There are some who will click on this link and say ‘who thought of this?’ and others who
might more sarcastically worry, ‘gee, what could possibly go wrong?’ I think
both are entitled to ask those questions and (hopefully) will forgive me if I
show little interest in the former and pray we never get the answer to the
latter.
The Second Amendment to the Constitution, part of the
original ten we call the Bill of Rights, is, in many respects, the political
third rail in the United States (most especially and tragically again in recent
weeks) and has been for much of my
lifetime.
I do not pretend to know ‘the solution’ to the plague of gun violence
in my country except to think a good beginning might be to lose the word ‘gun’ from in front of violence and
then try to address that situation.
We’re pretty mean to one another on a daily basis now-giving us guns is almost
like drilling a second hole in a sinking boat to let the water out faster.
I had as much weapon as I ever needed or wanted while in
the US Air Force and all I was required to do was fire an M-16 rifle
for familiarization. Thankfully. And
I say that because I was terrible with it and was more of a danger to everyone
in my squadron on the range than to anything purporting to be a target
downrange.
Perhaps in Michigan, ballpark patrons will use this
opportunity to build bridges among and between the assorted and various points
of view and partisan perspectives. At the very least, I would hope they are
more respectful and civil to one another than the sniping and snapping of those
who contributed a thought or two in the comments section.
No one has a monopoly on truth on this issue, among so
many others, but there are paths we can all walk together to move ourselves
along so that we can all benefit.
-bill kenny
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