-Caveat Lector-
This weekend Colorado Springs is having a gun show which it has once
every quarter. I have never been to a gun show till today because I never
had the urge to own a gun ... I had enough of them in the military. However,
I see our rights going down the toilet one by one and I decided to get a
couple of thousand dollars and arm myself, not against criminals (I can
handle them with a baseball bat) but against the government. If the IRS is
armed, maybe I need to be armed also, especially when they budget a million
dollars for semautomatic weapons.
I was surprised because the parking lot was full and people were walking
around everywhere with guns. When I entered the building there were police
and guards everywhere asking if I was carrying a weapon or ammunition. There
were thousands of guns there, everything you could think of from flintlocks
to Thompson machine guns. There were SKS rifles, AR-15's (M-16 civilian
version) 10 gauge shotguns, you name it and many of the dealers had signs
that said they could get you any kind of rifle you wanted.
I had the idea that you could buy a weapon without the government
knowing about it, that's why I went to the gun show ... Zipperboy Clinton
says there are not any restrictions on gun shows ... bullshit! there was a
cop on every isle, all the sellers required an I.D. check and registration.
Not only that, but the prices were outrageous, $1500 for an AR-15, $500 for a
mini14 (same caliber as an M18) and there were boxes of ammo you could
purchase in bulk, by the thousands.
As I was leaving the parking lot I noticed a cop car driving around,
seemed that one of them was writing something in a notebook (license
numbers?).
I didn't buy a gun. I am a law abiding citizen, hell the last ticket I
got was in 1969. I haven't even thought about breaking the law, but I sure
felt strange looking at guns with cops standing around all over the selling
area. I did manage to talk to a few people when I sat down for a coke and a
BBQ sandwich and it seems a lot of people were like me, wanting a weapon to
protect myself from a government gone haywire, but not feeling comfortable in
this "Big Brother" environment.
I guess now I'll just have to buy a flare gun at the local boat shop.
They aren't against the law. It may not have the stopping power of a 38, but
I can sure "lite 'em up" and their bullet-proof vests won't be flare proof.
It's a pity when you don't feel safe in your own country, especially when
you've lived in Japan, Turkey, South Korea, West Germany etc and felt safe
there.
They don't need more gun controls, they just need a lot less government
involvement in our private lives.
Bob Stokes
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