Our veterans deserve respect for putting themselves into harm’s way to defend us and innocents around the world.
That said, this veteran’s gun control tweet leaves some things to be desired:
I carried an M-4 in the Afghanistan desert for almost a year. If you feel you need this or another weapon of war like it to protect your home; you need to re-evaluate the way you’re living your life & make fewer enemies. These have no place in civilian hands.#VetsForGunReform pic.twitter.com/Z4xauYDbAY
— Westside Fireman (@WestsideFireman) March 24, 2018
Wounded Warrior J.R. Salzman was, shall we say, less than convinced. To that end, he’s spent the past couple of days dismantling Westside Fireman’s argument:
https://twitter.com/jrsalzman/status/977751802614460417
https://twitter.com/jrsalzman/status/977752740754374657
https://twitter.com/jrsalzman/status/977753486858240002
https://twitter.com/jrsalzman/status/977754435106426880
https://twitter.com/jrsalzman/status/977769625764032512
https://twitter.com/jrsalzman/status/977784569108680704
https://twitter.com/jrsalzman/status/977787282286510083
https://twitter.com/jrsalzman/status/978292999355473920
https://twitter.com/jrsalzman/status/978293545009274882
https://twitter.com/jrsalzman/status/978295308739166208
https://twitter.com/jrsalzman/status/978297938530115585
https://twitter.com/jrsalzman/status/978299495082373122
https://twitter.com/jrsalzman/status/978300640274231296
https://twitter.com/jrsalzman/status/978302983711551488
https://twitter.com/jrsalzman/status/978304090458406912
https://twitter.com/jrsalzman/status/978305494568681472
https://twitter.com/jrsalzman/status/978306798267416576
https://twitter.com/jrsalzman/status/978307217253326848
https://twitter.com/jrsalzman/status/978307940368113670
https://twitter.com/jrsalzman/status/978311342003138560
Ouch.
Doesn't the whole fact that you are a clear expert on this matter prove the point that it would be unwise to allow ordinary citizens to be able to buy certain (semi-)automatic guns without a proper training or license?
— Charles Erkelens (@CTErkelens) March 26, 2018
https://twitter.com/jrsalzman/status/978331855811313664
https://twitter.com/jrsalzman/status/978332687361437696
https://twitter.com/jrsalzman/status/978333798705201161
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