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Sarah Ibarruri

(21,043 posts)
Fri Dec 21, 2012, 06:39 PM Dec 2012

Your AR-15 ain't gonna stop a drone, but, hey, it'll make for funny video for the soldiers

On Guns, the Crazies Make the Laws

As a nation, when it comes to our safety, we have allowed ourselves to be led by the craziest, most paranoid among us...

... Anyone who thinks that teachers should be allowed to carry concealed weapons is a fucking idiot. Putting aside the inevitable, how much shit is stolen from schools? From teachers? You want to add guns to that mix? How quickly will a school be shot up by a student stealing a handgun from a teacher? Maybe that's the price to pay in blood to make sure a kindergarten teacher is armed and ready...

...Anyone who thinks that they should own assault rifles because the government might need to be confronted is mentally ill and should be treated as such. (Do you know how quickly the military could vaporize you if it really wanted to? Your AR-15 ain't gonna stop a drone, but, hey, it'll make for funny video for the soldiers back at Fort Collins.) Anyone who thinks they should own assault rifles because they're fun to fire and, gosh, it's just a hobby should be ignored because they fetishize the act of shooting like someone who gets off huffing sweaty shoes. In fact, let's just say that anyone who believes individuals should own assault weapons is out of the discussion because there is no rational reason for it....

...But our current policy is made by extremists, voted on by politicians cowed by the NRA and other right-wing groups.

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