I am a 2A supporter and responsible gun owner and I say, without reservation, we have a problem with Gun CULTURE problem in this country. I have a weapon for self defense. I've never taken a pic of me with it. I have it for self defense only.
My husband was a sharpshooter in the USMC. Top Gun in Desert Storm in fact. He has a couple of weapons and target shoots for practice and to stay sharp. He has those weapons to defend his family. Only. He saw enough death caused by guns in the war.
My parents and grandparents were gun owners. They used them for hunting mostly. Both for food in their old countries then here for sport & for food. They taught us to respect that weapon. It's not a toy.
My brothers are gun owners & were brought up the same way I was. They are more into guns than I am but don't flaunt them & don't glorify them. They target shoot and hunt. Nothing has changed in 3 generations. We respect those weapons & our right to own them is solemn & serious
It's how you were brought up. It's how you were trained. But also, social media, and MAGA conservatism have encouraged the glorification of guns. They own & trigger the libs by posting pics of the fam with guns. I think it's sick. But it does work. It does trigger the libs.
..and round and round it goes until we're facing another tragedy like we are today. Another mentally ill teen with a gun bought by mommy and daddy who had no business with a deadly weapon. Repeat.
These people scare me to death. And remember, I am a huge proponent of the second amendment, and a current gun owner. I am never going to an open carry state. Who needs to carry a long gun into the 7/11? Nobody does. Who needs to arm the children for a Sunday pic? Nobody does.
What's my point? I'm sick of it too. But what we're doing is not working. What the political left is doing is not working. The cries for gun control? NOT WORKING. This kid did not legally own that gun, right? No. Can we get smarter about this please? What can we seriously do?
Exhibit A) It's performative. and it's virtue signaling but to a certain segment, it's dangerous theater. And it's getting worse. Go buy a gun. Take classes. Be safe. Keep it locked. That is all. No need for this.
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