Too SCARY!

I like AR-15s. "Too scary!" you say? "Nobody needs one of these semi-automatic machine guns. After all, they have only one purpose: killing a lot of people as quickly as possible." Hmmm... WRONG.

What's so "scary" about them? Is it because they are all black and mysterious? Do they remind you of wars, past and present? Have you been listening to Di-Fi, by any chance? Do you exhibit signs of retarded sexual and emotional maturity?

Consider this comparison, if you will:

Which rifle is scarier? THIS:





or THIS:






OK, let me guess: the black one is scarier, right? Because it LOOKS scary, and it's, well, a machine gun! Right?
BZZZZTTT!!!
WRONG, Grasshopper!

Actually, neither one is scary, and neither one is a machine gun. They are BOTH semi-automatic. What? A semi-automatic machine gun? No such thing. "Semi-automatic" means that the rifle will fire one bullet each time the trigger is pulled. A machine gun is fully automatic, and is not generally available to the general public. Machine guns are most often used by the military while at war.

The scary black rifle shown above is semi-automatic, meaning that it is just like the brown hunting rifle that we compared it with. In fact, the brown rifle shown above is actually much more powerful and destructive than the black AR-15 due to the larger caliber cartridge it is chambered for.

In fact, the above-illustrated AR-15 was actually my wife's personal rifle.

The AR-15 is a semi-automatic copy of a military M16. It LOOKS like an M16, but it isn't one. Don't be afraid.
Would it be less scary if it were painted pink?























On second thought, that is kinda scary, now that you mention it...


"Why would anyone need one of those, anyway?" you ask. Good question. You're right. I don't need one. However, like it or not, any honest, law-abiding citizen (even YOU) can own one. If I want one, I can buy one, and there's nothing wrong with it. I might ask, "Why do you need those expensive golf clubs?" or "Why do you need that gas-guzzling SUV? It looks like an assault vehicle." Same answer: You DON'T need them. It sure is nice to have the option, though, if it makes you happy.

Which one of these is more scary?:

























Why would anybody need one?

New things are no good.

Me? I'm just Some Bloke who's sick and tired of things that are new. It was Steve McQueen who said in his final film, The Hunter , "New things are no good." I consider myself to be old school in many ways; others might just consider me to be a grumpy old fart. Hey, I'm not that old!

Anyway, I like old stuff: old books, old toys, old houses, old guns, old cars, old planes, old songs, err... younger women... yeah, I've got a young wife. I consider myself lucky in that respect; even luckier, I suppose, that she's willing to put up with me. She's got gorgeous long red hair... perhaps some of you know her. We do "travel" pretty-much in the same circles.

Back to the old stuff: I like guns. Any of you "anti's" out there might claim that an unhealthy interest in firearms is an indication of certain, shall we say... "inadequacies..." elsewhere (glancing downward). Shortcomings, if you will; trying to compensate for a lack of masculinity, ad nauseum.

FIRST of all, I don't really care what anyone thinks. I'm not so insecure as to try and impress people, and I'm most certainly not insecure in my masculinity. Neither is the Wife Person, BTW. All you would-be ANALysts can just stand down. To quote a well-known pioneer of psychology: "A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity." (Sigmund Freud)
Before you try and analyse me, you may want to take a long look in the mirror.

The idea that Liberals tend to be hoplophobic can easily be illustrated by their apparent irrational belief that inanimate objects hold spirits that can effect human actions. After all, if we ban all guns, then there will be no more crime, right? Guns are dangerous by themselves, no matter who has them. We'd all be a lot safer if only there were no guns! Well, it seems to make sense to some people.

This reminds me of the time when a liberal co-worker commented to me, "I don't know why you need all those guns. I think you should get rid of them." I let it slide, at least for the time being. Arguing with a Liberal can be very frustrating, especially when they resort to personal attacks and dismissive rhetoric. Later on, right after 9/11/01, the same guy came up to me and said, "Gee, if anything else happens now, I know whose house to go to!" I replied, "Why do you say that?" He said, "Well, because of all those weapons you have!" With a straight face I said, "What weapons? You told me that I didn't need them, and that I should get rid of them, so I did." How quickly the tables turn when the perceived need arises.