Under the spell of Kali

The town of Kalispell in Western Montana has some of the best gunsmiths in the nation. 

In the new geography of a raging debate on gun control and gun-related deaths, Kalispell looms large, even though physically its a scenic yet small place.

What struck me about Kalispell was the name itself. Though pronounced "Cali", the "Kali" part reminds me of the ferocious Indian goddess Kali. In a mythical era, Kali had roamed the earth bedecked with mass-weaponry. She was on a rampage to destroy, albeit for more transcendental reasons (than an Amy Bishop or an Adam Lanza, for instance).

What I mean to suggest is that the town in Montana has a peculiarly appropriate and ominous name.

But dem guns sure are pretty.