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Joseph Blalock's avatar

Well, we know now that if it comes down to it that if armed police in bulletproof vests have to save their own A&&es or try to save a room full of 4th grader Latino kid, they choose themselves. And, yes, I mention Latino kids because this was Texas and the Gregg Abbot types don’t really give a damn about those kids. Neither do the cops. Yes, this is a sick and broken country where the “Christians are ‘pro life’” but also rank hypocrites.

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Peter Partee's avatar

A perfectly sane set of recommendations. That gun control cannot and will not solve the problem is not a reason not to follow these prescriptions, which will at the very least chip away at the problem and make Uvaldes a little less likely to recur.

But the very best part of the article is the contrast in gun culture now versus, say, 30-40 years ago. I grew up in Texas and was taught to use a gun in exactly the same way: with respect for its danger and strict protocol for its use. It used to be a matter of huge pride by hunters and other gun owners that they were so strict about how to hold a gun, where to point it, to ensure the safety was on until a shot was to be fired, etc. Has that truly gone by the wayside? If so, THAT is a very easy place to start, and one that should not offend even the staunchest Libertarian.

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