Click image to enlarge.
The TSA's ineffectiveness has been the subject of news lately, alongside news of states further loosening gun regulations and of course, the never-ending stream of tragedy related to both purposeful and accidental gun use. I continue, as ever, to wonder why there is even a hierarchy on where in public Americans can bring their vastly overstocked supply of deadly weaponry in the first place.
If we're going on logic (which is tenuous, and not nearly as effective as invoking faith, claims of patriotism, or vehement shouting), what really is the difference between carrying a gun on a plane and toting it around any other populated area? Location aside, a gun is an object whose sole purpose when used is to cause death or at best, injury. Whereabouts notwithstanding, these are not ideal outcomes. I guess you could argue that a gun could be used as, say, a bookend or a table leg, but I'd still be pretty curious as to why you're carting your bookend cum table leg cum weapon around town. And don't get me started on why modern civilized 'revolution' will not occur due to citizenry being permitted to open-carry their guns to Starbucks.
Ultimately, I'd love to see a time in which America ends its strange and backward-thinking love affair with guns. I know this is a pipe dream, but hey- it's only American to dream. Call me a bleeding heart liberal. As long as I'm not forced to be a corpse on the ground with a bullet in my chest and an actual bleeding heart.
See more snark: www.rebeccahendin.com
Follow on Twitter @hendinarts