I like your write very much. There are so many that abuse the use of firearms and their uniforms. They feel superior to all and tend to act accordingly

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Kathy

Good one, Ron. Shocking in intensity. Reminds me of the SAC bomber pilot I knew who was fond of saying, "There is nothing more dangerous than fascination ..." - except maybe a mixture of fascination and rage.

Ron, I found your Gun poem thought provoking, thanks. Peace, Joy and Love to you, thanks for sharing.

Ron, the poem is beautiful, very thought provoking. I agree with most of what you said. I grew up in a house with guns and people who knew how to use them. My father and grandfather were law enforcement. My mother and father met while target shoting at a stump and I own one. I was taught not to shoot anything I couldn't eat. And I must eat what I shot. So, I didn't hunt for trophies and most of what I ate came from the grocer. As a woman, I feel more safe with the gun in my house. I don't carry it with me any more. I was taught that guns were not toys and if i pulled the gun, be prepared to use it. Because of that I always felt in control and I never get mad enough to be out of control. I believe we do need to do something about who gets the guns in their hand. The gun laws today have armed vigilante groups who have a permit and a badge and have declared open season on certain people and they are backed by the gun law. Like was said, we don't hunt with pistols. I would like for some one to answer this question. Why are these big bad men who are superior to all other men so afraid of other men who are unarmed and they can't distinguish a cell phone from a gun?

Sarcasm at its best.. Love it..

I haven't heard any talk about our rights on owning
a gun, our forefathers put it in the constitution.
I own one for my own protection and have had it for
36 years...I don't want to kill anyone, but if it comes
to my life or theirs',(home invasion) you better believe
it will not be me. I know how to shoot.

Always,

Deborah

Ron
You have made quite a statement here..Guns are as dangerous now as they have always been, because we cannot control the human being that has one in their hands.
Good thought provoking poetry!
Peace love and light,
Amber

There is nothing wrong with having a gun
when its used for the right purpose, but to
go around hooting human, that's wrong!

Profound & crazy, both at the same time, but then again that is what I like about you, your willingness to tell it like it is...-e-

Many people own guns for all the wrong reasons, like some of the reasons you have written here...

Sandie

RON ... I CONCUR ...

Good picture selection... Charlton Heston, the NRA super rep.
His reign was a parallel to Hugh Hefner... both "Trophy" hunters.
The latter one's "Bags" were certainly more pleasing to the eye!
Fired 22 caliber rifles & pistols as a teen. Qualified as a Sharpshooter w/
M-1 rifle .Ft. Knox, also fired 50 cal. machinegun & M-1 carbine.
Learned respect for firearms, and could not kill any innocent animal,
except a real "rat" one time. Never owned a real gun, but have two .177 Crosman
BB/ pellet guns... a bolt action pump rifle & a Colt replica gas cartridge pistol.
You are correct about mankind's Anger... there have been many many times I
could have Shot some Ass-hole to death... thank God no weapon was present!

NRA fanatics just think they are so MACHO ! I suspect that without their guns most would be Cowards when under pressure.

Guns don't shoot people... ASS-HOLES do!
We need a Ban on them ... ASS-HOLES !!!

PEACE MY FRIEND ... Tom ...

I liked your John Lennon line from the song of the same name, "Happiness is a warm gun".

Love ya!

Jane

Thought provoking and touching. I am certain a poem of this kind will give joy to the poet; its art will provide the delight of creation.

The one thing I can always count on here on AD is topics and works that allow us all to express our opinions and make us think. This work is no exception. Like many people, I can not shoot an animal. Perhaps fifty years ago, for food, it would have been a way of life for me as it is still in some areas of the world. However, as I told my friend when I took the course for my permit to carry, "If anyone breaks into my home again, they will be looking at the end of a 9mm. The animals wouldn't give me a reason to use the gun. Ron. A very thought provoking poem. It is my hope that you never shock your kin. :)

Thanks,
Chris

Well Ron, you have powerfully (and cleverly) expressed a most apt and timely opinion; one with which I completely agree. Thank you! Love and peace (and I have no gun),

Regis

We are a gun loving (crazy) society. I have never understand the obsession of owning guns, especially the god given right mentality. One would think that guns and religion wouldn't mix, but there are many bible quoters that are fanatic gun toters. I have never understood peoples need or fear that they think they need to carry.
Other than a bb gun when I was A kid, I have never owned a gun. This is a well written piece.

Michael D.

You've covered the gamut of why some find the need to have a gun, and as a last resort, the Hemingway out.

Okay, you pretty much told it the way it is. This may come as a shocking surprise to you, but I never hunted, and never owned a gun except once in my life, and got in trouble over it. So except for a few short hours I never owned a gun of any type. During my two lost decades there were a few times when I wished I had a weapon, but never bought one, except for that one time. I hate trophy hunters, and controlled hunts. Killing animals for food is okay. At any rate, Ron, I am in your corner concerning guns.

Ronald... have you considered the alternative? It seems to me you are being a little harsh on yourself... after all you have been through.

John

A most erudite treatise on the "wrong" reasons to have access to guns. Unfortunately, as a species, we are hardwired for aggression and the tendency for violence. I've always understood hunting for food (I've never owned a gun, but was able to acquire my Expert Marksman medal as a Marine) and I've never acquired a tolerance for anyone who kills animals for sport My father hunted dear, elk, and pheasant every year to put meat on the table, but never for trophy. The increase in reported gun usage on humans in America is alarming but not surprising. Your poem should be read by any and all "conscious" gun owners.