"Maybe we should ponder on this idea: let's honor our veterans by disarming them, by saying "Hey you can chill now. Go camping. Pursue inner peace. You sacrificed a piece of your humanity for us. The war is over. And to help you transition into civilian life we won't put you in position of having to fear for your life again. So like no police work for you. Or guns""
"So two just happened. Both by white men. Veterans too. I don't hear anyone crying "terrorist" or banning white men from owning guns. Or veterans. Maybe we should ponder on this idea: let's honor our veterans by disarming them, by saying "Hey you can chill now. Go camping. Pursue inner peace. You sacrificed a piece of your humanity for us. The war is over."
Two recent violent incidents were carried out by white male veterans. The lack of public calls to label them as "terrorists" or to restrict gun ownership for white men or veterans is noted. A proposal is made to honor veterans by disarming them and encouraging peaceful civilian pursuits like camping and inner peace. The argument states veterans sacrificed part of their humanity and deserve relief from roles that require fear and violence, and that removing police work and firearms from veterans would lower veteran suicide rates and reduce mass shootings.
Read at Portland Mercury
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