How fitting for the party of the NRA.

[hiaasenrocks]

"Guns are safe," they say. "Individuals are dangerous."

I haven't heard an NRA reaction to the Cheney shooting story yet. Maybe they've had something to say and I just haven't heard it because my Wacko Blinders are starting to work. If so, that'll make me happy. But I would love to hear them apply their talking points to the Cheney shooting.

"Guns don't kill people, Vice Presidents almost do."

"If we outlaw guns, only outlaws will have guns, and then how will Cheney 'pepper' his friends?"

Okay, so I'm not a professional comedy writer.

I know there must be at least a few hunters on DU, so I run the risk of offending some people, I am sure. I can pretend to be serious about the condition of Cheney's victim, but if I'm honest then I have to admit it's only because I want to see Cheney politically (and perhaps legally) taken to the cleaners. Honestly, I couldn't care less about his victim. If you take to the great outdoors to shoot animals and end up getting hurt yourself, especially by the weapon you brought along, I have no sympathy for you.

I look at this the same way I look at auto racing. If you drive around in circles for three hours at extremely high speeds and run into a wall at such force that your head comes off, tough crap. I don't care. You're just asking for it. I would have more respect for, say, bear hunters if they went into the woods unarmed, with plans to take down the bear with their own bare hands. That, I can respect. When you aim a gun at an animal, you are no more engaging in "sport" than if you aimed that gun at an unarmed human.

So I like seeing an NRA advocate caught in this mess.

Flame away, if you so desire.