Sunday, December 30, 2012

Post-Columbine essay asks questions that still have not been answered

An essay written during the Clinton administration after the Columbine school massacre asked a series of questions about human nature and the right to life and liberty that I believe are especially valid now, in a post-Newtown anti-gun frenzy that dwarfs what I assessed back then as "dark times for defenders of the Second Amendment, probably as perilous as they have ever been." [More]
Today's Gun Rights Examiner offering dusts off an old effort from the past that shows some things have not changed.

1 comment:

Chas said...

"Kill Team Six checking in, you got any dot gov's you need dead?"
"Uh, negative, Kill Team Six. The situation is under control. You might even have a vacation coming up. It be that good."
"We that effecative, Six?"
"Seriously, KT Six, you ain't got shit left to do. Looks like the civilians have sterilized the area for you. Report of a "David Codres in the area. Apparently, he doesn't take prisoners."
"Well, Sierra Hotel for the civilians, returning to base. KT Six out . . . some days you just get lucky. Sierra Hotel to that Codrea character, whoever he is."

Best I can do with the radio palaver of today. As always, it's supposed to relay the reality of the moment. Hope I did a decent enough job of it.