Thinking the Unthinkable

Where an “Anarchist Soccer Mom” describes her 9-year-old son. Her *violent* 9-year-old son. Her *terrifying* 9-year-old son.

When you look at the history of mass murders, what do you see? If you’re in the government or on the left, you probably see inanimate hunks of metal that Must Be Banned. If you live in reality, you see whackjobs. Whackjobs who not only shouldn’t have had guns, but probably shouldn’t have been wandering around without a leash in the first place. The kid described in the piece linked above stands every chance of turning into yet another murderous psycho as an adult. So… what do you do with him and his ilk? “Lock ’em away in the looneybin” is crude and unfriendly… but it might be the best solution for society as a whole.

If the choice comes down to restricting the rights of a hundred million regular folks with guns (while making the problem of violent crime *worse,* growing the power of the federal government and risking tearing the nation apart into another civil war), or restricting the rights of hundreds of thousands or maybe a few million violent nutjobs… neither is good, but one is clearly less-horrible than the other.