A gun nut in Boston writes a letter to the editor

You spoke about the “murderous NRA” and “bloodthirsty gun nuts” who were causing our schools to “run red with blood.” You spoke profanely of the Republicans who opposed President Obama’s call for “sensible gun control,” and you lamented the number of “inbred redneck politicians” who have “infiltrated Capitol Hill.”

I found myself amazed at the irony of the situation. While you were spewing your venom, I sat quietly next to you with my National Rifle Association membership card in my wallet and my 9mm pistol in its holster. You were only 12 inches away from my legally owned semiautomatic pistol. I suppose I didn’t look like the “bloodthirsty gun nut” you thought I should be. It apparently didn’t register to you that I could so cleverly disguise myself by wearing a fleece coat, Patriots hat, and khakis.

So, to the angry liberal who sat next to me on the commuter rail: I don’t hate you. I don’t have any ill feelings toward you. I don’t wish to do you harm. And I don’t regret sitting next to you. On the contrary; I feel bad for you. It must hurt carrying that much hate inside of you.

I'm surprised on two counts: that the Boston Globe would publish this letter, and that the gun didn't empty itself into this loud mouth.

Perhapes I misunderstand you. Which is the "loud mouth"?

Hundreds of thousands of Americans have gotten their concealed carry permits just in the last year. County sheriffs are calling upon them to do their duty in the face of events such as the San Bernardino shooting - and there's no sign whatsoever of the bloodshed promised by every mouth professing to know what is better for us than being able to use an effective weapon in self-defense.

Meanwhile, the President lies (again, no surprise there) about multiple aspects of the issue and gets a pass from the press. CNN claims that the majority of Americans agree with the President - apparently, only those who watch CNN count as Americans, and they do as CNN tells them.

Where's the outrage coming from? Being told I can't control myself, and that I'm guilty of something because Americans buy their own fear in bulk.

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Researcher Cristobal in NYT:

You don’t need more "free time"; what matters isn't "free time" but free time when others who matter to you have it.

https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/686138823512846336