When you are in the United States, it is sometimes hard to think of being in a foreign country (after all they live much like we do and it isn’t hard to imagine that they are just like us). Perhaps the one exception is their belief in the right to bear arms. Dave and I are on the Board of the park and the Board members agreed to work to eliminate the feral cats which prowl the park. Dave and another Board member got humane traps from the SPCA and we went about catching cats. When a cat is trapped, the SPCA comes, collects them and try to find homes for them. Occasionally Dave has managed to catch something else! Yesterday the tasty Christmas carcass lured a possum into the trap. A Kentuckian (who will remain nameless) heard that we had one and he came to “help” Dave with the disposal. Dave was planning to take to the nearby wooded area about 5 miles away. He offered to help and then much to Dave’s surprise showed Dave the handgun in his pocket. It took Dave a bit of work to dissuade him from shooting him right here in our yard. Oh the gun lobbyists would love that!!! The possum is currently relocated to Caspersan Beach.

The Right to Bear Arms
December 31, 2009
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