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Is Gun Worship America's Achilles Heel? [View all]
Millions of Americans worship the gun.
They spend their hard-earned money buying them, vote for politicians who promote them, devote large amounts of time shooting them, and fight for their right to use them — even if it’s at the expense of taking a human life.
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A broken business deal. A hurtful remark. A domestic dispute. A robbery attempt. A vulgar gesture. A road rage incident. A bar fight. A turf war. A breakup. A bully. An abusive relationship. An angry coworker, student, relative, friend, or stranger. A misunderstanding. A moment of fear. An overreaction. A mistake. A gun.
No matter what the conflict, its existence is lurking in the background — close, handy, and accessible. A source of indisputable power.
https://sojo.net/articles/gun-worship-americas-achilles-heel
They spend their hard-earned money buying them, vote for politicians who promote them, devote large amounts of time shooting them, and fight for their right to use them — even if it’s at the expense of taking a human life.
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A broken business deal. A hurtful remark. A domestic dispute. A robbery attempt. A vulgar gesture. A road rage incident. A bar fight. A turf war. A breakup. A bully. An abusive relationship. An angry coworker, student, relative, friend, or stranger. A misunderstanding. A moment of fear. An overreaction. A mistake. A gun.
No matter what the conflict, its existence is lurking in the background — close, handy, and accessible. A source of indisputable power.
https://sojo.net/articles/gun-worship-americas-achilles-heel
Another quote from the linked article: And now we’ve reached a point in our society where the gun — the taker of life and instrument of slaughter — is being worshiped as a religious relic for doing what it was created to do: kill.
The majority of Americans agree with the author of this article, but those few that support the right-wing gun lobby and the death-merchants-for-profit they represent (and are paid by) are directly responsible for the death and injuries of innocents.
It is time to protect Americans from the cult of guns and the epidemic of violence they inflict on our citizens.
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