Guns ahoy! Anybody remember that varmint-killing cowboy known as Yosemite Sam? Didn't he give us a load of laughs as he chased Bugs Bunny around, trying to eradicate the rabbit but instead getting more gun powder in his own face than any human (I mean, cartoon character) has ever endured in all history?
Inocculous. Harmless. Just good Saturday morning humor.
Nope. Not innocuous. This Yosemite Sam was actually one of the myriad of influences that have shaped our nation into a gun-totting society. Just one, and perhaps just a small one. And, yes, he was a laugh a minute, good for all the humor you needed to set you off on a good day.
But, Same is also a reminder of that there are subtle influences around us, hundreds of them.
My mind shifts to a news story today about a gun-sniffing dog named Bolt that the Granite School District is employing. Place a gun in a desk, or wherever, and Bolt will sniff it out. Bring a weapon on campus, and Bolt is going to find it.
But, a lot the guns coming on school campuses are brought there by students who just want to protect themselves. They've learned from their parents and society that you need to defend yourself -- and you often need to have a gun to do that. Guns are good, guns are good, guns are good.
Is there be any question but what that is a value in today's society? Every one from your mom and dad to the neighbbor next door teaches us that, everyone from Yosemite Sam to Clint Eastwood.
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