....The right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

Been a little while since I posted on this last and I figured, what the hell, it's time. I have spent many a passing minute thinking about our second amendment rights as Americans. For the life of me I cannot figure out why people are so afraid of firearms. Sure they have the capability to be used in a manner that can cause bodily harm or even death, but so can baseball bats. Riddle me this one, if we trust juiced up athletes, some with very little use of the English language due to school failures (I'll pick that bone later in the article), to properly use these "pine bringers of death" then why can't people understand that with the proper training and frame of mind people are capable of carrying and owning firearms. People really don't understand that (and many have said this) CRIMINALS DON'T CARE. They will always find the means necessary to achieve their goals regardless of laws being broken. This is why House Bil 1022 (Sweet sweet irony) is nutso. I thought Clinton was (is) a whack job about guns (he is, but whatever) but this lunatic from NY thinks she needs to double the number of weapons explicitly named in the bill. Someone explain to me how the Mini-14 RANCH RIFLE (Which ironically is used primarily on ranches for varmints etc.) should be banned?????? WHERE IN THE SECOND AMENDMENT DOES IT SAY "KEEP AND BEAR ARMS, UNLESS THEY LOOK SCARY TO YOUR REPRESENTATIVES"?????????????????? I will adress this more over time, but thats a little nugget of thought for ya'll


Schools - I will keep this short since I know that I do not have the answer to this one. Our schools (and even more importantly PARENTS) are failing miserably today. I don't believe I grew up a tremendously over privlidged child except in one regard. My parents are TOP NOTCH. They scultped two amazing children (who by my own admission aren't always perfect, but no one is so bite me) who can contribute (and will) much to society through their actions. When I was at a local gun show today, there were two children (maybe about 12 years old) talking (if it can be called that) to one of the dealers. One of them proceeded to TELL the proprietor that a revolver on his table HAD TO BE A FO-FO (ebonics for .44 magnum for the less inclined). When the owner told him that in fact was a .38 the child proceeded to argue with him that NO it was a FO-FO. I WAS FLOORED. That same child later interrupted a conversation between two adults discussing a purchase!!!!!! I would blame the parents on the complete lack of courtesy, but I will blame the parents, the school, and the siblings of this child for not forcing him to learn ENGLISH. The supression of our native language is not just coming from the migration of the Spanish language folks, it is also coming from pure blooded Americans who blatently abuse the language everyday. THIS IS NOT NEW. We have allowed ebonics to become a recognized language! This must stop. Now DO NOT misconstrue my words. I don't want everyone to speak like they grew up in the midwest (even though maybe I should since all U.S. newscasters are forced to HAHAHA) I acutally enjoy hearing a southern belle speak and occasionally hearing an "eh" from a Minnesota native. I believe it adds a little attraction to conversation and also can give you somewhat of an idea about the situation a person may have been exposed to in their youth. I just ask that differentiations make sense without a translator. That is all........