TANGO7'S BLOG

Some sporting clays types don't see their shotguns as deadly weapons, but as sporting implements. They would willingly have the rest of us turn in our handguns, EBR's and other guns as long as BHO left theirs alone.

Some high power and silhouette shooters don't see their rifles as deadly weapons, but as sporting implements. They would willingly have the rest of us turn in our handguns, EBR's and EBS's (Evil Black Shotguns) as long as BHO left theirs alone.

Some Single Action shooter types don't see their guns as deadly weapons, but as sporting implements or hobby items. They would willingly have the rest of us turn in our modern semiautomatic handguns, EBR's and other guns as long as BHO left theirs alone.

Some hunters don't see their rifles as deadly weapons, but as sporting implements. They would willingly have the rest of us turn in our handguns, EBR's and other guns as long as BHO left theirs alone.

And in order to preserve their way of life, the sellouts among those groups would offer us up on a silver platter.

Luckily, there is a segment that realizes that Niemöller's poem warns us:

First they called machine guns "the preferred weapon of the mob" and criminalized them in the name of "public safety",
- but I did not own machine guns so I did not speak out.

Then they called semi-automatics "assault weapons" and "weapons of war" and asked "who needs 30 round magazines for hunting?" and criminalized them in the name of "public safety",
- but I did not own so-called "assault weapons" or "high capacity" magazines, so I did not speak out.

Then they called handguns "the preferred weapon of street criminals" and criminalized them in the name of "public safety",
- but I was not a handgunner so I did not speak out.

And then they called my scoped hunting rifles "sniper assault weapons" and a "long range weapons of death" and they criminalized them in the name of "public safety".
Then they asked "who needs five rounds in a shotgun?" and criminalized the pump shotgun I got as a birthday present and hunted with in the name of "public safety",

- but there was no one left to speak out for me.