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How Guns Literally Go to Men's Heads
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People are asking why the shooter in Virginia Beach used a gun to settle his workplace score. The answer is probably pretty simple. When a man has a gun, he literally holds the power of life and death in his hand. That kind of power is extraordinarily seductive. With a gun in his hand, a man can look around a room, a building, or a public area and specifically identify who will instantaneously die and whom he will allow to live. It’s a power that traditionally has only been held by doctors, priests, police, and soldiers.
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PHORTO
(6/5/2019)
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Who could have predicted that Common Dreams would feature such a thoughtful, insightful article? |
Comment by:
PHORTO
(6/5/2019)
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That last should have included [/sarc]. |
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