Are you freaking serious?

[Tommy_Carcetti]

I was just listening to The Takeaway on NPR, where they were doing a piece on recent gun legislation.

Included in the people they were interviewing was a representative from the "Concerned Gun Owners of Bucks County."

When asked about what should be done about the issue of gun violence in schools, the representative predictably parroted the NRA's "solution" in calling for armed guards in schools.

When the host asked whether needing to have armed guards in schools was unfortunate and regressive, the gun representative replied (paraphrasing), "Yes, but these shootings are just the result of three decades of breakdown in the family and the increasing role of big government in society. "

So yes, they are actually now blaming "Big Government" for school shootings. Unbelievable.

[onehandle]

1. I'm pretty sure it's the fluoride in our water.

And the voices that the UN beam into our heads.

[el_bryanto]

2. The argument goes something like that

Traditional fathers (in particular) and traditional families (in general) are no longer necessary because most of their functions have been supplanted by "Big Government." If you don't have fathers in the home (driven out by fickle women who prefer Big Government to their husbands) nobody explains to kids that shooting a bunch of people for no real reason is bad.

Bryant

[Tommy_Carcetti]

4. Yeah, because Nancy Lanza was such a welfare case.

What planet are these people from?

[bowens43]

3. the stupid hurts......

[99Forever]

5. Even here on DU, Gun Culturists...

... blame the carnage their toys cause on everything BUT the toys that do it. Why not "big government" too? Makes precisely as much sense as the rest of the NRA bullshit.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

7. Plus, "big gub" is already the RW's go-to scapegoat.

[irisblue]

6. logic

analysis, critical reasoning skills, education are skills you develop over time with practice. It's not required for membership the concerned gun owners of Bucks county ( )

[Life Long Dem]

8. It's brainwashing...

Big brother is looking out for you. Saw this title on Drudge. "BIG SIS ORDERS BAGPIPES".

[HappyMe]

9. I'm thinking it's because

they got nothing. They just put any old word salad out there and see which nutbar will swallow it.

[pipi_k]

10. Excellent strategy!

I'm being sarcastic, of course.

So that's the solution, huh?

Armed guards in schools.

Then when kooks with guns decide to shoot up shopping malls, we'll need armed guards there as well.

Churches.

Restaurants.

Anyplace people congregate.

Armed guards everywhere.

sigh...

[Tommy_Carcetti]

12. Armed guards to protect us from the thuggish Big Government, too, of course.

Because we wouldn't want to look like a dysfunctional Banana Republic.

[HappyMe]

18. A chicken in every pot! An armed guard in every home!

[HereSince1628]

11. Armed guards aren't big gov't. I suppose they represent just 9mm's of government.

[phantom power]

13. when wingnuts say "big" they mean "govt that does anything besides force projection"

So, military spending? Too much is never enough!
Armed guards in school? It's what Supply Side Jesus would want!

Helping people? Kenyan Muslim Socialist Black Helicopters with Jack Boots!

[Tommy_Carcetti]

16. But....but....but....

.....we need guns to protect ourselves from the evil tyranny of President Obama, through legislative compromise, attempting to somewhat lower your insurance premiums, dontcha know?

[Triana]

14. "breakdown in the family" is code...

...for "women in the workplace" or women having any financial independence ie: not staying at home to take care of children.

So the NRA idiot blames "big guvmint" and women for all these massacres?

Wow. What a load of horse crap.

[truebluegreen]

15. So they want to increase the role of big government in society

because of the increasing role of big government in society.

[wandy]

17. Gotta love it. Big government is the reason for school shootings so.........

the government should support putting armed guards in schools.

And these armed guards would be trained and certified by who?

[Tommy_Carcetti]

20. My guess, George Zimmerman.

The poster child for vigilance, restraint and good judgment with one's weapon.

[denverbill]

19. Did they ask him if it was OK to increase his taxes to pay for the armed guards?