Do you think it's normal to see all available ammunition stripped from store shelves? I am disturbed, but not surprised to see the Governor of Texas acting like the redneck idiot he is showing off at the NRA convention. Yes, the redneck agenda has been responsible for our rapid demise in the past decade. I am afraid of no group or person, but I feel obligated to disagree with you in pointing out we are a needlessly violent society from top to bottom. Whether it be invading and occupying countries for no good reason, trying to inject religion into government, whipping up fear to the point of a gun buying frenzy, or denying modern science, the redneck agenda is the rallying point for much of the South. Rick Perry's protege George Bush likes to attend SMU football practice during the season. I have a future son in law who played for them 2 seasons ago. One day after practice GW spoke with the team in the locker room. As he was finishing his talk, he said he was on campus to take a look at the construction of his new.........he couldn't think of the word library. As he stuttered about the players started to look at one another, and finally Bush gave up and said it was "the place where they keep the books". He then joked that he hoped no one in the press were around to make fun of him. That this man is a mental lightweight like Rick Perry is not even debatable. The worldview they promote is pure poison. Who is David Sedaris?