Shockingly, Gun Owners Are People, Too

[Kat]

Since we're a military AND gun blog, I thought I'd actually post a little something about guns. Particularly, since that nasty four letter word *work* keeps getting in the way of finishing up Pvt Benson's story (amongst other issues), I'm going to go cheap. Hat tip Instapundit

Have you heard this joke? A professor goes to the NRA headquarters...

PROFESSOR MEETS GUN: Part Three

Quiet, corporate, neat and friendly, full of ordinary Americans of all races, the NRA is masculine in feel but has plenty of women about. Cameras are everywhere, of course, and some of the staff eye me a little warily, but basically there’s an open feel to the place. It’s not creepy.

It's not creepy. Bwaahahahahaaha.

Really, I admire her for going outside of her comfort zone. Seriously, though, you should read the other lead up posts to get the real feel for this situation.

Professor Meets Gun

Professor Meets Gun: Part II

Just to wash that out of your mind and go to the other end of the spectrum, the second story I've seen this week about openly carrying a gun.

Then one evening he stumbled across a site that urged gun owners to do something revolutionary: Carry your gun openly for the world to see as you go about your business.

In many states there's no law against that.

Jensen thought about it and decided to give it a try. A couple of days later, his gun was visible, dangling from a black holster strapped around his hip as he walked into a Costco. His heart raced as he ordered a Polish dog at the counter. No one called the police. No one stopped him.

Though, later, he was lectured by someone at a restaurant for exposing children to the horrors of fully taking advantage of the Second Amendment. Still, the "people with guns are crazy"...

"I love this," he said. "I want people to be aware that crazy people are not the only ones with guns. Normal people carry them."

As I noted yesterday, violent crimes are down.

And, now for the real killer:

FDA Expands Tomato Warning Nationwide

That's right. Tomatoes are so dangerous, you can't find them anywhere except at a little huckster stand on the side of the road here and there.