Piers Morgan Bows Out and Gun Laws (March 2014)

Piers Morgan said his good-byes

On his CNN interview show.

He took the opportunity

To deliver gun violence a blow.

 

In a manner very direct

His insightful points were stated.

Gun violence in America

Is a problem often debated.

 

One of our biggest problems

Is the manner that the NRA

Bullies the American people

And cleverly leads them astray.

 

“More guns will limit the violence.”

“We need guns in our schools.”

“Guns don’t kill people; it’s people.”

Do they actually think we’re all fools?

 

The issue’s not just about rights.

The gun sellers bewail

Any loss of revenue

That comes from not making a sale.

 

And some people spread silly rumors

That the government has up its sleeve

A plot to confiscate weapons.

How can they be so naive?

 

The gun lobby with all its power

And smugly using its sway,

“Encourages” the politicians

To give their ideas a yea.

 

The second Amendment is cited

With arguments captious and smarmy,

To justify multiple weapons.

But who needs enough for an army?

 

And furthermore, what is the problem

With enforcing gun registration,

Or restricting the sale of bullets

That cause extreme mutilation?

 

And automatic weapons?

How much sense does it make

To support their proliferation?

Come on. Please give me a break!

 

Don’t Sandy Hook or Aurora

Mean anything at all?

How many more children must die

Before we have the wherewithal

 

To speak up and put our foot down

Out of caring and love for this nation?

To those who do, I applaud;

I give them a standing ovation.

(3-29-14)