WTF? Blue check sociologist's hot take about #2A, freedom & 'NRA propaganda' sends heads to desks

Doug P. | 1:01 PM on April 20, 2018

The hot takes about guns and the Second Amendment have been searing indeed, but few this week have been more scorching that this one:

The majority of gun owners say they own guns for safety and protection. That means it isn't primarily about freedom, as @NRA propaganda often suggests. It's about insecurity and false perceptions of safety.#NationalSchoolWalkout #guncontrol

— Dr. DaShanne Stokes (@DaShanneStokes) April 20, 2018

Hoo boy.

https://twitter.com/Gobluenate/status/987370276144009217

Congratulations on winning the dumbest Tweet of the day contest.

— Matt Burton (@Mburton1967) April 20, 2018

The day isn’t over yet but we’re still willing to make that call.

This is an idiotic statement https://t.co/tzn3ruL4pS

— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) April 20, 2018

This tweet made me realize that anyone is capable of getting a PhD. https://t.co/02hfOcpaof

— Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) April 20, 2018

…except for, oh I don't know, the FREEDOM to decide how to defend one's own life and the lives of their family without relying on the government? You mean that whole thing? Yeah. That. ? https://t.co/UqtgxBVvvI

— It’s Just Jenn (@JennJacques) April 20, 2018

That tweet was a complete and total fail.

Demand a refund from your college.

— David Satanas (@DavidSmejkal666) April 20, 2018

Are people who own fire extinguishers insecure with a false sense of security?

People who have locks on their doors and home alarm systems?

People who take self-defense classes?

— klarson (@kglarson) April 20, 2018