Random Thoughts On Gun Control and Alcoholism

By Robert Farago

My second wife was a beautiful woman. When we walked through a restaurant, you could hear men groan as their wives or girlfriends kicked them under the table. Over the years, alcoholism claimed her looks. If you hadn’t seen my second ex in five years, you wouldn’t recognize her. Her descent into the physical, emotional and financial abyss – despite my best efforts – taught me an important lesson: you can’t stop someone from making bad choices. They either learn from the consequences of those choices or . . . they don’t. This thought occurred to me after dropping ex 2 at rehab 7 and reading an anti-Florida campus carry post . . .

Writing for mediamatters.org, Timothy Johnson targets NRA jefe Marion Hammer. Johnson’s not at all pleased with Hammer’s contention that “a gun-free-zone campus [is] a sanctuary where criminals can rape and commit mass murder without fear of resistance.” He’s not down with Marion’s assertion that “Not only are opponents of this bill engaging in a war against the Second Amendment and self-defense, they are engaging in a war against women who need to be able to defend themselves against rape and physical violence on a …read more

Source:: Truth About Guns