Right to Bare Arms

Summer time is here and we all know what that means... Suns out Guns out.  Thanks to the 2nd amendment we all have the right to bare those arms.  The founding fathers wanted to make sure that if you've been spending long hours sculpting those bi's and tri's you are free hit the boardwalk in your favorite tank and show em off.  Watch out ladies and gents because there is no controlling those jacked up fire arms.  We all know those things are considered to be serious weapons that should come with their own holsters.  Bad news for the haters because there is no holstering those things unless they find a way to ban free weights and protein powder.  That ain't happening because GNC has their lobbyist hyped up on their new supplement "Rage Fuel."  Try the new "Rage Fuel" it will make you and your workouts insane!  We guess no bans are happening on ripped biceps but should we consider being more responsible with guns that shoot bullets?

The 2nd amendment does give the right to bear Arms but there are no directions on how to acquire these "bear" arms.  Are there even enough bears to give that many people their arms?  That would totally wipe out the bear population.  Plus the black bear arms will be smaller than the brown bear arms.  Now all of the sudden we have not fair, bear arms.  If someone asked to borrow the bear arms you kept in your basement on a tall shelf, then you'd have to go downstairs, use a chair, just to share, your not fair bear arms.  We'll have bear farms that only care about bear arms.  Imagine if the gates broke loose on those bear farms.  We'd have swarms of bears arms that came from the bear farms.  Then we'd actually have to bear Arms to shoot the bear swarms.  That would lead to an oversupply of bear meat and bear rugs and an epic collapse would follow in the market for those goods.  What about polar bear arms?  Are they any better?  We shiver at the thought.  That idea went south pole and now that we've run cold and can barely think if bear arms would be a safer choice than assault rifles.  We're pretty sure its a misspelling in the constitution and its clearly the right to Bare Arms.

A new mass shooting seems to be happening nearly everyday and the debate on actual gun control has been under fire.  Both sides of the isle have been taking aim at solutions but we're gonna shoot it to ya straight.  There are some democrats that propose taking all guns away from all people.  Sounds doable. (insert sarcastic eyeroll)  There are some Republicans that propose to give more guns to everyone.  Seriously, its about time your baby learned to defend itself.  Ted Cruz was reported as saying "have you ever seen a baby get kidnapped that had a gun?  Of course not.  Then, why are we not arming our children?"  As usual Cruz has no flaws in his impeccable logic.  Cruz did not actually say that but try not hear his voice in that statement.  Seriously, we can see Ted Cruz in a town hall meeting with a straight face ask "why are we not arming our children?"  Then look at everyone in the crowd like they are the insane ones.  

Americans link their freedom with guns.  We fought for our freedom with guns so we must use them to maintain that freedom.  Guns are power and with that power you can control and defend your freedom.  Of course, you can also control and defend your tyranny.  So, choose wisely friend.  Dang y'all.  No uns ever be understandin a coin havin two sides in all.  That really gums up the ol' freedom rifle from shootin straight.  Who'd a thunk it? 

Republicans use the claim that the guns are not the problem.  That taking away guns and/or controlling guns is not the answer.  Then, what is the problem and/or solution?  Please enlighten us.  The people?  Brilliant... take away the people and the guns cant shoot anyone.  That idea cant miss.  Mental illness?  Turns out our human brains do often get in the way of nearly every smart decision we've ever tried to make, but it is very likely that most people who shoot themselves or others is suffering from short or long term mental distress.  Not enough people with guns?  Is that a real problem?  We've never had a gun but still have problems.  Sounds like a conundrum... Guns:  The solution to and cause of all the worlds problems.

Both democrats and republicans have put forth very not insane ideas that are readily and easily accomplishable.  Wait... that doesn't sound like our government... Reload.  Both sides will argue extremes for an extended period of time before coming to an agreement that has no immediate or noticeable effect.  Bullseye.  As usual we tend to think outside the range.  We say that we give guns to everyone then immediately take them away.  Nothing hurts more than loss and this way everyone feels like a loser.  Try to shoot down that logic.  

The bottom line is the news does a great job of bringing to lite the mass shootings happening all around the United States because it gets your attention.  (That is the news' goal, getting your attention) The unfortunate truth is that a person is more likely to use a gun to kill themselves than to kill someone else.  54% of all gun related deaths are suicides but we don't hear about those deaths.  We don't hear about the depressed family member who took their own life because they incorrectly assumed the lives of everyone around them would be better without them.  Those deaths aren't on the news.  Those deaths are at home.  Those deaths stay at home and never go away.  Those deaths are quiet and sad, and leave behind exactly that in their wake.  They leave behind the ones left crying as they scrub endlessly in an effort to get the blood out of the floor.  It wont come out no matter how long you scrub or how much bleach you use.  That blood stains forever.  Even when they are washed away and covered up with a rug.  The blood is there in the form of regret, anger, and confusion.  A reminder of warning signs ignored.  A realization that the person you love was too afraid to ask for help.  A confrontation that in a moment of doubt, fear, loathing and unimaginable hurt they made the easy choice.  Instead of turning to you for help and having the hardest conversation a human can have with another they took the easy way out.  They grabbed that gun in the top dresser drawer and made all the pain go away in an instant.  But the blood stays behind.  We could have stopped this if only...  if only there wasn't a gun in the house.

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