Ross Douthat Turns To The Witchdoctors
BY Herschel Smith1 year, 11 months ago
So I would like to see experiments with age-based impediments rather than full restrictions — allowing would-be gun purchasers 25 and under the same rights of ownership as 40- or 60-year-olds, but with more substantial screenings before a purchase. Not just a criminal-background check, in other words, but some kind of basic social or psychological screening, combining a mental-health check, a social-media audit and testimonials from two competent adults — all subject to the same appeals process as a well-designed red-flag law.
Yes. I see.
So the doctors would throw chicken bones, or read tarot cards, or look at the stars, or something. To see into the future, of course, and ascertain what mother earth would want us to do – or something. What the Scriptures call divination, and forbid against.
He further says,
I am not interested in the liberal desire to fold the problem of Uvalde-style mass shootings, of nihilistic terrorism with a misogynist or racist edge, into a larger problem called “gun violence.”
At the same time, I also have no interest in the apparent conservative desire — or least Ted Cruz’s desire — to turn America’s schools into a zone of overpolicing, duck-and-cover fearfulness and military-level vigilance.
And I’m not interested in futility, any more than I’m interested in the forms of right-wing overreaction or left-wing fantasy politics criticized above.
Who told him this is all about what interests him? Why does he think he is important?
Well, to all of this I say, “I’m not interested in your ideas.” Go pound sand.
On June 6, 2022 at 9:05 pm, indyjonesouthere said:
Uniparty incrementality.
On June 6, 2022 at 9:39 pm, George1 said:
According to Interpol a lot of the arms they have sent to Ukraine have already wound up on various black markets mostly near Romania and Kosevo.
On June 7, 2022 at 6:44 am, ragman said:
So let’s see if I understand this. It’s ok to draft a young man(18), issue him a select fire rifle and send him overseas to die in an undeclared war. But the same young man would be unable to buy a semi auto rifle at the age of 18 if the proposed unconstitutional bill is signed into law? Or maybe never if some quack decided he shouldn’t have one. We’re rapidly approaching a time when the ballot box will not solve any problems. We all know what comes after that.
On June 7, 2022 at 7:17 am, Bill Buppert said:
The root cause of school shootings is the very existence of government schools.
We home educated our children and they were armed at all times.
On June 7, 2022 at 12:09 pm, Frank Clarke said:
An armed society is a polite society.