your $0.02
