Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Common sense

when dealing with "officials" here, i often have the feeling that common sense is lacking. like at the liquor store.
this billboard is at the highway leading you out of boston, next to the fenway baseball stadion. at first i could not believe it, but i think it is actually meant to be against guns. i have been reading a little about gun possession in the US, and now i feel less comfortable, i have to say. in 1997, 40% of the households in the US reported to have a gun in their home. in total, there were ~44 000 000 gun owners, which means that 25% of all adults have a gun!! every fourth person!!! 11% of them say they just (?) use it for hunting, meaning the other 90% use it for.... ? i also found a pro-gun website where they state that it is ridiculous that guns are not allowed in schools.
well, let me just have my alcohol, then....

4 comments:

Tim said...

we should all have nukes on our backs..

Diana Nijholt said...

ik hoorde dat er sommige staten/ plekken zijn waar je, als je inwoner bent, verplicht in het bezit moet zijn van een wapen. Hebben jullie er al wel 1 aangeschaft?

CaT said...

serieus?! iieeekkk!
nee, we hebben er geen en willen er natuurlijk ook geen.. :) yegh.....

Tim said...

hahaha is dat echt zo? ik geloof er niets van. Ben je mischien in het OOTJE genomen diana?