You now know what it feels like to be a gun owner in America!
- Unaccountable Government Agency with the power to ruin your life over seemingly minor transgressions? Check!
- Assumption that you’re up to no good based solely on lawful activity? Check!
- Ridiculous hoops to jump through that will do nothing except inconvenience, embarass, and anger you? Check!
- Prohibition on engaging in activites that were previously allowed because of a single bad actor? Check!
- Government Officials insisting that all of this prevents further bad acts, even though a child can see it won’t? Check!
I’m sure there are more parallels, but this is a start. The only thing missing is a Brady Campaign to Prevent Air Terrorrism press release painting all air travelers as potential human fireworks.
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Eh, to be fair, the new rules are only applicable to flights coming into the US from other countries.
But still, the comparison holds.
Linoge:
See also: Water Bottles, Shoes.
Flyers = Gunnies
WizardPC, manning the Walls of the City, points out that the new TSA directives promulgated in the wake of the Christmas Bombing, works in exactly the same way as current gun regulations:
Unaccountable Government Agency with the power to ruin your li…
Like I said, the comparison still holds, I just wanted to put that clarification up there.