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发帖数: 157 | 1 January 09, 2016
To the man I sat next to on my way in to Boston:
When I boarded the commuter rail, you were already in the midst of a
spirited phone conversation and didn’t seem to care about how loud you were
talking. You were talking with someone about the Paris train attack and the
growing epidemic of gun violence in America.
You spoke about the “murderous NRA” and “bloodthirsty gun nuts” who were
causing our schools to “run red with blood.” You spoke profanely of the
Republicans who opposed President Obama’s call for “sensible gun control,
” and you lamented the number of “inbred redneck politicians” who have “
infiltrated Capitol Hill.”
I found myself amazed at the irony of the situation. While you were spewing
your venom, I sat quietly next to you with my National Rifle Association
membership card in my wallet and my 9mm pistol in its holster. You were only
12 inches away from my legally owned semiautomatic pistol. I suppose I didn
’t look like the “bloodthirsty gun nut” you thought I should be. It
apparently didn’t register to you that I could so cleverly disguise myself
by wearing a fleece coat, Patriots hat, and khakis.
So, to the angry liberal who sat next to me on the commuter rail: I don’t
hate you. I don’t have any ill feelings toward you. I don’t wish to do you
harm. And I don’t regret sitting next to you. On the contrary; I feel bad
for you. It must hurt carrying that much hate inside of you.
You obviously have strong opinions about this hot topic. So, let me say this
as plainly as I can: If a bad guy with a gun had decided to walk onto that
train and start shooting people, I would have been prepared and able to use
my gun to defend my own life and the lives of everyone else on that train,
including yours. Although you may hate me, a gun owner, I would risk my life
for you.
Opinions and ideologies make a pretty thin shield against the bullets of a
madman. Your liberal self-righteousness and ignorance may have made you feel
superior and comfortable, but during that 40-minute train ride to Boston,
my gun kept you safe.
A. Linden
Dighton |
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