I wrote previously about how so-called conservatives seemingly can't get enough of the preferential treatment from the government that they routinely decry. For example, if you are a conservative who does not agree with abortion, apparently you can go get a job at an abortion clinic and not have to work . . . moral conscience you see. If you're a county clerk, it's OK if you refuse to do your job and issue marriage licenses yet continue to collect your paycheck . . . moral conscience you see. If you're a corporation (say, Hobby Lobby) that wants to take advantage of a generous tax break for providing your employees health insurance, you can still get the tax break even if you don't offer insurance that actually, you know, insures your health in the event you want to do some family planning. If you're a manufacturer of a death-dealing device, you get special laws immunizing you from the entirely foreseeable consequences of your product . . . maximal interpretation of the 2nd Amendment, you see.
Now, we get
this story about a guy who left a loaded handgun in plain sight in an unlocked vehicle yet is immune from civil liability for this clearly negligent act. Of course, this is not due to a judicial determination but rather due to the Indiana General Assembly (where bad ideas go to thrive).
I hear about "responsible gun owners" having their 2nd Amendment rights protected all the time. Well, gun owners, what about the guy in this story? Is this the person you intend to protect? Are the dead kids just "the price of freedom" to you?
As the NRA types like to ape this photo, I can't help but ask them: "What are you willing to do about those who don't control their own guns?"
Sheila Kennedy, per usual, says it best:
If you have a tree with a loose limb in your yard, you need to take care that it doesn’t fall and hurt someone who might sue you. But if you have a loaded gun available to whoever walks by, no worries.
The Indiana General Assembly has protected you.
Sometimes, you just tip your cap.
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