In their warped world, bigger is ALWAYS better. A false sense of bravado always goes better with assault rifles in the closet; defending themselves with literal overkill doesn’t mean they’d actually NEED such an arsenal, but patriot paranoia being what it is, one never knows when an Islamic extremist will come knocking at the door in Greece NY. Bush’s Policy of Fear works better than hijacked planes.

“Those infidel-head lopping ‘ragheads’ are EVERYWHERE, doncha know? Why, Greece-Ridge Mall must be full of ‘em… that’s why we need Concealed Carry permits so we can mow ‘em down in front of the Bon-Ton.”

To be sure, Rochester and Monroe County need MORE gunpower in the hands of its residents… not less. Assault rifles in the city would definitely help bring down the incidents of shooting, no question about it.

Or so goes the theory.

What the h*ll is wrong with them? It’s like they never grew up - bunch of eight-graders sneaking throwing stars and nunchucks into school with adult purchasing power.

Do you suppose some of them actually have machine-gun permits, or are those illegal guns?

RochesterWatch members are nothing if not obsessively compulsive about their devotion to the Second Amendment. A few of the more poignant photos of their manic ‘hobby’ are here…,here…, and here….

Can’t find the adorable photo spread of one of their toddler spawn sitting amidst a pile of Daddy’s proud and deadly weaponry, but it raises all sorts of questions about the mental health of some of the members of RochesterWatch.com.

Their jaw-dropping and incredulous posts are what keep me lurking in the shadows. Like watching a train wreck, it’s been said, “Keep your friends close and your enemies even closer”.

This group of local yahoos really take the cake.

RochesterWatch.com’s draconian approach to gays, liberals, minorities, international diplomacy and ‘patriot’ embrace of Second Amendment ‘rights’ speaks highly of their intolerance and ‘me-my-mine’ mentality.

Truly a depressing group of local Luddites, their intolerance is shocking enough but what’s more revealing is that many of their views aren’t all that uncommon in the local community. I find it frightening and unnerving these people haven’t managed to move past the mentality of the 1970’s. Upstate anachronisms among us.

Education, it would appear, is not a highly prized virtue in RochesterWatch.com. And that’s sad beyond description.

RochesterTurning gives encouraging reason for hope and optimism for this community. Thankfully, it’s the antithesis of RochesterWatch.

Rochester’s answer to the Dukes of Hazzard, one could almost imagine the gang at RochesterWatch.com as they swagger around with their Concealed Carry permits while advocating turning Iraq and Iran into a sea of glass. Knee jerk reactionaries? Perhaps. Paranoid right-wing nut jobs?

Definitely.

Because they have 7,500 people registered for their chats.

Because probably most of those people vote.

Like it or not, the D&C is still a major opinion-maker here in Rochester.