My Parents Open Carry

[Garufa]

Apparently this particular children's book does not please some.....

 

http://www.knoxnews.com/decodedc/important-new-kids-book-shines-light-on-the-horrible-shame-of-closeted-gun-ownership

 

 

 

[btq96r]

Bill Maher made fun of it in his "New Rules" segment on Friday.  Ironically, that's helped sales.

 

New Rule:  The illustrator of this children's book, My Parents Open Carry - has to tell me what the dad in this picture - Freddie Mercury, apparently -is doing with his hand.

Also, if mom and dad are both safe because they're packing, why are they using their daughter as a human shield?

[TrickyNicky]

Yeah but the online poll shows 51% of people didn't cry when they saw it. And we all know an online poll is unquestionable correct...

[Erik88]

What a strange poll. 

[Major Kong]

I'm more and more convinced that Bloomberg is behind a large number of these open-carry activists.

[Mike.357]

the poll is the dumbest thing I saw today.    

[Q-tip]

I'm more and more convinced that Bloomberg is behind a large number of these open-carry activists.

 

 

I'd say more behind the anti-OC/gun activists. He pledged to spend $50 million this year on anti-gun campaigns, and the media is loving it. That's the only reason we're hearing about people OCing in Texas 8 months ago, or even this book, which has been out for several years. 

[The Legion]

It is a dumb poll and I to believe anti-gun groups are behind a lot of this stuff.

[A.J. Holst]

What a strange poll.

Not really, when it asks for your emotional response, i.e. crying, it is very clear the attacks on the 2A will continue to shift from facts and rational debate to emotions and feelings Edited August 7, 2014 by Gotthegoods

[Motasyco]

I rarely open carry but this makes me want to.

[Jonnin]

I admit to laughing at the proposed titles for similar books.

 

The author said his group wants to make a second one, I hope it would be "my mom conceal carries" ... push the women's defense angle (force equalizer), strong confident woman angle (true feminism),  single parent angle (facts o' life... a lot of kids identify with a broken home),  and the concealed carry angle (its not just for criminals people). 

 

I am glad to see this.  The pro-gun folks have really, really dropped the ball on education of kids, and while this book sounds silly, its a *start*.

[tnguy]

Nah, next one should be "Timmy Has Two Glocks"

 

Edit: Wow, that article really goes off the rails towards the end. Should be in the "Opinions" section. Awful journalism.

Edited August 7, 2014 by tnguy

[LagerHead]

the poll is the dumbest thing I saw today.    

 

Not any more.

 

[Garufa]

Edit: Wow, that article really goes off the rails towards the end. Should be in the "Opinions" section. Awful journalism.

 

Bingo.

[peejman]

Nah, next one should be "Timmy Has Two Glocks"

 

Edit: Wow, that article really goes off the rails towards the end. Should be in the "Opinions" section. Awful journalism.

 

 

Journalism in the Knoxville Sentinel?  :rofl:

[Oh Shoot]

Journalism in the Knoxville Sentinel?  :rofl:

 

Well, it's not just the Sentinel. Probably in all the Scripps papers. Author is Washington correspondent for the whole syndicate -- might have actually been designed as editorial originally, who knows.

 

- OS

Edited August 7, 2014 by Oh Shoot

[peejman]

Well, it's not just the Sentinel. Probably in all the Scripps papers. virtually every news outlet in existence.   Author is Washington correspondent for the whole syndicate -- might have actually been designed as editorial originally, who knows.

 

- OS

 

FTFY...

[monkeylizard]

Did anyone else notice that in additioon to having a gun for a hand, the book dad's name is Dick Strong?

 

This can't be a real thing....

Edited August 11, 2014 by monkeylizard

[Mike.357]

it was so bad that even the anti gun liberals who post on any and every gun story did not show up.

[Gliderman166]

Apparently this particular children's book does not please some.....

http://www.knoxnews.com/decodedc/important-new-kids-book-shines-light-on-the-horrible-shame-of-closeted-gun-ownership

Scripps Media(owners of the Knoxville News Sentinel).....somewhat to the left of Lenin, known for their leadership and iconic status in the lamestream media......

Did you expect anything different? Edited August 11, 2014 by Gliderman166

[GoneBallistic]

That article wasn't biased at all...