It’s becoming apparent to me that whenever “logic dictates” …. it aint logic that’s doing the dictating . I recall Sept. 2017 when Hurricane Irma caused a five day power outage during which my local county Government put a ban on the sale of alcoholic beverages and placed a night time curfew . Their thought being that people would be bored , get drunk and hurt themselves or others . At the same time that I couldn’t buy a beer I was allowed to purchase firearms and ammo at any of the local gun shops as they were deemed an essential service and remained open. Seems that logic was dictating that a six gun was less hazardous to myself and others than a six pack. Personally I held to the completely illogical thought that as I already had a gun a cold beer after a day of hurricane debris cleanup was a tad more on the essential side .
I do understand the gun owners feelings towards closing that gun store in that it would be a terrible infringement on their rights and freedoms . I once heard someone say …..
“It’s called freedom, Stupid” …
… and by God that word freedom is now the be all end all word that will finish any argument whether it be over gun rights or spreading infectious diseases . Now, it may well be that gun owners might notice me standing with them on their issue but what I noticed back then was that not one gun owner stood with me when my freedoms as a responsible beer drinker were infringed and I was forced to drive perilous roads to get my beverages in the next county .
This was all brought to mind recently when I read all the items that would not be allowed into the upcoming Republican National Convention in Milwaukee in order to keep the public safe . Untold amounts of items from coolers to metal water bottles , shovels , water pistols….even tennis balls are to be banned entry into the security area of the Republican National Convention . Should you attend you will be permitted however , to carry your favorite locked and loaded semi automatic rifle or sidearm. And as the man said …..
“It’s called freedom, Stupid”
And that may well be so . But for me…. I will never feel free while I live in a nation where I can’t carry my tennis ball anywhere I want …. whether it’s loaded or not ….
