What is it about gun nuts that makes them so darned easy to make fun of?
An Oregon man openly carrying his brand new handgun was robbed of the firearm recently by another armed man. The 21-year-old victim, who had bought a semi-automatic .22-calibre handgun earlier in the day, was openly carrying the weapon down a street when another man approached him and asked for a cigarette.
The man who asked for a cigarette then pulled his own firearm from his waistband, pointed it at his fellow gun owner, and said, “I like your gun, give it to me,” according to police. The man then fled after the victim handed over his new purchase.
Bad guy with two guns, good guy with no gun. I am confused.
I wish I could, but I can’t even think of anything funny to add to this. Perfect irony writes its own endings, sometimes.
I suppose this might be the equivalent of being run over by the Welcome Wagon on your first day in a new town.
©2016 Jim Hagarty
