LIberal Gun Nut Chimes In

Hey, in the immortal words of Rodney King, "Can't we all just get along?" There's no need for Chris and Mariel to take up arms on this.

There are at least two distinct issues. One is the government's tradition of funding frauds in the "community" who siphon money out of the system and deliver wealth only to themselves. These programs tend to combine the worst of capitalism (greed) and government (inefficiency)--an unbeatable pairing. The other issue is the guns.

As someone who has hunted far more the Mitt Romney (an admittedly low bar), I do not hate guns. I once carried my ACLU card next to my NRA card. I would, however, prefer that we eliminate weapons from our streets that are only designed to kill people. Few hunters need Uzies or hollow point or armor piercing rounds to hunt anything other than people.

The NYTimes wonders today at the exploding death rate from gunfire in Oakland. It is no mystery. Gun deaths are caused by guns

Yes, it is true that people kill people, but guns, automatic weapons of large caliber, make it so much easier.

For the safety of all, let's keep high caliber weapons out of the hands of writers.