One possible answer comes from this post over at CNN.
And if you're anxious about your masculinity, if you aren't quite sure whether those around you find you sufficiently strong and potent, the Bushmaster corporation has an answer for you. If you buy one of their semi-automatic rifles -- like the kind Adam Lanza used to murder 20 children and six adults last week -- you may "Consider your Man Card reissued."
Bushmaster took down this section of their site but you can still see what it looked like here. This is only speculation at this point but did Nancy Lanza think that getting her son into guns would make him less awkward and more of a man? Did he visit this site or others like it?
This is especially disturbing when you consider that he likely had various mental and emotional issues. Being that way naturally coupled with the nurturing of a sub culture that isn't known for empathy and sensitivity anyway is a recipe for disaster. In fact, if you put together some of the words used to describe the Lanza's...doomsday prepper, economic collapse, home schooling, gun collector...the image becomes clearer as to what precipitated this shooting spree.
Of course, it could just be as simple as bad parenting. I've certainly seen my share of moonbat parents and Ms. Lanza seems like one of them. Even though there was a horrible end to her life, we still have to question her wisdom. How could she allow her son access to these guns given what he was like? I can't help but think that this horrible event stands as a testament to why people don't actually know what's in their best interests and, sometimes, make very, very poor choices that affect other people's lives. Or, in this case, take them away.
We don't live on islands, folks. The things we do affect other people. That's why we have laws. The nature of man is not good. Often, it is confused or downright despicable.
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Yes of course you would jump on this, because you can't tell advertising from reality, or keep yourself from doing as advertising tells you to do. That says a lot more about you than Lanza or Bushmaster.
You should see SureFire's advertising for their newest line of flashlights. If their advertising is to be believed, you are the manliest of manly men if you buy one of their new lights.
I guess that puts the Bushmaster somewhere below a flashlight in the manliness department.
Of course, as usual, you've posted this after reading a dozen times or more that the .223 cartridge is far less powerful than the average hunting round. But nevermind the facts, there's hay to be made! After all, it was Eric Holder who said to never let a good crisis go to waste.
The nature of man is not good.
This is true. At least we don't have to argue this point. :)
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