Guns At Birth
a 250-word story25 total reviews
Comment from Katherine M. (k-11)
This is an excellent entry for the 250 word flash fiction contest. You have managed to put together in your limited number of words a slightly satirical commentary and philosophy essay on a topical subject with a powerful twist in the tail. Fine writing. Kate xx
reply by the author on 14-Jun-2022
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This is an excellent entry for the 250 word flash fiction contest. You have managed to put together in your limited number of words a slightly satirical commentary and philosophy essay on a topical subject with a powerful twist in the tail. Fine writing. Kate xx
Comment Written 13-Jun-2022
reply by the author on 14-Jun-2022
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Thank you, Kate.
Comment from prettybluebirds
This writing gave me a much-needed chuckle. You took a rather touchy subject and made it into humor. How can guns be controlled when there are already millions of them owned by private citizens. Most never were registered and never will be. I own two guns myself and have had them for years. Just about everyone I know possesses a gun or two. There are no ways to control guns. If some goon wants one he will find a way to get it.
reply by the author on 14-Jun-2022
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This writing gave me a much-needed chuckle. You took a rather touchy subject and made it into humor. How can guns be controlled when there are already millions of them owned by private citizens. Most never were registered and never will be. I own two guns myself and have had them for years. Just about everyone I know possesses a gun or two. There are no ways to control guns. If some goon wants one he will find a way to get it.
Comment Written 13-Jun-2022
reply by the author on 14-Jun-2022
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Exactly. Thanks for giving this satire a look, PBB.
Comment from Jay Squires
Well ... certainly timely. Tongue in cheek, I hope. Hey, friend, some real problems with Html garbage trying to replace dashes with mini-swearwords: ""When will junior â?"" and "Depends on if he â?". And while you're at it, why not use the double (--) hyphen, which should always be used instead of the single one, unless your intent is to hyphenate a word. Grammatically, they're called EM dashes and preferably are joined together (though they still have to be cleaned up from the editnazi.
This piece is too good not to have every word understood. So you should go back and get that part done. Good luck, Bill. Jay
reply by the author on 13-Jun-2022
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Well ... certainly timely. Tongue in cheek, I hope. Hey, friend, some real problems with Html garbage trying to replace dashes with mini-swearwords: ""When will junior â?"" and "Depends on if he â?". And while you're at it, why not use the double (--) hyphen, which should always be used instead of the single one, unless your intent is to hyphenate a word. Grammatically, they're called EM dashes and preferably are joined together (though they still have to be cleaned up from the editnazi.
This piece is too good not to have every word understood. So you should go back and get that part done. Good luck, Bill. Jay
Comment Written 13-Jun-2022
reply by the author on 13-Jun-2022
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Fixed it. Thanks, Jay.
Comment from leather
Well, there seems to be a bit of sarcastic humor being poked at the current absurdity regarding gun issues. Why not, we need a little humor to tone down the bitterness of our plight in grocery stores, schools, churches, and homes. Well done.
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reply by the author on 13-Jun-2022
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Well, there seems to be a bit of sarcastic humor being poked at the current absurdity regarding gun issues. Why not, we need a little humor to tone down the bitterness of our plight in grocery stores, schools, churches, and homes. Well done.
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Comment Written 13-Jun-2022
reply by the author on 13-Jun-2022
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Thanks, Leather.
Comment from BethShelby
Well that is a scary thought. I'm sure the NRA would approve. Actually we used to give little boys top pistols by the time they were walking thinking it would make them all continue to want to continue to be boys. Now we give both sexes computer games so they can practice shooting what looks like real people.
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reply by the author on 13-Jun-2022
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Well that is a scary thought. I'm sure the NRA would approve. Actually we used to give little boys top pistols by the time they were walking thinking it would make them all continue to want to continue to be boys. Now we give both sexes computer games so they can practice shooting what looks like real people.
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Comment Written 13-Jun-2022
reply by the author on 13-Jun-2022
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We move forward, fall, and try again, I guess.
