and any other state contemplating going Shall Issue.
After seeing this routine repeated over and over - latest examples being Michigan and Minnesota, I decided to modify the Five Stages in dealing with death. Feel free to copy or modify as better articles appear. I would think it best to take them all from one state, in this case Minnesota, to make the impact even more obvious.
Send it to your local paper as a prediction - or halfway through the coming debates as a sarcastic comment on the liberals' pedictable knee-jerk opposition to CCW.
The Five Stages in the Acceptance of CCW
Elisabeth Kubler-Ross defines five stages in the acceptance of death. I submit this amazing parallel to anti-gun people accepting Shall Issue CCW.
DENIAL:
Initial reaction to any loss, that is often accompanied by feelings of isolation and loss.
Doug Grow: Just who supports this gun craziness? – 04/29/03
http://www.startribune.com/stories/465/3852748.html
Quote: “It is another sign of the end of Minnesota as we've known it.â€
ANGER:
Occurs when the victim can no longer deny his or her illness or loss.
City Council votes to oppose 'concealed carry' measure – 03/06/03
http://www.mnsun.com/archive.asp?display=story2&year=2003&storyID=108549
Quote: “Other council members worried about some elements of the proposed change. Dave Abrams said the measure takes away any discretionary power of local authorities. ‘I think this is an appropriate issue for local control,’ Abrams said, adding that authorities ‘are doing a good job now.’ "
BARGAINING:
May involve praying, seeking alternative treatments, or promising better behavior in exchange for the death.
Restrictions Added to Minn. Concealed-Carry Bill – 03/03/03 (Star-Tribune 02/03, no longer extant)
http://www.jointogether.org/gv/news/summaries/reader/0,2061,562016,00.html
Quote: “The latest version of the concealed-carry bill in the Minnesota legislature would prohibit handguns in schools, school buses, day-care centers, and posted places of business.â€
DEPRESSION:
Involves a period of grieving for the loss; the situation is sad and the person has the right to be depressed.
House approves handgun bill – 04/24/03
http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/news/5704340.htm
Quote: “ ’I am ashamed,’ said Rep. Mindy Greiling, DFL-Roseville. ‘We are making our schools, shopping centers and the State Fair into such unsafe places. ‘ "
ACCEPTANCE:
Involves a coming to terms with the situation without feelings of hostility; allows time for facing reality in a constructive way. (Except with liberals who will keep on whining and signing recall petitions)
Concealed carry bill needs immediate revision – 06/01/03
http://www.timberjay.com/current.php?article=203
Quote: “Better still, the Legislature should reconsider the entire law and give both sides a fair oportunity to debate and shape the legislation.â€
After seeing this routine repeated over and over - latest examples being Michigan and Minnesota, I decided to modify the Five Stages in dealing with death. Feel free to copy or modify as better articles appear. I would think it best to take them all from one state, in this case Minnesota, to make the impact even more obvious.
Send it to your local paper as a prediction - or halfway through the coming debates as a sarcastic comment on the liberals' pedictable knee-jerk opposition to CCW.
The Five Stages in the Acceptance of CCW
Elisabeth Kubler-Ross defines five stages in the acceptance of death. I submit this amazing parallel to anti-gun people accepting Shall Issue CCW.
DENIAL:
Initial reaction to any loss, that is often accompanied by feelings of isolation and loss.
Doug Grow: Just who supports this gun craziness? – 04/29/03
http://www.startribune.com/stories/465/3852748.html
Quote: “It is another sign of the end of Minnesota as we've known it.â€
ANGER:
Occurs when the victim can no longer deny his or her illness or loss.
City Council votes to oppose 'concealed carry' measure – 03/06/03
http://www.mnsun.com/archive.asp?display=story2&year=2003&storyID=108549
Quote: “Other council members worried about some elements of the proposed change. Dave Abrams said the measure takes away any discretionary power of local authorities. ‘I think this is an appropriate issue for local control,’ Abrams said, adding that authorities ‘are doing a good job now.’ "
BARGAINING:
May involve praying, seeking alternative treatments, or promising better behavior in exchange for the death.
Restrictions Added to Minn. Concealed-Carry Bill – 03/03/03 (Star-Tribune 02/03, no longer extant)
http://www.jointogether.org/gv/news/summaries/reader/0,2061,562016,00.html
Quote: “The latest version of the concealed-carry bill in the Minnesota legislature would prohibit handguns in schools, school buses, day-care centers, and posted places of business.â€
DEPRESSION:
Involves a period of grieving for the loss; the situation is sad and the person has the right to be depressed.
House approves handgun bill – 04/24/03
http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/news/5704340.htm
Quote: “ ’I am ashamed,’ said Rep. Mindy Greiling, DFL-Roseville. ‘We are making our schools, shopping centers and the State Fair into such unsafe places. ‘ "
ACCEPTANCE:
Involves a coming to terms with the situation without feelings of hostility; allows time for facing reality in a constructive way. (Except with liberals who will keep on whining and signing recall petitions)
Concealed carry bill needs immediate revision – 06/01/03
http://www.timberjay.com/current.php?article=203
Quote: “Better still, the Legislature should reconsider the entire law and give both sides a fair oportunity to debate and shape the legislation.â€
