Guns shouldn’t be glorified in the first place, they’re a tool. Seeing articles about a women who likely shot a gun once leaving a handgun out on her nightstand when her husband was gone for the night just to have her toddler shoot their sibling in the morning after she forgot about it is ridiculous. The comments are even worse, most of you guys actually feel bad for the dumb broad who thought she could handle a gun in crisis like okay sweety that’s definitely how this works. They act like it’s the same as leaving a sleeping baby in the backseat of the vehicle but you know what ? My truck dings before I get out with a little message that says “rear seat reminder” by default. At this point in my life it reminded me of a bottle of prosecco I had back there but I think it’s pretty cool for the intended purpose too. The comments from people who think they would have saved the day had they been there with a gun are nauseatingly stupid. They actually think there time at a gun range or shooting deer has 100% equipt them with everything needed to confront a mass shooter. Their right to live in some fantasy world doesn’t override others rights to feel safe. Glorifying guns is what got you that ridiculous fantasy.

If you want to have a culture of guns you seriously need to work on a culture of intelligence and humility first. You know what could help ? Taking a course and a test to obtain a permit to purchase any firearms. Just like you do to drive a car because nobody else’s life should depend on how well gramps taught you to drive.