Carrying a gun = the end of democracy

[basscatfrank]

I suppose there should be no surprise at the level of moonbattery coming from a denizen of academia, but every once in a while someone takes it to a new level. Ayn Whytemare, a teacher of environmental science at NHTI, recently penned a screed for the Concord Monitor that contains this:

The right to carry a gun with you wherever you have a right to be is a cause the Libertarians are all over. However, it has unintended consequences, and the harm it does others is subtle yet has the power to overturn the very basis of democracy in our country. The fact is, when I am talking to someone other than a police officer who is carrying a gun, I am very careful in what I say. If you are carrying a gun, my life depends upon your state of mind. Since I want to stay alive, I am careful not to say anything that might upset you. If someone at Sam’s Club finds it necessary to carry a pistol while they shop, I go to the other end of the store. Extreme? Not if I don’t know the person. Though it may be statistically rare, the danger of being shot by an unhinged person carrying a gun is real and there are more incidences every day.

The entire piece, http://www.concordmonitor.com/home/...deals-may-look-great-on-paper-but-in-practice, reads like a page from the statists official playbook. Read it at your own peril as I will not be responsible for any possible blood pressure ramifications.

 

[the_shootist]

Dupe!

http://www.northeastshooters.com/vbulletin/threads/283011-Obviously-Ms-Ayn-Whytemare-doesn-t-understand-Libertarian-thought?highlight=Whytemare

 

[Varmint]

Sounds like she should feel really safe in Baltimore or Chicago then.

 

[Kevin_NH]

Byline is "By AYN WHYTEMARE For the Monitor" and ends with "Ayn Whytemare of Concord teaches environmental science at NHTI and owns a certified organic plant business, Found Well Farm, in Pembroke"

Also, Dupe.

 

[kalash]

The privilage of driving a car wherever you have a right to go is a cause the Libertarians are all over. However, it has unintended consequences, and the harm it does others is subtle yet has the power to overturn the very basis of democracy in our country. The fact is, when I am talking to someone other than a police officer who is behind the wheel of a car, I am very careful in what I say. If you are driving a car, my life depends upon your state of mind. Since I want to stay alive, I am careful not to say anything that might upset you. If someone at Sam’s Club parking lot finds it necessary to drive a car so they can shop, I go to the other end of the parking lot. Extreme? Not if I don’t know the person. Though it may be statistically rare, the danger of being run over by an unhinged person driving a car is real and there are more incidences every day than with people getting shot by guns.

Fixed.

 

[M1911]

Dupe