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November 12, 2003
some people are really annoying
My husband, John, as most readers know, is an avid collector of Militaria. We have many old guns, ordnance and other paraphernalia in our home.
Yesterday, on Veteran's Day, he spent many hours putting World War I displays together and posting them on his blog, Argghhh!!!
A GFW (Gun-Fearing-Wussy) emailed John about the guns and said this:
"But quite aside from the frightening overdose of obvious over-compensation and excess hostility displayed in your "collection" and your "writing" I simply cannot believe you openly display a GUN IN YOUR KITCHEN, RIGHT ABOVE ALCOHOL!!!! How irresponsible is that? ANYONE can gain access to that gun and hurt someone! If you have children, you should be reported to Child Welfare!"
John has answered this ass hat in a much more moderate way than I intend to do here.
Mothers and fathers, avert your children's eyes. My more gentle readers, do not go further, for I may shock you.
1. John is not overcompensating for anything. His sexual equipment compares favorably with most porn stars.
2. I have read through everything John wrote yesterday, and I just don't see the hostility in his writing. By the way, John is an excellent writer, and his collection is an excellent collection. John is a retired Army officer, with over 20 years service to the country. He taught military history at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma, and used much of his collection for demonstrations for students. He has a Collector's license - for antiques and curio's - which is what we have.
3. As for Child 'Welfare' being notified, well, there is no sin in owning a gun, and no law as yet displaying one in a private home, at least not in this state. You might be surprised to learn that our town's high school has a rifle team. Our son is 18 years old, and even when he was younger, he has been around guns for most of his life, and guess what, he graduated from High School with an A average. John has taught him to respect guns and that they are not playthings.
4. I wonder if I was to examine your house, what things I might see that I found offensive - and if I did - would I report you to Child "Welfare" (these days it is called Child Protective Services, and it is anything but that!)?
Nope, not unless I saw an abused child, or a neglected one.
And I would know - because once upon a time I was a Child Abuse Investigator, and you know what, our home does not qualify, even if we did have tiny ones around.
I can't stand ignorant, biased people like this guy, Eric. Just pisses me off
Posted by Beth at November 12, 2003 6:58 PM
Comments
Hey, it wasn't me..I think John's collection is GREAT!! I want one!!
Posted by: Eric at November 12, 2003 7:43 PM
Hey, everybody - I didn't mean Eric, the Pussified Marine! (heheheheheheh) Since the post is all tied up with Madfish Willies, where the StraightWhiteGuy is a member of the Corner of the Bar gang - I was just taking the opportunity to play whack-a-marine!
Posted by: John of Argghhh! at November 12, 2003 7:48 PM
Funny thing about that "compensation" thing is that Sigmund Freud, who gets much of the blame for that notion, actually stated that a fear of guns was a sign of arrested sexual development.
My response to that charge is to point out that if my wife had been equipt with that which a gun supposedly compensates for, she might not have needed one. We'll never know for sure, as the man who kicked in the door of her apartment left without making his intentions clear even tho her first two shots missed him.
Posted by: triticale at November 17, 2003 11:30 PM
Kewl. Good Gals 1, Goblins, 0.
Posted by: John of Argghhh! at November 18, 2003 6:06 AM
