Did I really hear Joe Biden day that?
I did hear it. Biden apparently was trying to make fun of us gun nuts who say Americans need the protections of the Second Amendment to own firearms in case we have to prevent the government from taking away our liberties. It was garbled and choppy, because Biden went off the Teleprompter, but he said:  Those who say the blood of Patriots, you know, and all the stuff about how were gonna have to move against the government  if you think you need to have weapons to take on the government, you need F-15s and maybe some nuclear weapons.  Today Im not sure if I should buy an F-15 or a bomb shelter  or both. Bidens address on how his administration intends to combat rising gun violence and soaring crime rates in our biggest cities was another big liberal gift to the gun industry. It was filled with the usual stupid arguments and unchecked facts from the gun-control crowd. Biden talked about responsible hunters knowing you dont need to outfit your deer rifle with 100-round clips  clips that dont exist on this planet. He talked about how we need to ban AR-15 assault rifles (again) to reduce gun violence, even though more Americans are stabbed to death each year than are killed by rifles. The vast majority of gun homicides  20,000 last year, the highest in 20 years  are committed in cities with handguns  often stolen ones. Few of those handguns were sold to the shooters by the rogue dealers whom Biden called merchants of death who are breaking the law for profit.  The idea that an up-and-coming gangbanger in the Latin Kings of Chicago stops by the corner gun store to pick up a new Glock on his way to kill a rival is a liberal myth that will not die. Gun-control nuts, Biden and the liberal media still think buying a gun over the counter is as easy as buying a six-pack, but thats only because theyve never had to buy one. Here in California, where I live, buying any kind of gun  and ammo  involves a lot of paperwork and a three-day wait for the ATF to do its background check. My son Cameron and I buy what we need to hunt with all the time at the same gun store. The owners know exactly who we are, but they arent the ones who do the background check each time we buy a box of shotgun shells  its the government. The gun store sends the information in and when were approved we go and pick up the shotgun shells. Thats how it works in the real world. Its pretty clear that people like Biden who are making these decisions have never hunted and never actually had to go out and buy a pistol for protection. They dont have to buy a gun because the people around them  their bodyguards and private security  do it. At the end of his address Biden said something about giving high school kids a job instead of a gun when they graduate. That was a great soundbite, I guess, if you think guns are the main cause of crime. But what Biden should be calling for is for kids in our cities to be given a proper public education instead of the horrible one theyve been getting for half a century. About 75 percent of black and brown kids in grammar school are reported to be unable to read or do math at their grade level, yet now theyre being taught critical race theory and that the country was founded on racism. Oops, sorry. Ive got to stop. The contractor is here to see if I can fix up my garage to fit an F-15.