Okay, so let me first talk about what Gilbert Arenas did a couple of weeks ago that has led to his "indefinite suspension" in the NBA. He allegedly (well, he's admitted to this already so it's a "supposedly") brought in some three guns inside the locker room in their home court and apparently threatened to shoot his teammate Javaris Crittenton in the face or burn his car because of a gambling debt/dispute on the team's plane on their way back to Washington. At first, he said that he brought the guns to the gym to get them away from his young children at home.
He plead guilty to felony gun possession and will be sentenced in March. He still maintains that the act was meant to be a joke. Experts say he will not get jail time.
The dude is averaging almost 23 points and seven assists. AND he WAS on my NBA Fantasy Team. Bummer. Yeah, that's really my concern. Haha. Overall, he's a good and funny guy too.
In all seriousness, what I really want to talk about is responsible gun ownership. I'm not against guns and to tell you the truth I'm also not for it. If you have a gun then good for you but please use it responsibly. Don't even bring it with you in your car if you don't have a permit to carry. And never ever brandish that silverware on anyone. They might have a heavier kind of gun, you know.
Think Jason Ivler. Look what happened to that dude. Yeah, he might be crazy and trigger-happy but if someone taught him on the finer points of owning a gun and also asked him not to bring his gun around then Victor Ebarle Jr. would still be here right now making his loved ones happy. Instead, we have to deal with seeing Marlene Aguilar singing on TV and asking America to save his son even though Jason also has a warrant of arrest in the US. Just this week, another guy was in the hot seat on TV because he pointed his gun at someone in an apparent traffic altercation. Turns out, the guy was just parked because he had to talk to someone and the other man was impatient and couldn't wait. Too bad the other guy had a camera and was able to take a picture of him with the gun. The PNP said if they receive a complaint then the three guns of the man would be confiscated. I hope they do.
Guns. Yeah, they were fun when we were kids. They were so harmless back then. And yeah, we need them for security and protection but how thin is the line between protecting yourself and endangering others?
Hopefully, the authorities will monitor gun owners more effectively and also make it harder for people (read as Ampatuan's and Ivler's) to get guns. Do they even require psychological tests for that?
Well, with the elections coming, the police expect more cases/killings related to guns. What can we, people without guns and connections, do about it?
Just be sure we run and drive fast, I guess.
I still hope Gilbert Arenas comes back. Just for the sake of my fantasy team. I can't say the same for Jason Ivler though.
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