Dear Ms. Abraham:
I'd like to begin by sharing a few definitions with you:
stereotype
[FONT=&]transitive verb ste·reo·type \ˈster-ē-ə-ˌtīp, ˈstir-\
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Simple Definition of stereotype
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- : to believe unfairly that all people or things with a particular characteristic are the same
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Yes, we can do better - but "gun people" are representative of a wide swath of society. We have our doctors, professors, lawyers, teachers. We also have some bigots. The same would be true for any subsampling of the population. What Ms. Abraham did was search for some bad examples on the internet and then wrote a piece of "journalism" that attributes that as a whole to second amendment advocates.
bigot
[FONT=&]noun big·ot \ˈbi-gət\
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Simple Definition of bigot
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- : a person who strongly and unfairly dislikes other people, ideas, etc. : a bigoted person;especially : a person who hates or refuses to accept the members of a particular group (such as a racial or religious group)
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Ms. Abraham - Please read the definitions I've included in this message and take a look at yourself in the mirror.
I cannot excuse the inappropriate reaction of some people - but you should understand that the
visceral reaction is due to
actions of a person who unilaterally stomped on due process and civil rights. Who told us that we were criminals and she would not prosecute us
at this time. This isn't even about guns - it's about due process and the rule of law.Ms. Abraham - What you have written is
no better than the bigoted responses that you cite. The difference, is that you cited some guy on the internet, but your writing is carried in the "newspaper of record" in Massachusetts. When you have a losing argument on the facts, you attack personalities.
If you'd like to question my intellect and education, I'd be happy to send you a copy of my Ph.D. and my peer-reviewed scientific articles. I'd much rather be spending my time helping increase the number of underrepresented groups in STEM fields, or helping people with disabilities - but you and the Attorney General are forcing me to spend time defending my civil rights instead.