As they say, hope springs eternal except when it comes to the government, the Supreme Court and gun control.
So, abandoning all hope after the recent silly decision to back government in any haywire, harebrained, hairtrigger gun scheme they wish to impose upon us, we shall dutifully throw in the towel, raise the white flag and comply.
No more will we hear those immortal words, “Who is that masked man?” Gone is the Lone Ranger an his trusty first nations special executive assistant Tonto. (Special note: Tonto was the one with the brains.)
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Never again should print space be blackened with mention of Little Annie Oakley, fondly remembered in circus circles as one who could shoot the eye out of a needle at a hundred paces with her blazing six guns.
Hi-ho, Silver! Away! With “away” being the operative word.
Yes, the Lone Ranger with his silver bullets would be met at the Canada-U.S. border by our very own Little Alberta Anne, backed by her feds and unlimited gold bullets. Unmask or away with you.
She vows to demask every law-abidin gun owner in Canada. Eyes blazing, she threatens those who refuse with a special guest appearance on “Federal Court Live.”
Out in cow country, wranglers quake in their cowboy boots at thoughts of criminalization an having to serve time in the Senate.
So we come face to face with the old A-B-U dilemma.
Of course we will choose A which, no matter how revolting, is to register.
B, which is not an option, to give the rifles away to needy criminals, may present a problem. I mean, where do you find a criminal when you really need one?
Standing in front of the Prince Albert pen, when they come out on early release, with a sign saying “please take one” may cause suspicion.
I think my cranky other brother Daryl is sort of partial to the U option, which he mentioned a few years ago.
Says a Ukrainian farmer, when the Soviets took over, dismantled his tractor, wrapped it well an buried it under his garden.
Years later, when they were gone, he dug it up an put it back together.
Figgers it shouldn’t take that long with guns.
