I just don't get the whole selective libertarian thing.
Nor don't I get the whole... "I wanna be free to buy whatever guns I want and shoot at paper targets at any age cuz that's tough!"
I grew up in a household that regarded guns as things that kill. Not recreational items or tools.
Anyone else grow up like this? So I mean, I've been out shooting with friends (only in my later years) and it's fun.
But at the same time, it has only reinforced my view that they aren't things to be player with.
That 9 year old shouldn't be "playing" with guns. She should be playing four square, tag, basketball, tennis, etc.
And the whole... Freedom and patriotism thing?
True freedom isn't being able to buy guns so the NRA can make a lot more money. Patriotism isn't shooting at paper targets. Fighting against some big government boogeyman zombieland future isn't the very real threat that is in our present day.
True freedom is having a well paying job. Being able to live your life without fear that the next layoff or the loss of benefits could mean losing your house.
True patriotism isn't standing by a group of racist welfare ranchers one day then cheerleading the killing of a black teenager and demeaning subsequent protests after.
The real threat to our country are things like corporate inversion, polluted air and water, a failing health care system, overburdened education system, insane foreign policy, lack of immigration reform, and the socialism that is being used to funnel money from the middle class into the pockets of the 1 percent.
Gun nuts, want to really exercise your 2nd amendment? Stop letting 9 year olds shoot Uzis and actually protest for some of these serious issues. 9 year olds should be playing with toys. While you, the "patriotic freedom loving American" should be protesting for a better America, not shooting at defenseless paper targets.
