I love this country. I bleed red, white and blue. I believe in the ideals laid out by the forefathers of this nation. I am an American and guns are my birthright. And while I’m technically not sure where my Glock 19 is at this exact moment, you’re damn sure never gonna take it from me.
Look, I’m not some gun nut. Hell, I wouldn’t even call myself a collector. I’m just your average proud American citizen who cares about the Second Amendment and believes regardless of training, or even proving I can safely handle a firearm, it’s my right to keep several handguns in the glovebox of my unlocked Kia Sorento and hidden under my son’s mattress in case someone is stupid enough to break into my kingdom.
My family has passed down the time-honored tradition of caring about and respecting firearms. And I continue that tradition by keeping about 50% of the guns I own in a locked gun safe. Well, I guess it’s less of a gun safe and more of a plastic storage tote. But it is high-end plastic and the latches on the side are very secure. And, sure if you wanna be scientific about it, there’s no actual lock, but the sign that says “stay away, I got guns in here” gets the message across.
Now I’m not averse to criticism. I can admit when I’m wrong. During the lockdown, I definitely panic-bought one of those “make your own AR” kits, and yeah just like everyone else I stopped halfway through because it was too much work. I’m only human. And ok, technically I’m not sure where all of those parts are now. But what’s most important is protecting my rights, regardless of whether or not the neighbor’s kid found the upper in my open garage and now has it mixed in with his toys.
The mainstream media wants you to think that some gun control advocates aren’t even saying that citizens shouldn’t have guns, but that they really just wanna push for background checks, cool-down periods, and so-called “red flag” laws. Well the only red flag I see, is the communist flag flying over our great country if cops who are spousal abusers lose their right to carry a firearm.
Things have been getting out of control in this country, and I’m not gonna sit around and wait to have my rights taken away. I pay my taxes to this criminal government now, but there may come a day when I have to take arms up against tyranny. And on that day I’ll be ready. As soon as I can remember where I left my shit.