Roseburg,
Oregon
 As
though you need another example of how
completely demented our country has become
over the
second half of the Second Amendment the
following is an actual product
advisory printed on the side of the box
for a toy gun, one that's been fitted with
a
bright
orange
plug in
the
muzzle to indicate that it is totally harmless:
Warning: This product may be mistaken
for a firearm by law enforcement officers
or others. Any person who changes, alters,
removes or obliterates any coloration
or markings that are require by state
or federal law or regulation, in any way
that makes this product look more like
a firearm, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Warning: The open display, brandishing,
and/or exposing of this product in any "public
place" my cause confusion and may
be a crime. The term "public place" means
any area opened to the public, including
but not limited to, streets, sidewalks,
bridges, alleys, plazas, parks, driveways,
front yards, parking lots, automobiles,
whether moving or not, and open buildings. "Public
place" includes places that serve
food or drink, or provides entertainment,
and the doorways and entrances to buildings
or dwellings.
Warning: Every person who, except in self-defense,
draws or exhibits this product in a threatening
manner against another in such a way as
to cause a reasonable person apprehension
or fear of bodily harm is guilty of a
misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment
in the county jail for a term of not less
than 30 days.
Can you imagine if the Red Ryder BB-gun
in Jean Shepherd's "A Christmas Story"
had been equipped with such a warning?
That movie doesn't glorify guns, it glorifies
a time when a gun was treated with respect.
We had cops with guns back then, too,
but
they
weren't
shooting
every
kid
with
a desperado fixation.
What's clear is
how numb we, as a nation, have since become
to killing each other, where "sanctity
of
life" is
just a phrase. So if you think this "shoot-to-kill"
mentality of
the police
is only going
to be reserved for dark-skinned people
forever then you get what you deserve.
=Lefty=
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