The Daily Szep: NRA: 5, America: 4

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[CCW4ME2]

To better understand the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution it is helpful to consider how almost every reasonable person would interpret this amendment if it did not involve something which is considered controversial or politically incorrect by some and idolized by others. Arms in the possession of ordinary citizens meet both criteria. Let's, for the sake of argument, suppose that the Second Amendment dealt with books, not arms or weapons, and read like this: "A well educated electorate, being necessary to the maintenance of a free State, the right of the people to own and read books, shall not be infringed." Does anyone really believe that liberals would claim that only people who were eligible to vote should be allowed to buy and read books? Or that a person should have to have voted in the last election before the government would permit him or her to buy a book? Would the importation of books be banned if they did not meet an "educational purpose" test? Would some States limit citizens to buying "one book a month"? Would inflammatory "assault books" be banned in California?

[MarianKF]

Love it! I used to enjoy your political cartoons in The Boston Globe in my younger days. If I remember correctly, I even bought a Paul Szep calendar back then. I hadn't heard your name for years; I'm glad to see that you're still using your pen(cil) to skewer those who need skewering. Kudos!

[larry278]

Do you want a pic of players offing each other in a parking lot? That sort of image wouldn't be pc. Wayne La Pierre & NRA members like the old wild west pioneer thing. The cartoon will sell.

[1will]

Wow.
A Wild West theme when dealing with the gun issue.
How orginal.