Recently in America a Kentucky Republican Congressman Thomas Massie posted a Christmas message from his family showing them all holding some sort of massive firearm, sadly just a few days after the recent school shooting in Michigan which was considered by some as fairly bad taste.
I must say I’m not entirely surprised as there seem to be considerable numbers of Americans who feel they should be armed to the teeth, although God knows why unless they are worried that anarchy is about to break out, or they want to start World War Three, or finish it, who knows.
Should hostilities break out I have some bad news for the Massie family for I have a Christmas message showing a photograph of my latest purchase and Santa was kind enough to deliver it complete with ammo.
Happy Christmas, but be careful what you wish for.
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I’m awfully glad I don’t live there but I know of people from England who went there and seem to have embraced the American gun culture thing wholeheartedly, it’s very odd having known them before they went to see them now.
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I saw it too. Not a new phenomenon it seems.
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My attempt to include an old advert from Daisy Rifles failed miserably. It suggested buying your 7 to 17 year olds their first weapon for Christmas!
Obviously the ideal present for a seven year old is a bazooka, don’t you think?
As long as they smile while firing it!
Yes, it makes a better Christmas photo if they smile when firing.
Unbelievable! And this is their idea of the spirit of Christmas – Sickening!
The sad thing is this is considered fairly normal to a large percentage of the American people.
Sounds like Goodwill towards all men doesn’t apply in America.
I’m awfully glad I don’t live there but I know of people from England who went there and seem to have embraced the American gun culture thing wholeheartedly, it’s very odd having known them before they went to see them now.
I will second that, I’m so glad I don’t live there either.