This day's blog, or week's blog... whatever, comes from Cly:
"Write it on guns! :D"

The ":D" really hit it home for me.
You can go here to suggest each week, day, or whenever I do these, what I write my blogs about. How to get the best blog out of me: You want something thought provoking and fun? Pick something related to contemporary social commentary, that's where I shine. I also love complaining about aspects of the 90s comic book industry too, including the television programs.

America supposedly has a huge problem with guns. Now we've all seen Michael Moore's "documentary" (It's in quotes because of all the doctored evidence within the film) Bowling for Columbine, where Moore "tackles" the question "Why are Americans so violent? Why do we have so many guns?" Lets take a look back at history.... How was the country founded? Well, by a bunch of guys with a bunch of guns rebelling against their motherland for placing rules upon them they felt were not only unfair and unjust, but that took away from their basic civil liberties. So, what did they do? They rebelled, and created this country. Wow, AMERICA! How did they do it? Civilians with guns fighting together, rebelling for what they believe in.

Fast forward 220 years to the 90s where the black market has become a huge problem. Criminals are getting their hands on guns, mainly through an illegal trade coming up through Mexico, and into California. In the media, we've been accustomed to report after report of gang shootings ad-nausea, to a point where we almost become desensitized to it. Gangsta rap made the idea of buying a gun and shooting someone you don't like more appealing to youth, so that's what we saw, youth on youth crime.

Today, we're still reeling with a cultural influence now 13 years past, kids bringing guns to school, shooting each other. People are crying out to the government for stricter gun laws, and no guns at all...... But lets think: How do the criminals get their guns? The black market. If you ban guns, you're taking the guns away from a majority of people who follow the laws, know gun safety, and respect for the weapon. "Guns don't kill people. People kill people." It's entirely true. You put an idiot behind the wheel of a car, he's going to hit something. You put someone responsible behind a car, with the right training, no problems. If we get rid of guns, we'll see a rise in stabbings, I promise that. And when guns are "outlawed", they'll still be in the hands of criminals, no doubt.

How do we fix the problem? We don't, there is no way to fix it. Stricter laws on illegal weapons holders, dealers, gun safety classes in children's class rooms, and gun safety classes for adults. There's a good start. But we can't get rid of them in my opinion, this country was founded on the idea of civilians with weapons rising up on a tyrannical government and taking charge. That day may not be coming anytime soon, but what if?

Stupid customers:

Sonic Girl:

• "That's funny because I'm a special case. I've been coming here a long time, 5 years, so I get special treatment." (I've been going to the store I work at for 20. Most regulars have at least a decade under their belt at our store. and no, she doesn't get special treatment)
• "Why don't you know how many issues Sonic X has?" (A. Because I could care less about the comic, and B. I'm not going on CV to look for you)

GI Joe Guy:

• "I heard a wonderful little rumor that Thor will be in the new X-Men movie" (No, this isn't from three years ago, this is from 3 months ago, he's gullible)

• "Is the new Green Lantern series good?" (I quote him on this because If I answer yes to anything, he talks to me for a literal hour about it, so I'm forced to answer, "I don't really read the books" To everything he asks)

Wolverine Guy

• "Wolverine is in this issue, right?" (Holding up a JSA comic.... I told him yes)