OK I have written about my right wing son before. He had been agitating for me to buy him a 45 in Oregon since he can’t legally buy one in California. I said NO.
Here’s the problem. He just called a few days ago and was irately telling me that it is likely that a few of his large arsenal are likely to become illegal to possess in CA. You know the automatics with large ammo attached where anyone can sneak up on a group and kill large numbers. I didn’t comment so he went on to ask me if he can store his armory at my house… at least the real war killers and a large portion of his ammo. He then went on to describe his accumulation of over 10000 rounds for just one huge gun and I sank in thoughts as his list grew and grew and grew. This is the same guy who is pissed because college costs so much but you know he blames it on minorities and the “other”. Anyway he has to spent a small fortune buying huge boxes of guns, ammo and accessories as well as driving out to a range to give his wife and kids a chance to get better aim but can’t afford even junior college. I started wondering if the government is watching him because they collect info on those who buy enough to arm a small army.
Anyway I haven’t called him back but I have to beat the election in CA so he doesn’t drive up to our home with a truck load. A lawyer told me we would become liable of he did so and if he committed any crime of violence we also would possibly share charges as accessories, Honestly we have a couple guns but his fixation is over the top. I don’t think that we have to go as far as to consider possible charges. I find a personal armory to be “NUTSOID" and all threats of a "race war" to be stupid since I consider it to be based on blaming the "other" for all that claimants shortfalls and failures.
The final touch was when he talked of coming to our property and basically setting up an armed camp. Since I won’t kill someone just because they are black or Hispanic or gay or just a any easily identifiable group that has something he hasn’t been able to lay first claim to ... then it would become a conflict between us and his immediate family. A possibly armed one at least coming from his side and his stated 2nd amendment rights to use a gun to make everyone do as he wants. Like most republicans I think he would like us to acknowledge his superiority and let him take the the top as the elite superior. And I especially do not want to be between him and the government he wants to go to war with because it is not designating the “other" as open season.
So my question is “What should I do?” Why because I think that we have finally reached the position that we no longer feel safe around him and feel that he has become someone we would like to avoid. He is 43 on my 64th birthday but our relationship went to hell when I told him his beloved Stepgrand” molested me for 8 years from 4 to 12 . I told him after he had his first daughter to warn him not to leave her alone with him. Considering republicans favoring legalizing rape and child molestation I was not surprised to find him angry that I was making a big deal of it. We don’t see the grandchildren by their choice. That may be because we are liberals and the long family tradition of questioning my sanity or intelligence in order to discredit any claims I make. I remember beatings and punishment for getting on the honor role. Not to mention having to hide my obsessive reading so as to not be mocked and punished.
So the question is “is this the last straw? Is every interaction going to be painful and denigrating? What am I really losing and what problems cutting off relations will be prevented in the future?”
Update I called and said no. He said “fine, when you here about the gun battle you will know it is your fault. I will die before they take my guns”. My Karmic burden must be horrendous.
