Is there any more bizarre gun story than the one reported yesterday where a former Navy SEAL was shot and killed by a former veteran on a shooting range in Texas? That Chris Kyle--the "Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History," as he described himself--ended up as yet another victim of gun violence shows up the absurd and dangerous gun culture we embrace. Look at the NRA myths that this story exposes:
Arming yourself makes you safe
Trained shooters can protect themselves (and others)
Recreational shooting is a harmless hobby
Background checks are unnecessary (Kyle's murderer suffered from mental illness)
We need only to read the news each day to see how disturbed our relationship is to guns. When one of our best shooters is himself gunned down, things have obviously gone too far.
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