August 24, 2016
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Looking Responsibile
In my trusty pick-up truck
Locked and loaded just for luck
Over the mantle and under the bed
Very convenient my wife said
Every criminal should take heed
My loads are designed to make you bleed
Yes sir I’ll shoot if you enter here
Got to protect what I hold most dear
Unquestionably it is my right
No zombies will get me in the night!This is for the Laziest Summer Scavenger Hunt using prompt#62 - truck. If you didn't catch it, this is an acrostic poem...
I work with some really wonderful people who happen to hold beliefs slightly different from my own. One thing that many cling to is the belief that the government is trying to take away their guns. That is their perception and I do not argue the point with them (or any of you). I do not own a gun nor do I ever see myself having one in my possession. I generally do not have a problem with gun ownership as long as the owners of said guns are responsible. My coworker Mr. Fudd is a very conscientious gun owner. He has many guns. He really likes guns. BUT he has guns for specific purposes - deer hunting, duck hunting, hunting varmints, etc. He has explained the different calibers that are legal for hunting deer versus hunting geese. He has waxed poetical on the merits of stainless steel shot over lead shot. He has explained the different loads for different guns. He has talked about wadcutter loads and jacketed and hollow point ammunition. For all his enthusiasm, he keeps his guns in gun safes. The gun he has for personal protection is kept unloaded with a trigger lock in place. The bullets are easily accessible but not kept with the gun. You see he is very careful as the father of 3 children. I am saddened and outraged by reports of children accidentally being shot. We had a news story last week - two girls were downstairs while grandma was upstairs. They had found a hand gun and were playing with it. One pointed it at the other and pulled the trigger. It was loaded. One girl is dead the other is scared for life. The prosecutor is not filing charges against the 10 year old shooter. I think the owner of the gun should face charges. That's just my opinion. With certain freedoms come a greater responsibility. Yep, responsibility.
Comments (12)
I love this poem, Val! I agree with you about guns, and have always felt it would be less safe to have one around because a) I don't want to use it, and b) the criminal would get me first! I also firmly believe that, even for valid (hunting) purposes, there is no need for military-style multi-round automatic guns.
Thanks. I was writing a "funny" poem on a serious topic.. I agree with you that there is no reason for assault weapons or guns with the only purpose to kill people. Regulation already exists but enforcement is the issue. Even the NRA agrees that the sale of weapons to the mentally unstable is unwise and should be prohibited. Still they perpetuate the idea that the government is out to outlaw any and all gun ownership. *sigh* I'd just like the people who have guns to keep them secured against accidental discharge and not to have them handy enough to pose a danger to children.
Mr. Fudd is doing things the right way. I don't have a gun. My husband had some, but they are in a locked gun cabinet in the basement. None are loaded. I've kept them because some of the men in the family want some of them. One grand-son-in-law is a great deer hunter.
The number of gun owners is on the rise but the number of gun safety class graduates is far behind. It seems prudent considering you have to demonstrate knowledge of the laws, safe practice and proficiency to get a driver's license, that you should have to demonstrate the same to be able to buy a gun. Mr. Fudd has enrolled his 10 yr old son in a hunter safety course so that he can go deer hunting this year... responsible people do those kind of things.
@murisopsis: Your 'funny' poem worked very well! I have a gun collector friend in Santa Barbara -- he tells me that in January our regulations become tighter -- guns which were "grandfathered in" to the last rules will now need to be registered -- and some will not be allowed. Options are to register them, remove them from CA, or get rid of them. His guns are all in a safe, and now taken out really just to look at them.
I think the rules are for "assault" weapons. What is the issue if you now have to register a gun? If a gun is registered and is stolen It will be easier to find - and harder to sell!
I am not as educated as you and your readers and had to look up the word acrostic. Doing so I still could not read a phrase.
I pray for that family and their child now scared for life. I dare not share my point of view on guns with a lot of people. I live in TX.
(I see someone called you Val. That easy easier for my old brain than your 'handle'. Dare I refer to that?)
Bonnie you can call me Val - that is my name! The acrostic is the first letter of each line: ILOVEMYGUN (I LOVE MY GUN). We will probably never know how the surviving girl gets past the tragedy. Sometimes prayer is all we can do - the rest is up to God.
Val no wonder I had a problem I was looking at the last letter!
Oops! I usually describe the poem type and give some background. I was being lazy (it is the Laziest Summer Scavenger Hunt after all). Glad you were able to see it yourself!
You are good....REALLY GOOD....my little poet. Or are you a poettess? Is that a word? Yes it is, for I just made it one for describing a female who writes poetry. That is what G'ma Bessie would say.
Sorry, you didn't make it up - poetess is the correct spelling. Still thanks for the compliment! I prefer to think of myself as one who writes poetry (which is gender neutral).
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