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Bulletin From A Gun Shy Freedom Fighter

Bulletin From A Gun Shy Freedom Fighter

easy access and proliferation of firearms,
now begs a serious hard question
presenting daunting task,
quite aware that passionate
stalwart supporters of the NRA,

embrace weaponry likened
to garnering an Aboriginal trophy mask
(particularly in light of violent mass killings)
immediately forces people

of all stripes comprising this nation ask
quite aware of diametrically,
jarringly, and politically
doggedly entrenched fierce position
each polarized stance challenges,

especially when pitted
against die hard proponents
of the Second Amendment,
who would sooner burn to ash,

and/or adopt a siege mentality
glowering akin to red hot metal
regaling opportunity asper Liberal heads to bash,
than relinquish (lock, stock and barrel)

prized, coveted, and cherished cache
amassed collection of firearms
permissible in accordance
with (literal interpretation
of Second Amendment

of the United States Constitution)
to mean no deterrent preclude
(birth right to equip bare arms),
deprivation against amassing a stockpile,

would trigger an immediate saber flash
and instantaneously, another Civil War, would
(with gnash of clenched jaws violently
opposing manumission

to release obedient snap, crackle
pop in je nais sais quois booty), the provocation
rendering revision, sans sacred covenant
would sting whip lash

snuffing out any first and last hope to reconcile
divisive national issue
with cool collected talking heads,
cuz shoot at the hip diplomacy
be loved American style,
that indomitable fighting
esprit de corps tis fire in belly trial

though this skeptical and devout atheist,
would welcome being proved wrong
generating the better angels to render obsolete strong
arm of the law as plucked harps evoke swan song

witnessing unbelievable savoir faire
(forcing me to retract pessimism
and willingly swallow my pride), minus long
time overdue, and negotiation
celebrated with tolling from a gong.

 

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Nigel Cresswell...

Matthew, I would like to thank you for this eloquent, intelligent and angry summation of an issue that in the world outside America we find horrifying and incomprehensible.
                As an outside observer I do share your fear ( forecast? ) that to do anything about the proliferation of military grade weapons could spark a second civil war. 
               As an atheist and a humanist I feel that to not do something is a crime against humanity as a whole. 
              After the Dunblane school shooting in 1996 we took away all the guns. If anyone shouted "Over my dead body" the British army would of shrugged and said "OK"
Keep raging against the wrongs, stay strong.
Nigel

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