bronzeage
I am a river to my people
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The NRA's latest newsletter gives gun owners advice on proper manners.
This is kind of strange, because the idea of a gun owner being held responsible for the consequences of their actions runs contrary to the latest "stand your ground" laws, which allow for understandable mistakes, or even excuse a person for putting themselves in the danger which required killing another person to escape it.
The NRA is too smooth an operator to call it's dues paying member "douchebags" for carrying an AR-15 into Dunkin Donuts. They are much subtler than that.
Maybe next, they'll send a polite note to Joe the Plumber.
As gun owners, whether or not our decisions are dictated by the law, we are still accountable for them. And we owe it to each other to act as checks on bad behavior before the legal system steps in and does it for us.
This is kind of strange, because the idea of a gun owner being held responsible for the consequences of their actions runs contrary to the latest "stand your ground" laws, which allow for understandable mistakes, or even excuse a person for putting themselves in the danger which required killing another person to escape it.
The NRA is too smooth an operator to call it's dues paying member "douchebags" for carrying an AR-15 into Dunkin Donuts. They are much subtler than that.
More to the point, it's just not neighborly, which is out of character for the big-hearted residents of Texas. Using guns merely to draw attention to yourself in public not only defies common sense, it shows a lack of consideration and manners. That's not the Texas way. And that's certainly not the NRA way.
Maybe next, they'll send a polite note to Joe the Plumber.