Happiness is a Warm Gun

With the general election looming in the near future, its time to start taking a look at the issues. Not that I'm really electrified about any candidate this go round. I suppose the question at this juncture is "Which candidate will leave me alone the most?". Which one will let me make a living without dipping into my pockets too deeply, and which will allow me the option to protect myself in the manner that I see fit? Looking at McCain, I see a saddening, but not entirely surprising bland voting record. Some cursory research @ Glassbooth reveals that he voted against a ban on assault weapons, but was for greater restrictions on gun access. So while he's not really an opponent of gun ownership, hes not exactly a champion of our rights either. Naturally, both of the democratic candidates are strongly supportive of all types of gun control. This is totally expected, as the democratic candidates generally are supportive of any law by which government can further intrude into, and control, the lives of the citizenry. So I am left one one hand with a candidate who doesn't really care what goes on with gun rights, and on the other hand, I have a candidate so naive that they actually think criminals go through legal channels to obtain weapons. Frankly, thats a stupid notion. I don't see why people have such a hard time seeing that gun control only takes weapons from law abiding citizens, NOT the criminal. To me this is an obvious conclusion, but it appears that many today are so smothered in PC rhetoric that they can't see it. Gun control advocates have gone to some ridiculous lengths in proposing solutions to the problem of crime, but few make them look as stupid as the "Gun Free Zone". Want an example of a gun free zone in action? How about Virginia Tech? Enjoy the parody below, but also be aware of the sad and at times deadly consequences of such a naive and dangerous mindset. Is there not room in this world for an individual to be optimistic and realistic? Do I have to be an unrealistic starry eyed hippie, or a soulless corporate tycoon? Is that really what the two parties in this country have become? A troop of far left clowns who want to run your life, or a group of money hungry power brokers? Once again, I'm optimistic yet realistic, and it looks like this election will be another case of picking the lesser of two evils.