In answer to the question in your last paragraph: No, apparently not. I can't count how often I scream at the radio, "Why is that person on the air?" And I listen to NPR.
Perhaps we should all send Megyn Kelly copies of The History of White People by Nell Irvin Painter so that she will understand her place in the scheme of things.
Sometimes I wonder if it is because weapons are so tangible, while the important constitutional rights, such as those set out in the Fourth Amendment, are abstract. A gun won't actually protect you from government overreaching or corporate overreaching (a problem not well-addressed in our Constitution), and it's not even very useful in most self defense situations, but holding one makes you feel powerful, at least for a few minutes.
It's also probable that all the focus on the Second Amendment has kept us from paying attention to the parts of the Bill of Rights that actually protect our civil and human rights.
I've been saying this for years. The gun test should be like the driving test, too: a written exam showing you understand the law and safety rules and a practical test showing you know how to actually use the damn thing properly.
In answer to the question in your last paragraph: No, apparently not. I can't count how often I scream at the radio, "Why is that person on the air?" And I listen to NPR.
Perhaps we should all send Megyn Kelly copies of The History of White People by Nell Irvin Painter so that she will understand her place in the scheme of things.
Sometimes I wonder if it is because weapons are so tangible, while the important constitutional rights, such as those set out in the Fourth Amendment, are abstract. A gun won't actually protect you from government overreaching or corporate overreaching (a problem not well-addressed in our Constitution), and it's not even very useful in most self defense situations, but holding one makes you feel powerful, at least for a few minutes.
It's also probable that all the focus on the Second Amendment has kept us from paying attention to the parts of the Bill of Rights that actually protect our civil and human rights.
I've been saying this for years. The gun test should be like the driving test, too: a written exam showing you understand the law and safety rules and a practical test showing you know how to actually use the damn thing properly.