You may not know about Barack Obama's agenda to take everyone's guns away. The Oregonians who are hip to this have been flooding gun shops to stock their arsenals before he takes the oath of office. Where's this headed? And can we even talk about it without foaming at the mouth?
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To paraphrase John Lennon -- Guns give us comfort and happiness despite sentiments to the contrary.
The events of our times suggest a context for this topic and many others: Have things begun to accelerate beyond our collective will? For instance, the media -- can we go back to the Fairness Doctrine with any effectiveness? For the issue of guns -- can we create a calmly rational forum to discuss the role of guns in U.S. society?
My belief is that we need one with some standing to actually move the national dialog.
Obama has, I think, shown interest in developing C-Span-like forums to generate public participation in policy. This kind of focus here might precipitate more reaction than anyone wants. On the other hand, it would be a powerful way to educate. Consider; a great segment of the populace is already disposed to think that Obama is ready to change something in our relationship to private gun ownership, broadly. An astute statesman might approach this as a fluid, teachable moment in our present society and move with empathy and respect.
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