Whenever politicians (especially presidents) suggest that citizens should just “turn in” their guns to the authorities, my response is always, “You first”.
In other words, you forego your own guns, and disarm your security details first. (And for the police chiefs who buy into this bullshit: first disarm all your police officers, especially your SWAT teams with those evil military-style weapons; let’s see how that works out.)
Fortunately, thanks to some excellent reporting, I can now say that at least one group of brave politicians is following my suggestion.
Democratic National Committee spokesperson Michael Tyler announced Thursday that all candidates who run in the 2020 presidential election as Democrats will completely forego armed security for the entirety of their campaigns, in a clear and bold stance against gun violence in America.
As the title of this post suggests…
The very idea that anybody gets to say what I can possess is offensive and rejected outright. Way too many people these days are minding other people’s business and need to be punched in the face.
I actually thought the linked article was serious, until I noticed it was the Babylon Bee.
Sigh.
Lately it’s been really hard to tell the Bee from reality.
So you’re agreeing with Snopes that the Bee isn’t satire?
“Democratic National Committee spokesperson Michael Tyler announced Thursday that all candidates who run in the 2020 presidential election as Democrats will completely forego armed security for the entirety of their campaigns….”)
I call BULLSHIT!
None of the Dem pretenders have the stones to go out in the real world without a team of big, mean, ARMED professionals to keep them from harm. Every candidate has already managed to p*ss off a LOT of people, including nutzos, who would love the chance to settle some imaginary score.
Could this be a ploy to bring those same crazies out to do something stupid, just to pick up where the Gabby Giffords furor faded away? The idea is not as far-fetched as it seems, is it?
MurphyAZ: It’s Babylon Bee.
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Their ongoing feud with Snopes over Snopes not really seeming to figure out that Babylon Bee is satire is quite amusing (even Facebook gets in on the game with their “fact check” stuff).
I’m sure the Secret Service will comply with your ridiculous, and #TotallyFake, request.
Of course, The Bern is in more danger from a “speed bag” than from any assassin.
Watch that video again, because it’s funny. But then watch that Youtube clip of wacky waving inflatable arm flailing tube man: that’s Bernie.