Shoot, shovel, shut up?

ah, food, this may sound cute to you, but it is sayings like this which undermine all respect for the idea that gun owners are willing to be responsible members of society. Sure, you can say it. You can laugh at it. But the subject is killing, the joke seems a bit hollow.

Like it or not, you are enmeshed in society. You derive a thousand benefits every day from the good will and hard work of thousands of other people, often people you've never met. The laws of society protect you in more ways than you could ever know or count. The willingness of other citizens to band together and tax themselves for the public good is the reason why you live the life you do.

When you pretend you are a cowboy in an empty, lawless land, beholden to none and a law unto yourself you are engaged in a fantasy life. Please do not let these fantasies of shooting, shoveling and shutting up become real anywhere near me or anyone I love. Thank you.