‘If We Had Guns That Shot Chocolate…’ Biden Responds To 2nd-Grader With Handwritten Note - PHOTO

[Tx4obama]

A 7-year-old second-grader from Wisconsin wrote a letter to Vice President Joe Biden several months ago following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting and just this week got a very personal response.

The student, named Myles, sent his letter to Biden and Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI), suggesting, “if we have chocolate bullets, nobody would get hurt and nobody would be sad.” While Moore replied with a form letter, Biden hand-wrote the insightful response below:



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[Xipe Totec]

1. Classy. nt

[greyl]

2. That's probably a better way to handle it than

going into an explanation of how, with enough speed behind it, even chocolate can be deadly.

[arcane1]

3. Eyes could, in theory, be put out, being as they are so close to the mouth.

How about this: We can shoot chocolate at each other, but NOT peanut M&Ms!

[Marie Marie]

4. If we had guns that shot chocolate,

I would then, and only then, buy my first gun. Then I would take aim and shoot myself in the mouth over and over again. But I still would't join the NRA.

[demwing]

10. But would you join the NCA?

I would.

[JDPriestly]

14. I think I am already an unofficial member of the NCA.

MMMMMM. Chocolate. But no chocolate guns or bullets for me, and certainly no chocolate dynamite or torpedoes.

On second thought, wouldn't that be a good fundraising project for Gabby Giffords' organization: having kids sell chocolate guns and bullets, etc.?

I think that would be brilliant.

She could auction off a few giant ones. I think they could be made.

[abelenkpe]

25. Are these weapons made of dark chocolate?

Then yes.

[shenmue]

26. Can't wait

The new chocolate range should be fun.

[Spirochete]

20. N-E-S-T-L-E-S, Nestles makes the very best

shotguns...

[sheshe2]

5. Oh Joe, we love you so!

You are a beautiful person Joe Biden!

Thanks Tx. you made me smile.

[southernyankeebelle]

6. I bet that kid was so excited to receive a hand written note from the VP. Class act Mr. VP.

Thanks for the posting.

[AtheistCrusader]

7. That is pretty cool..

[IveWornAHundredPants]

8. Do you like the idea of all guns shooting chocolate instead of bullets?

[AtheistCrusader]

9. Primarily I like the idea of the Vice President of the United States responding to a child.

Approachability is key.

I don't really have much use for the idea of my guns firing chocolate.

[IveWornAHundredPants]

12. I mean what if everybody's guns worked that way all of a sudden.

It would be a level playing field, gunwise.

[AtheistCrusader]

13. They could fire hot fudge sundae for all that it matters.

At those velocities, people would still die.

[IveWornAHundredPants]

16. A hot fudge sundae would aerosolize as it left the barrel.

Sticky, but harmless. And I doubt the chocolate bullets would be fatal, though like rubber bullets, they sure wouldn't tickle. They'd work for target shooting though.

I realize it's a ridiculous hypothetical, but I guess my question is, would you prefer to live in a world in which guns are essentially harmless, or the world we have now?

[AtheistCrusader]

17. Absolutely not.

None of my guns would function as intended, if they were 'harmless'.

They would be garbage.

[IveWornAHundredPants]

18. Garbage? If they shot chocolate, they'd be delightful!

Again, it's not to single out you or your guns. This would be the case for all guns worldwide. We'd live in a world of near-zero gun murders or accidents, and shooting competitions after which children would be asking to lick the targets. It sounds awesome to me, and "garbage" guns a very small price to pay in return.

The only downside I can see is that children would be all the more interested in playing with guns that shoot chocolate, but that would only mean we'd be reaching harder for the safety standards we should be reaching for anyway with guns that shoot lead.

[AtheistCrusader]

19. Not all guns are for defense against other humans with guns.

In fact, there is a broad range of behaviors that can justifiably warrant lethal force in self defense, armed even with as little as fists and feet.

Also hard to hunt deer with chocolate pellets.

[IveWornAHundredPants]

21. A salvo of 90% dark would be a pretty effective deterrent against a fists-of-fury attacker.

And as for deer, bow hunting is an alternative hallowed by usage and consecrated by time. Takes skill, but so, we are told, does gun shooting, so it should be easy for gun hunters to adapt.

I still say the benefits of a choco-ballistic world far, far, far outweigh the debits. Don't you agree?

[AtheistCrusader]

22. Personally

I'd prefer the people who would attempt to use a gun for malicious purposes turn into chocolate bunnies instead.

[Demoiselle]

11. Yet another reason to love Joe Biden.....

(I got a million of 'em.)

[Poll_Blind]

15. Reason 89,471 to love Joe Biden. Look, I don't even see eye to eye with him on everything but...

...I like the man. I like who he is. I don't mean in a have-a-beer-with-him way. I mean who he is. I agree with him about a lot of things, certainly more with Obama. I don't feel like I really understand where the President is coming from. Ole Gaff Makin' Joe Biden is a stable, well-rounded politician who I think will make an excellent candidate for President in 2016.

If, god forbid, something were to happen to President Obama, I have absolutely no doubt that Joe Biden would be able to take over and do a yeoman's job. I have serious, very serious, reservations about the ability of Hillary Clinton to perform so ably if she was thrust into the position.

PB

[oberliner]

23. Love Joe Biden

Glad we can agree on that at least!

[Demo_Chris]

24. Nice, but Biden needs to explain why he spent 2012 lying about protecting social security

This promise was a major part of his campaign, and they didn't even wait until they were sworn in for their second term before repeatedly offering to destroy it. So yes, he can write nice letters to kids about chocolate, but he has some more important things he needs to explain.

[Travis_0004]

27. Thats the last thing we need

We already have enough of a problem with obesity.

Just ask the CEO of Abercrombie.

[littlemissmartypants]

28. Properties of Chocolate ...

It melts at body temperature.

Love, Peace and Shelter.

[SummerSnow]

29. get a slingshot and use Hershey Kisses to shoot.mmm good