These last few weeks have been interesting. The rancor and invective associated with the 2000 and 2004 elections were missing and the tone seemed almost jovial with the participation of some politicos on Saturday Night Live and other shows.
However, something that comes up for Gun Guys in every election cycle is concern for their right to keep and bear arms. As an employee of a 501(c)3 non-profit, this is something I can’t really push. However, I can respond to a comment that came up in each 2004, 2006, and 2008. There is a belief (sometimes related to me accusingly) that if private citizens lost their 2nd amendment rights under the constitution, the Cody Firearms Museum would not have a concern (inferring that we don’t care) as we would still have our guns.
As a private institution and not a division of any governmental entity, there are no extra protections we would receive as a museum. This is a misunderstanding that developed somewhere within the gun culture. There are no special provisions in any law that I am aware of that confer special privelege to museums that are not part of a a government. That said, I am not jealous of our government-sponsored museums, whether a local City-funded historical museum or the Smithsonian Institution. Not that we wouldn’t mind having some exemptions…
Cheers,
Dave K.
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