Donald Kaul: How a Bit of Satire Earned Me Round-the-Clock Abuse & Threats of Violence from Gun Nuts [View all]

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OtherWords / By Donald Kaul

How a Bit of Satire Earned Me Round-the-Clock Abuse and Threats of Violence from Gun-Nuts
I may now be closer to believing the NRA is an organization of terrorists.

January 4, 2013 |


I think I hit a nerve.

A couple of weeks ago I wrote a thoughtful, well-reasoned column suggesting ways to cut down on gun violence in our ever more violent society. It proposed, among other things:

* Repealing the Second Amendment and with it the right to buy assault weapons at will.
* Declaring the National Rifle Association a terrorist organization and making membership illegal.
* Confiscating all assault, semi-automatic, and other military-style weapons designed to kill large numbers of people very quickly.

As I said, thoughtful, well reasoned.

I also proposed, satirically and more in sorrow than in anger, tying House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to the back of a pickup truck and dragging them around until they agreed to exert some control over guns.

Well, you would have thought I’d suggesting selling Sarah Palin to the Taliban. The Internet exploded in outrage and emails by the hundreds — hundreds! — came flooding in. My phone started ringing incessantly too. .............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.alternet.org/tea-party-and-right/how-bit-satire-earned-me-round-clock-abuse-and-threats-violence-gun-nuts