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Vice President Joe Biden has an audio blog called Being Biden. (I swear I didn’t make that up.) In this week’s installment, the Veep reads comments from North Philadelphia third graders writing about “gun violence.” While it’s good to know that the Pennsylvania public education system is busy indoctrinating children on the importance of civilian disarmament (and not in a good way), “Double Barrel” Joe fails to answer their questions. In the interests of education, because it might save one child from becoming a gun control advocate, I’ll have a go . . .
“I want to discuss gun violence with you, like why do people use guns and why do they kill people? Also, why don’t people be kind to one another. I’m kind to everyone.” – Damaris
Guns are extremely useful. People use guns for all sorts of reasons. They use them to hunt. They use them for fun. They also use them to kill other people.
Some people use guns to kill people because they want to take what they have. Some people use guns to kill people because they hate the other people. These are what we call “bad guys.”
Some people use guns to kill people to stop them from taking what they have or killing them. Not because they want to. Because sometimes they have no choice. These are what we call “good guys.” If the bad guys left these people alone, they wouldn’t shoot anyone.
Luckily, good guys don’t always have to shoot bad guys to stop them from doing bad things. Sometimes they just have to show the bad guys that they have a gun. Sometimes a bad guy only needs to know that a good guy might have a gun to convince them not try to hurt the good guy or take what they have.
As for why people aren’t kind like you, it’s just not their nature. They just aren’t. Sad but true. Deal with it.
“I want to discuss with you why you want to stop gun violence. I think it’s because you want less people passing away.” -Camilla
I guess you think Joe Biden wants to stop bad guys from getting guns because he doesn’t want bad people to shoot good people. You’re probably right. But if you want to discuss the Vice President’s plan to protect good people from bad people with guns here’s something you need to know . . .
Joe Biden thinks the easiest way to stop bad people from shooting good people is to make a law that would make it really really hard for bad guys to get guns.
Problem: we’ve tried that. It doesn’t work. Bad people will always be able to get guns. They’re bad people. They’re good at doing bad things. And there are a lot of guns out there. Loads and loads. More than you could count in your entire life.
Laws that try (and fail) to make it really, really hard for bad people to get guns make it really really hard for good people to get guns to protect themselves against bad guys. Do the math. The bad guys win.
If you get a chance, ask Joe this: wouldn’t it be better to arrest all the bad guys who use guns and put them in jail? That way the good guys can get guns to protect themselves from the bad guys and there are less bad guys to hurt the good guys. Make sense?
“You should close gun stores, that’s my opinion.” -Marilyn
What if the Vice President thought that french fries, milkshakes and chicken nuggets make people really fat—which can lead to a deadly heart attack—so he decided to close all McDonalds? Does that sound fair?
What if the Vice President thought that cars are bad because so many people die in car accidents and closed all car dealers? Does that sound fair?
Lots of people use guns for hunting, target practice and to defend themselves from bad guys. If you close all gun stores you stop good people from buying guns. Does that sound fair?
“I heard you take care of gun violence. Maybe no guns at all, but police can get safety guns. That would change the world.” -Ishmael
There are plenty of places where only the police can get guns. Bad things happen. In many cases, the government kills lots and lots of people. Sounds crazy, but there it is.
“You can go out on the stage and just say I want to stop using guns.” -Jacob
Agreed. The Vice President should say he wants to stop using guns. He should then get rid of his Secret Service protection (they have guns) and sell his shotgun. He should set a good example for all of us. Well, all those who agree with him about making it really really hard for good guys to buy guns.
“Colt AR–15, CAR–15, and all imitations except Colt AR–15 Sporter H–BAR rifle;”
What is the difference from a Bushmaster with a heavy barrel?
current policy is that ALL HBARs are cash and carry.
Does someone have a source confirming what the woman said, mass shootings at a low?
I’m sure most third graders believe in Santa Claus as well.
“Australian Automatic Arms SAR type semi–auto” got my attention. The factory was closed over 15 years ago. They were good, but not as good as an AR-15. I know Remington was importing them into the US because a friend of mine bought one that had been returned from the US when customs rejected them.
But… kids are usually free! I took my two boys, who both love shooting, by the way, to a gun show and that was the last time until such time as one of them wants his own gun. For some reason, they found looking at WW2-issue M1 Carbines and stacks of ammo “boring.” I don’t want to lose my little shooters!
Heh. In the end, it looks like Moore wasn’t getting any help from Maher. “If that’s a fact, we’ve gotta go by the facts.”
Geez, sooo many jokes I can’t post here…
Now I’ve got the giggles. These people continue to crack me up!
Hysteria oh so well spent. God forbid we have a big whig from a foreign country driving around with prototype competition shotguns few can afford without sponsorship. And here I thought it was all about so-called “illegal guns”.
Apparently this “outreach” program has fostered a stereotype against anyone with a foreign accent with guns even though it’s right outside a high-end gun show. How lovely.
I mourn for Colorado but this goes to show that anyone hosting anything gun related only needs to go a bit south and a bit west to Arizona where that kind of reactionary crap doesn’t happen.
I passed up a .380 Remington model 51 in great condition for $300 at a gun show one time. I went back to the next one and the vendor had already sold it. I wish I had pounced.
Ahh.. the Great state of Commiefornia. Would be a nice place to live if not for the retard politicians and laws there. I’m glad i’m in a free state…
How do you residents in CA put up with all this crap?
It is probably not uncommon for a murderer to claim that it was an “accident”. Good forensics can usually show the difference. I hope that there was good evidence collection in this case.
yep live there for 50 years thank god I now live in TX
Don’t you mean esclavo state?
Ed Markey represents everything that is wrong with Massachusetts and National politics. 40 years as a politician, nearly all of it in Washington. Hasn’t had a real job in 40 years.
As for the comments regarding “New England”, NH, ME, VT are mostly free states. Still. The political climate is changing rapidly in NH getting more Progressive by the day though.
I still live box to box but I have a nack for being in the right store at the right time. But I still take friends and family shooting on my ammo and I give my friends a heads up on what stores have supplies when I find it.
So being Biden is a lot like being a 3rd Grader?
I’ll buy that.