Thu Jul 21, 2016 4:20 am
My reference to rounding up some "Good Ol Boys" is not advocating or promoting violence. It is merely a reference that some of us understand that sometimes violence is needed to stop the violence and to deter it. Veteran's understand this more than most. When common decency, common sense, respect for life, and diplomacy fails, and when the violence continues, sometimes violence in greater force is needed to immediately stop it and to deter it from happening again.
IMO, the continued surge in Conceal/Carry Permits is somewhat evident of this. What is bothersome though, is when you hear the permit carriers bragging about their guns and ammunition and what they can do with it. It appears that to dress for an evening out, one must accessorize with a gun, holster, and a couple of clips. I'm not against the right for these individuals to exercise their 2nd Amendment Rights, and to protect themselves and their families. I am concerned when is it is becoming a "cultural" thing to do because others are doing it merely for recognition.
IMO, the continued influx and promotion of violence in our society stems from our culture of de-sensitizing the value of human life (i.e. video games, music (Rap/Hip Hop), Hollywood, etc.). When the membership in a violent gang (Bloods, Crips, M-13, Arian Nation, Peckerwoods, etc.) is glamorized and accepted as a norm, we all lose. When we as a society provide economic assistance to these groups by buying their goods (drugs/weapons/stolen property), we all lose.
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cstemig on Thu Jul 21, 2016 9:32 am, edited 1 time in total.
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