News Channel 8 in Florida is reporting that Elmer Fudd will no longer be permitted to carry his shotgun and Yosemite Sam will no longer be permitted to carry his pistols. I realize that this is not earthshaking to many of you, but think about this for a minute. Elmer Fudd and Yosemite Sam were not responsible gun owners. I totally agree with that fact. However, the generation that grew up watching them was not involved in school shootings or any sort of gun violence. What changed? That question is the sole purpose for my posting this article.

The article notes:

According to The New York Times, the first short, titled “Dynamite Dance,” has the feel of old school Looney Tunes.

In the video, Bugs Bunny goes after Elmer Fudd with dynamite.

However, Fudd will no longer carry his token rifle. Character Yosemite Sam will no longer carry pistols.

Series executive producer Peter Browngardt told the New York Times, “we’re not doing guns.”

Please follow the link to the article and watch the cartoon there. I think it is more violent than the old Looney Tunes cartoons were. Evidently the problem is not violence–it’s the Second Amendment.