The Gun

[Toots_mcgee]

the gun heard the first shot the gun thought it was a bursting pipe the
gun heard the second shot and the third and the fourth the gun real-
ized this was not a pipe the gun’s teacher told everyone to get on the
ground the gun’s teacher went to lock the door the gun saw glass
break and the teacher slump and bleed and fall silent the gun
texted its parents and said i love you i’m so sorry for any trouble i’ve
caused all these years you mean so much to me i’m so sorry the gun
thought it would never leave the classroom the gun moved to a closet
filled with several other shaking guns the gun texted its best friends in
the group chat to see if they were okay the gun waited on a response
the gun received one the gun did not receive another the gun waited
for an hour the gun heard the door kicked open the gun was still in
the closet and didn’t know who had entered the room the gun thought
this was the end the gun thought of prom and graduation and college
and children and all the things the gun would never have the gun heard
more bullets the gun heard he’s down! the gun climbed out of the closet
the gun put its hands on its head the gun walked outside the gun
saw the cameras the gun hugged its sobbing mother and cried into her
arms the gun heard thoughts and prayers the gun heard Second Amend-
ment the gun heard lone wolf the gun texted its friend again the gun
waited for a message the message never came

Clint Smith

 

[Toots_mcgee]

In 18th century grammar, the first four words of the Second Amendment, "A well regulated militia," is a subordinate clause modifying the main clause, "the right of the people to keep and bear arms." But that main clause is causally contingent on the first one, so that the right of the people to bear arms is contingent on the idea of a militia being necessary to the "security of a free state." In other words, the right to bear arms is only guaranteed for the purpose of state militias.

 

[Expect2Win]

In 18th century grammar, the first four words of the Second Amendment, "A well regulated militia," is a subordinate clause modifying the main clause, "the right of the people to keep and bear arms." But that main clause is causally contingent on the first one, so that the right of the people to bear arms is contingent on the idea of a militia being necessary to the "security of a free state." In other words, the right to bear arms is only guaranteed for the purpose of state militias.

That is nuance no MAGA member is able to comprehend.

 

[Toots_mcgee]

Guns, baby!!!!

 

[Toots_mcgee]

This was posted five years ago. It might have been by Expect or Veer or someone else. I can’t remember. But it’s due for a revisit.

 

[Toots_mcgee]

Their solution. Which guarantees nothing and cost 10 billion $$.

 

[Toots_mcgee]

They have no answer. They have no ideas.
They just keep ignoring the problem. And it ain’t going away.

 

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I guess this town in Alabama is a Dem-led big city with all the gun violence?????

 

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Kids are dead. We have to act immediately to protect the guns.

 

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