Ok y’all, rant time.
I am a proud, vocal member of the 2A community, and I don’t want to give the other side any ammunition to use against us, but 2 things in particular lately have been getting on my last nerve. I know the internet is far from private, but I have very little face-to-face opportunity with my like-minded compatriots, so here I am.
First, the JR-15 by Wee1 Tactical. Wee1 is being excoriated for ‘marketing to children’ while respondents are saying it’s marketed to parents who want to teach their children. While I believe that they are marketing to parents, I grew up glued to the television and I know that even marketing for the parents can be viewed by children enough that they go ape-$#!% begging for it. Saying that Wee1 is *only* marketing to parents seems (to me) to be just a bit disingenuous, but I would not want to give that impression to the anti’s. /r1
I can’t be the only one who dreads the first 5-10 minutes of the 11 o’clock news. It seems like almost every day they are reporting on one or more shooting incidents, and presenting them with some kind of debunked narrative or other. The only person who can hear me vent back at the language in real time is Mom. At 79, she prefers to wear blinders to the ills of today and live in the idyllic memories of the ‘50s and ‘60s, not as a dementia thing, but as an intentional way to not deal. However, as the one who goes out in public for shopping or whatnot, I need to be prepared for what evil lurks in the hearts of men. Correcting the media’s language can only go so far in dealing with the madness. It seems that shootings are becoming more frequent, more brazen, and more deadly. How do I maintain positivity towards 2A when interacting with non-gunners under these conditions? /r2
Apologies if this rambles. I’m awake with literal heartburn at 3am.