Following up on our previous post about Brasco ™ the gun-toting, bespectacled Jewish Liberty bear — don't miss these nifty greeting cards. Nothing says "I love you" like FIREARMS CAN BE FUN, or THE JAPANESE WANT YOUR GUNS. If you're stuck on what to send a young child in your family during the upcoming hols, this oughta do the trick! Link to Brasco(tm) Greeting Cards $11.95 per set of twelve cards.
Reader Paul Mitchum says,
"Sure, the JPFO have Brasco, but will they sell you a mascot costume so that Brasco himself can appear at educational events? No? :-)
Well, check out the NRA's Eddie Eagle. Of course, with great power comes great responsibility, so there are rules about how Eddie can be portrayed by whoever's inside the costume. Note that the NRA is saying that Eddie Eagle should not carry a gun (even a toy or prop), under penalty of civil lawsuit.
Brasco, meanwhile, is clearly ready to take out some punks, once he puts on his glasses."
But WWRD (what would a rabbi do)? BB reader Mike Schleif says,
According to Jewish law, hunting (for fun or sport) is actually not considered appropriate, so the jews for guns site seems odd. Here is a rabbinical explaination of Jewish views on gun use and hunting.
Link. Thanks, Mike, but I think Brasco makes it pretty clear he has bigger concerns.
