re: #72 The Ghost of a Flea

Theoretically I support the 2nd Amendment, but I can’t be in a room with a stranger carrying a weapon. I actually have less of a problem with open carry than concealed…but I’m permanently marked by living in the Third World. When I see people with semi-automatic rifles, I will never be able to think “nice citizen going about business.” I think about the fact that I have seen firearms used arbitrarily up close and personal.

I find it hard to believe that there’s any possible explanation for that behavior other than fetishism - or just tribalistic behavior that for fairly random reasons gets focused on guns.

I might disagree with reasonable people on issues related to the 2nd amendment - such as interpretation of “a well-regulated miliia” - but parading around town with automatic weapons, let alone multiple fucking automatic weapons, is simply a sign that someone is imbalanced. I’m not usually that categorical about issues, but I honestly don’t see any other legit explanations.