The Home Front

I was looking for coupons in the junk mail this morning when I spotted an ad for a sporting good store. I took a look to see if they had any special deals for paintball guns (which they didn't). However, what I did see really surprised me. There was an ad for a special price on a new knife. It's all black, including the blade, and it's called the "Homeland Security Knife" I almost fell out of my chair. This has to be the most ridiculous item I've seen in a while. Talk about profiting from people's fears. This is truly unbelievable.

So, who exactly are you planning to secure with your Rambo-style military knife? Have we gone back to the Cold War days when people were worried about Communists parachuting into the heartland and attacking our quiet suburbs? I feel like I've gone back in time 20 years to 1984 when Patrick Swayze and his merry band of gun-toting teenagers saved America from the Russians in "Red Dawn". I suppose this knife would have appealed to them. But honestly, are people really thinking that anyone is going to invade America today?

Yes, we have been attacked by terrorists several times now, and probably will be again in the future. But in not one of those cases could any civilian have done anything to prevent the tragedies from ocurring. And certainly a Homeland Security Knife is not going to do anything to make anyone or anything more secure.

But what do I know. I don't own any knives.