Guns don't shoot people

The Vice-President shoots people...

Seriously though. I am glad to hear that the "millionaire lawyer" friend of Dick "Prince of Darkness" Cheney is going to be ok. It is quite unfortunate that he got shot in his face by his friend. The unfortunate part isn't necessarily that a republican got shot, but rather that the anti-gun nuts are gonna have a field day with this one.

You see, unlike a lot of progressives, I don't really have a problem with guns. As a matter of fact, I believe our public should be very well armed. The founding fathers had a very specific reason for adding "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed." as an amendment to the Constitution. They knew that someday we might get some people into office who might decide they want to stay in office regardless of the laws in place. They foresaw the chance where we might get leaders who decided they are above the law: that they are no longer bound by the Constitution. They had fought hard for this new country. They sacrificed their lives and the lives of their family. I guess they figured that a government only fears a constituency that has the power to overthrow them.

I believe the progressives should cast off the anti-gun shroud placed upon them by the extreme-left. We should talk more about responsible gun owners, firearm education and the like. We should get off our asses even now and then and go have some fun shooting. We should all own some good weapons: properly cared for and safely locked away from irresponsible hands. That way, if we ever get to a scenario where all our troops are overseas fighting a quagmire war, and we have a national security event (such as our government deciding that they no longer need that pesky Constitution) we will have a means of recourse.