NBC News Posts Pro-Gun Op-Ed?

By Tom Knighton

When I saw the title of an op-ed on NBC News, I had to wonder what was up. I mean, it almost sounded pro-gun, like it wasn’t going to tell us all about how evil guns are and how we should just capitulate with the demands of our anti-gun betters.

Then I read it.

Frankly, it really is kind of pro-gun, though not as pro-gun as a Bearing Arms post or anything.

Here’s an example:

The debate’s results are now aggravatingly predictable: The boisterous neighbor shuts downs — or shouts downs — all arguments when the citified coworker demonstrates that they have little understanding of an impressively simple tool. (A clip isn’t a magazine, the “AR” in AR-15 isn’t an abbreviation for “assault rifle,” etc.) The pedantic tactic, as perfectly described by firearm aficionado Adam Weinstein, is “gunsplaining.” For someone trying make a larger point about gun violence, gunsplaining can be infuriating but, for someone with a passing familiarity with guns, the audacity of a liberal trying to make a larger, sweeping point without knowing some of the basic concepts or having any hands-on appreciation can be equally so.

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Source:: Bearing Arms