Take your pick! The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that Americans have an individual right to own a gun (the language of the Constitution is unclear as to whether the "right to bear arms" is contingent on the need for community or individual defense). John McCain praised the Court for clarifying this "sacred" right. Sacred?! Despite "Bowling for Columbine" and Virginia Tech and thirty-thousand killed by guns each year, the culture of death is alive in well in America. And beyond: American guns are fueling drug gang wars in Mexico, for instance. May God have mercy on our souls.
Friday, June 27, 2008
Sacrebleu
Take your pick! The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that Americans have an individual right to own a gun (the language of the Constitution is unclear as to whether the "right to bear arms" is contingent on the need for community or individual defense). John McCain praised the Court for clarifying this "sacred" right. Sacred?! Despite "Bowling for Columbine" and Virginia Tech and thirty-thousand killed by guns each year, the culture of death is alive in well in America. And beyond: American guns are fueling drug gang wars in Mexico, for instance. May God have mercy on our souls.