Smart Gun, Dumb People

You've heard of the so-called "smart gun".  The weapon employs RFID chip technology.  Wearing a radio transmitter wrist band, only the authorized owner can fire the weapon.  The idea is safety, cutting down on accidental weapon discharge and heat-of-the-moment crimes of passion.  And if the gun is stolen, it would be useless without the transmitter.  A good idea -- couldn't hurt -- albeit sort of clunky in actual application.

The reaction from the NRA and all our red-blooded 'Merican gun nuts was fast, furious and violent.  This was an obvious violation of the 2nd Amendment!  Gun control!  All guns must be allowed to fire at all times, no matter what!  This was a government plot!  A mysterious Big Brother (probably Obama) could somehow "turn off" your gun!

A Maryland gun shop owner decided to offer one of the smart gun brands in his store.  This guy is a skin-head, neck-tattooed, hillbilly gun "enthusuiast" -- stereotypical in the Ted Nugent mold  -- and the NRA and its stooges greeted his decision with a shit-storm of condemnation and death threats.  And he was one of their own.  He backed down in the face of their idiotic pressure.

That's the NRA's idea of freedom and liberty -- any gun anywhere should be capable of being fired immediately and indiscriminately, even by your child digging around in dad's sock drawer, by your angry spouse, or by someone else who stole your gun.  Yee-ha!

So let freedom ring, and let the bullets fly!  Just remember to duck and keep low.  

Insanity, my friends, insanity.