Perhaps it’s the tea…
There’s something about the American 2nd Amendment that causes British journalists to wet themselves in fright. I have yet to figure out why guns an ocean away illicit such panty ruining terror. The latest to have a tinkle fit in print is Iain Overton writing in the L.A. Times. After blasting through his Depends, Overton blames murder and mayhem all around the world on the American gun owner. And more specifically, it’s the NRA that’s the chief demon to blame for Overton’s moistened shorts.
Of course, Overton blames American gun owners and gun sellers for the flood of illegal guns that have shown up in Mexico. What he neglects to mention is that the principle supplier is none other than the Obama Administration. Oh… And we’re somehow to blame for American foreign policy. I’m not sure how that works; but then again, my skivvies are dry. Overton, and his soaked choners, suggest that foreign nationals should pressure the American People to surrender their rights for some dubious greater good…
But more foreigners should be speaking out about America’s deadly relationship with the gun. The right to bear arms, and the sheer number of firearms bought and sold in this country every year as a result, has undeniable global implications. For a start, Americans in effect support the world’s gun economy. In addition to the 8.6 million guns made in the U.S. in 2012, 4.8 million more were imported from overseas. The U.S. import volume of foreign guns more than tripled between 2003 and 2012.
So guns that end up here are a bad thing there… I dunno. Perhaps there isn’t enough ammonia in the room for me to get it.
