tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379287241318002122.post4357374667422443203..comments2024-01-28T08:54:32.914-06:00Comments on That's interesting...: George Zimmerman... acquittedBill Garthrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08552459555883204060noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379287241318002122.post-9001109914583397412013-07-18T10:45:05.406-05:002013-07-18T10:45:05.406-05:00The funny thing, as you pointed out with this link...The funny thing, as you pointed out with <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/spencer-critchley/nras-top-priority-arming-_b_3596576.html" rel="nofollow">this link</a>, is that the NRA solution for young black men like Trayvon Martin is to make sure they're all carrying guns.<br /><br />If you don't want to get shot by a racist white man, suspicious about nothing, then simply carry a gun yourself. Guns make us all safer, right?<br /><br />Of course, you have to make sure you pull your gun and shoot the other guy <i>first</i>. After all, a gun is going to do you no good at all if your opponent gets <i>his</i> gun out first. So, if everyone is armed, the first person to get scared 'wins' (<i>i.e.</i> stays alive).<br /><br />That's the NRA vision of America. And I suppose it's great for the gun and ammo manufacturers who run the organization, as long as they can avoid the violence, themselves. Fear is great for their bottom line.<br /><br />It's just terrible for everyone else in America.<br />Bill Garthrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08552459555883204060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379287241318002122.post-41945794127957529962013-07-16T19:25:45.391-05:002013-07-16T19:25:45.391-05:00You are exactly right - if Zimmerman had not been ...You are exactly right - if Zimmerman had not been wearing a gun none of this would have happened. Zimmerman never would have felt bold enough to do anything. Guns make people do foolish things. Sure sometimes they are handy, but more often than not, they cause way more problems than they solve.Jim Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09953679196185650753noreply@blogger.com