Nightline on Obama, gun control

[unixronin]

Nightline broadcast a good and pretty balanced segment last night, discussing Barak Obama's gun control position and the massive gun buying rush that's going on across the US now by people concerned that if they don't buy them now, they won't be able to.

Particular points to note:

• The customer who keeps repeating to the reporter, "Never mind Obama's words, look at his actions."¹
• The gunshop owner reporting Obama supporters coming into his store wearing their Obama buttons, who just voted for him but are still afraid he'll ban guns.

[1]  You might have seen me say this once or twice.  Assuming you've been paying attention.

Comments

[laurarey.livejournal.com]

Point of order. I've kept my end of this conversation about gun control very open and civil. Please don't inflame things.

My father's family lived in west Texas. Ever hauled a rattle snake in with a load of firewood? That nice cold snake warms up fairly quickly by a wood stove, and then is a bit pissed off.

My father's dog saved my father's life at least once by jumping between him and a rattler and taking the bite.

My uncle had rattlers that liked to live under their front porch, which is kind of a scary place to have a rattler when one has children running in and out.

So yes, when encountered close to the house or where people walked regularly, like to the barn to care for the livestock, they had to be killed. It wasn't as infrequent as you might think.