Joe Perry, guitarist for Aerosmith:

I’m an advocate for gun rights.

I guess it’s time for a round-table with Uncle Ted.

“If we could start all over again, it would be great if there were no guns in the world,” he continued. “It would be great if there was no war in the world. It would be great if evil people didn’t do evil things to other people — but that’s not the kind of world we live in, and history bears that out. Unfortunately, that’s the way it is.

“It’s nice to sit there and go, ‘Let’s take all the guns away.’ Well, if you take the guns away, all the criminals will have guns because they’re not going to turn them in. There are so many firearms in this country right now, and there are a lot of things that I think need to be adjusted as far as gun rights go, but the bottom line is it’s a fact of life and it’s something that we have to deal with.”

It would be great if there was no war, no evil people doing evil things. But we don’t live in such a world and frankly, such a world is impossible. Thus, good men need to ensure they are not left at the mercy of bad men.

I am curious what he thinks needs to be adjusted as far as gun rights go. Perhaps future interviews with Mr. Perry will allow him to elaborate on that topic. Again, let’s have a roundtable with Uncle Ted. 🙂