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GUNS FOR ONE AND GUNS FOR ALL
(SATIRE) By Martin H. Levinson
Brazil, a nation that has the distinction of having more gun deaths
annually than any other country, recently held a referendum on a nationwide
gun ban. Before the vote, polls indicated more than 70 percent of Brazilians
supported the ban. Then the Brazilian gun lobby began running
advertisements that suggested that if the government could take away the
right to own a weapon it could appropriate other civil liberties. This argument
took gun control advocates by surprise, and on voting day, 64 percent of
Brazilians voted against the gun ban. It turned out that a lobbyist for the
National Rifle Association (NRA) had played a major role in imparting a
“they’ll take away your rights” strategy to local gun advocates.
I say thank God for that NRA lobbyist because if you give the
government the right to take your gun from you, what’s to stop them from
taking away your right to free speech, your right to own property, and your
right to peaceful assembly? If you don’t have a gun it certainly won’t be you.
Let me expound a little on the situation here.
Let’s say you invite the government to your house for dinner and over
drinks you get to talking to them about how you don’t like the fact that they’ve
raised your taxes and that there are too many special-interest groups. The
government, which has been downing vodka martinis as fast as you can pour
them, tells you to shut your trap and mind your own business. You reply it’s a
free country where everyone has the right to speak his or her mind. The
government laughs and puts duct tape over your mouth. Conversation then
ceases and the feds enjoy the excellent food you’ve prepared, while forcing
you to listen to their tirades about how the American people don’t appreciate
Uncle Sam and why President Bush honestly believed that Saddam Hussein
had weapons of mass destruction. After the meal the government leaves your
house, and on the way out they take your TV, sofa, La-Z-Boy recliner, and
collection of Playboy magazines. They promise to bring the Playboys back
when they finish reading the articles.
Here’s another scenario. You and your friends are hanging on the
corner watching all the girls go by. Your group likes the ladies and