monotonous_iterancy
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Tonight I heard anti-gun sentiment expressed on the radio. This is the second time I've heard someone advocating for gun control on the radio - the second station as well. Both times it comes from someone claiming to be a gun owner.
Tonight it went something like this:
The DJ, a music DJ, said he was sitting at his desk at home, doing work, and had the window open. He heard secession of shots, at least 10. Nearby was a playground, a school for the blind, and a retirement home.
"I own a gun," the DJ says, "I think it's an intelligent decision most of the time, but gun violence in this city is getting out-of-control. Something has to change."
He was bothered that there were so many vulnerable populations nearby. His voice grew more impassioned.
"The laws that work for hicks in [other parts of the state], don't work here. [...] This is a dangerous city. I'm not trying to take your rifle or your shotgun out of your car, I think you should be able to own a gun. But something has to be done."
A few weeks ago I heard a host on a (non-political) radio talk show wavering on gun control. A deadly rolling gun battle across a highway rattled him. He owns a gun and has a CCW, he claims. He believes in the right to own a firearm, but he drives past the scene of the firefight regularly. He says he could have been driving along with his children when the shooting happened. We have the highest rate of gun crime in the first-world, far more than others, he claims. He insists that something must be done about gun violence.
This concerns me. Could this be sign of a larger trend?
Tonight it went something like this:
The DJ, a music DJ, said he was sitting at his desk at home, doing work, and had the window open. He heard secession of shots, at least 10. Nearby was a playground, a school for the blind, and a retirement home.
"I own a gun," the DJ says, "I think it's an intelligent decision most of the time, but gun violence in this city is getting out-of-control. Something has to change."
He was bothered that there were so many vulnerable populations nearby. His voice grew more impassioned.
"The laws that work for hicks in [other parts of the state], don't work here. [...] This is a dangerous city. I'm not trying to take your rifle or your shotgun out of your car, I think you should be able to own a gun. But something has to be done."
A few weeks ago I heard a host on a (non-political) radio talk show wavering on gun control. A deadly rolling gun battle across a highway rattled him. He owns a gun and has a CCW, he claims. He believes in the right to own a firearm, but he drives past the scene of the firefight regularly. He says he could have been driving along with his children when the shooting happened. We have the highest rate of gun crime in the first-world, far more than others, he claims. He insists that something must be done about gun violence.
This concerns me. Could this be sign of a larger trend?
