Gaynuts?

In this week's Peanuts article, guy writes about the surprising use of Snoopy & guns:

Here in this strip, Snoopy plays the guard dog that gives Charlie Brown a rare bit of peace of mind. The shocking thing is to get to the final panel and see Snoopy atop his doghouse with a mounted machine gun, calmly waiting to level any intruders.

This image goes far beyond much of the World War I flying ace sequences, which avoided showing guns directly (though you did see the bullet holes and explosions taking place in Snoopy’s imaginary war).

I did not expect to find a surprisingly realistic machine gun in a 1960s Peanuts strip when I first started reading. But there’s no doubt that when Schulz thought of peace and security, part of the equation required an armed defense.

Here's the strip he's referencing:

Ummm...who cares about the gun, are we all supposed to pretend we don't see Charlie Brown and that fucking lunatic Linus in bed together? We're okay with this? That makes me sad! See: :(