Stereotypical Op-Ed Against Gun Owners
The Oklahoma Daily is the student newspaper of Oklahoma University. Oklahoma recently passed a law allowing CCW permit holders in the state to openly carry their handguns if they desire. Today the Daily has a ‘point-counterpoint’ pair of op-eds about the new law. The ‘pro’ one is perfectly reasonable; the new law is no big deal.
The counterpoint editorial likes the law too, but for different reasons and also slimes pro-gunners in the process:
Now, instead of simply worrying if the guy next to you at the gas station is hiding a gun, you will have empirical evidence of the gun’s existence and of the mental health or self-esteem of the person who is pumping gas next to you.
If you have to go about life in America with a gun strapped to your body, visible or not, you either have a level of paranoia that might classify you as insane, or you are overcompensating for some serious personal deficiencies.
Frankly, my self-esteem would be much lower if I was mugged and powerless to defend myself or my family. It would be non-existent if I was murdered.
Exercising the natural right of/to personal protection from the predators of our society is “insane?” Then I give you permission to call me nuts.
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on 13 Nov 2012 at 4:40 am # Dogboy49
The real weirdos are those loonies who carry around spare tires in the trunks of their cars. Talk about paranoid!
on 13 Nov 2012 at 7:25 am # Anthony L.
“If you have to go about life in America with a gun strapped to your body, visible or not, you either have a level of paranoia that might classify you as insane, or you are overcompensating for some serious personal deficiencies.”
You mean criminals are insane paranoiacs with serious personal deficiencies? I go forth in awe of the stupidity exibited by some of my fellow countrymen. Wow.
on 13 Nov 2012 at 9:18 am # Lazarus Long
Typical Lib psycho-babble. The same could be said of those with Obama or Bernie labels on their autos. “By their bumper stickers, shall ye know them.”
on 13 Nov 2012 at 11:32 am # rob
That liberal writer obviously never read George Patton’s quote about pistols which was something like You never need a pistol until you need one badly.
on 13 Nov 2012 at 12:01 pm # BobG
“…you are overcompensating for some serious personal deficiencies.”
No anti gun article is complete without Markley’s Law coming into play, or being implied.
on 13 Nov 2012 at 1:06 pm # Sigivald
One wonders if he thinks police officers are clinically paranoid or overcompensating.
(Actually… the evidence might be stronger for that proposition.)
on 13 Nov 2012 at 8:32 pm # Braden Lynch
Just because I have not needed a weapon so far in my life, does not mean that tomorrow will be the same.
I don’t do stupid things with stupid people in stupid places at stupid times and yet I have had two “near misses” where street scum were interviewing me for an altercation.
I have had a friend shot while he was running away after giving up his wallet first. Another friend was forced into his car trunk after a robbery which could have ended poorly. I had a co-worker shot during a home invasion. Seems like crime still exists and it does impact the decent people and the cost can be astronomical.
I’m not seeing the paranoia…
on 20 Nov 2012 at 5:26 pm # Windy Wilson
Yeah, it’s only paranoia until it happens to you.
How much better are people who recognize the nuances that others’ reality may not be their own, and that reality may yet be their own!
(and yes, I am echoing the language of the morally corrupt Left).