I was researching information about rifles for a poem, and found this in an article about the lever-action .30-30 Winchester, or “the cowboy assault rifle”:

Many 2nd Amendment supporters are concerned that mandatory registration of semi-auto rifles is only the first step toward the federal government attempting to confiscate Americans’ weapons, violating our right to bear arms. Should we find our nation outlawing semi-auto rifles and attempting to disarm lawful citizens, a lever-action .30-30 could come in handy. The ability to thumb-in fresh rounds through the loading gate allows for speedy reloading, and being able to top off the rifle means you have plenty of rounds ready to fire. The .30-30’s stopping power ensures that you can bring down any predator you might face, whether of the four-legged or two-legged variety.

I don’t believe in Jesus, but I did say “Jesus” aloud after reading this. It is important though to have a sense of the thinking of people with whom you profoundly disagree. Hopefully the person who wrote the above feels the same, and doesn’t pick up their gun against someone who believes in gun control measures.

I am also not quite sure what this person imagines will happen if people do come “attempting to disarm lawful citizens”. Even if you owned a fully automatic rifle and resided in a bunker, there is no possibility of outlasting or overpowering our heavily militarized and technologically advanced police force. Perhaps they have an unlimited food supply in their bunker as well as enough batteries for the high-tech anti-drone gun they will need to last the rest of their lifetime. And anti-aircraft weapons. And no need to sleep. I don’t know. Do they need a gun so that they have a gun ready when people come to take away their guns?