Jul 04 2005
Safety & well-being
From a right-wing blog which will not be linked…
Along the way, we stopped at one of my favorite stores: a marina/gas station/bait shop/beer store and armory. It’s hard to think of a recreational need they can’t satisfy. There is a big red sign on the wall facing the road that says “Guns & Amo.” (I know, that’s not how I would spell “ammo” either, but you go ahead and tell the proprietors their sign is wrong.) Inside, the store is crammed to the gills with firearms–shotguns, rifles and handguns–with plenty of “amo” and a supply of knives. A variety of bumper stickers and posters are stuck on the walls, all of them, not surprisingly, conveying a conservative message.
My wife likes this store as much as I do. There is something about strolling amid aisles of firearms that gives one a sense of safety and well-being. [emphasis added]
Let’s see what happens to your sense of safety and well-being when one of those firearms is loaded and being pointed directly at you or someone you love by some guy with a wild devil-may-care look in his eyes. I guarantee it will change your definition of terrorism.
