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| To the man I sat next to on the train: I am the gun owner you hate |
| 2016-01-10 |
| TO THE man I sat next to on my way in to Boston: When I boarded the commuter rail, you were already in the midst of a spirited phone conversation and didn’t seem to care about how loud you were talking. You were talking with someone about the Paris train attack and the growing epidemic of gun violence in America. You spoke about the “murderous NRA” and “bloodthirsty gun nuts” who were causing our schools to “run red with blood.” You spoke profanely of the Republicans who opposed President Obama’s call for “sensible gun control,” and you lamented the number of “inbred redneck politicians” who have “infiltrated Capitol Hill.” I found myself amazed at the irony of the situation. While you were spewing your venom, I sat quietly next to you with my National Rifle Association membership card in my wallet and my 9mm pistol in its holster. You were only 12 inches away from my legally owned semiautomatic pistol. I suppose I didn’t look like the “bloodthirsty gun nut” you thought I should be. It apparently didn’t register to you that I could so cleverly disguise myself by wearing a fleece coat, Patriots hat, and khakis. So, to the angry liberal who sat next to me on the commuter rail: I don’t hate you. I don’t have any ill feelings toward you. I don’t wish to do you harm. And I don’t regret sitting next to you. On the contrary; I feel bad for you. It must hurt carrying that much hate inside of you. You obviously have strong opinions about this hot topic. So, let me say this as plainly as I can: If a bad guy with a gun had decided to walk onto that train and start shooting people, I would have been prepared and able to use my gun to defend my own life and the lives of everyone else on that train, including yours. Although you may hate me, a gun owner, I would risk my life for you. Opinions and ideologies make a pretty thin shield against the bullets of a madman. Your liberal self-righteousness and ignorance may have made you feel superior and comfortable, but during that 40-minute train ride to Boston, my gun kept you safe. A. Linden Dighton |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #6 ^ of course not. His life is important, plebe. Off to the salt mines for your insolence! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2016-01-10 16:51 |
| #5 Do ask him what Obama's Secret Service will think about being disarmed. He is going to lead by example? |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2016-01-10 15:37 |
| #4 Brujo I hear ya, my once were friends who wet themselves when I mentioned I wanted a 20g for trap shooting, and who unanimously agreed I was a redneck racist knuckle draggin' so forth because I mentioned that perhaps Sebilius would make a poor choice for a second term as KS Governor (hilarious, since I went to school with most of them but POLICY!), also unanimously agreed they would head my way if TSHTF. I smiled, and didn't have the heart to tell them they wouldn't even make it out of their city. They'd call the loss of power water and gas life threatening. I'd call it camping. These guys...these guys...one called me up after the Greensburg Tornado wondering how they could help. I said, "By staying home." Sorry, sixth year college students who can't change a tire are a liability in the real world. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2016-01-10 13:12 |
| #3 Maybe I misunderstood your meaning, but I don't think that the post is stupid. In my experience the uber-leftists run straight to someone like the man on the train when sh*t hits the fan. After Hurricane Ike hit Houston, my NYU trained daughter and her circle of friends showed up at my doorstep as soon as they could because my wife and I had a generator, lots of gasoline, stockpiled food, and the weapons to keep the foregoing. |
| Posted by: brujotejano 2016-01-10 10:50 |
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| Posted by: Lampedusa Creretch3679 2016-01-10 07:56 |
| #1 Sheep Dogs take the most abuse. And sheep are outta line too. No blueberry pancakes for you, outta line sheeple. |
| Posted by: newc 2016-01-10 03:01 |