So the Appeals Courts rejected Washington's proposed ban on guns yesterday. Here in the District it is the #1 news article on all the front pages today.
I've never been assaulted with a gun but I have had a gun pointed at me by a supposed friend of mine who, admittedly, was imbalanced. It's not a fun feeling. I can't even properly describe the stillness of that particular moment. But I can describe my thoughts on guns in general. I may be completely checked out at times and I may find gunplay (on TV) amusing but I grew up in an area where guns and violence are mutual. If there was a schoolyard fight on Monday there was potential for a related shooting by Tuesday. I didn't grow up in Little Rock, but I didn't grow up in Disney World either. I've been lucky enough to only know of people who've been shot, but not have any personal ties to anyone who has.
Regardless, the infatuation with guns (especially amongst adult males) is a concept I can't wrap my circumference around. I also don't understand why it's such a huge issue of controversy amongst politicians. Why do we have pro-gun lobbyists? Why are people so intense about the potential of taking lives? What does a Middle American have to fear that they feel the right to own guns are such a necessity? It’s not like they live in Zimbabwe? (Why do I pick on middle America? Because a gang member in Oakland isn’t hunting down his Congressman for support).
Maybe I sound naive but it is in my nature to simplify matters in order to understand them. And in all honesty most things are better simplified. This DC Gun ban was a simple solution that had been in affect for years. Now anyone licensed can get a gun and it doesn’t have be locked away, unloaded, or disassembled in the process…
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