Former Representative Gabrielle Giffords wrote an editorial
for the New York Times expressing her disappointment in the Senate vote shortly
after the attempt to expand background checks failed on Capital Hill. Their
bile agitated, the usual right-wing suspects assaulted the survivor of gun
violence from all angles, spewing personal attacks that questioned not merely
her judgment, but her sanity. Of all the repulsive verbiage hurled at Giffords
by the chorus of cowards, one word from Kevin D. Williamson’s tirade in the
National Review Online stood out to me: Childish. Childish?
No sir, being childish is wanting to play cowboys and
Indians beyond the age of 8 or 9.
Being childish is believing that more guns in the hands of
more people will make America a safer place.
Being childish is throwing a temper tantrum and holding your
breath every time someone utters the phrase “reasonable gun control.”
Being childish means you see the world in black and white,
good and bad. Adults understand there are subtleties, shades of grey and
trade-offs.
Being childish is to misunderstand the difference between
justice and vengeance. Adults understand the distinction.
Being childish is being Ted Nugent.
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