Copied form Skype (Jonse is my handle and would-be Twoism handle if I could change it):
[9:19:29 AM] Jonse: So I haven't seen my dad in two weeks. This conversation happened 30 minutes ago:
[9:20:09 AM] Jonse: me: Did you know that apparently it's legal to walk into a resturant in Texas with an AR-15 or something just up in the air?
[9:21:24 AM] Jonse: me: I think that's pretty irresponsible and detrimental to people who want the right to own a firearm and aren't going to go waving it around and pretend it's a protest.
[9:22:22 AM] Jonse: him: You shouldn't trust pictures that you saw of that because often Liberals will take a picture of a protest where a guy comes in representing Open Carry and tells everyone and that's how anti-gun people are.
[9:22:47 AM] Jonse: me: No, I heard this from a pro-gun, pro-open carry person in the sense of keeping a gun in a holster.
[9:23:19 AM] Jonse: him: You shouldn't trust things because MSNBC and all these anti-gun people etc. (same thing)
[9:23:35 AM] Jonse: me: I don't care about them. It's more about the law, I think it's childish.
[9:23:42 AM] Jonse: him: And that's your opinion.
[9:24:29 AM] Jonse: me: Of course it is, but it may end up hurting the rights for responsible gun owners in the future who conceal carry and don't even mention they have a gun because they want to NEVER use it if they don't have to.
[9:25:22 AM] Jonse: me: Plus, people don't have immaculate judgement to know whether or not the person is going to be violent or otherwise and they have to act.
[9:26:04 AM] Jonse: him: But there's a guy who comes in and the liberals misrepresent it and you shouldn't trust the pictures. I don't know that guy.
[9:26:40 AM] Jonse: me: It's not ABOUT the guy, it's about the law. If people want to protest they should do it in a less childish manner.
[9:26:52 AM] Jonse: him: They're just using their 2nd ammendment rights.
[9:27:28 AM] Jonse: me: And you think that's proper use? The fact that a law dictates someone can just walk in with a weapon raised and it's perfectly legal - with or without a guy.
[9:28:34 AM] Jonse: him: It's not any different than gay people, gay parades. So what if I see a gay parade coming down the street with guys kissing and I don't want to, then I'm the same as someone who doesn't want to see this.
[9:28:47 AM] Jonse: me: Gay parades have never killed anyone. That's a horrible analogy.
[9:29:17 AM] Jonse: him: It's a fine analogy, what you're not understanding is (misc. Republican bullshit)
[9:29:58 AM] Jonse: him: They're just tools. You don't see them outlawing cars because you can kill someone with them.
[9:30:42 AM] Jonse: me: Cars weren't explicitly designed with the intention to kill. Guns were. We have to be more responsible than that.
[9:30:49 AM] Jonse: him: Sure they were.
[9:30:57 AM] Jonse: me: Are you serious?
[9:31:09 AM] Jonse: him: (gets angry, more shit about gay people)
I can't believe how fucking disgusting my own family can be. It's nearly impossible to try and love someone who however supportive of you they might of been is homophobic, incredibly partisan, watches and believes cable news on a regular basis and just has severe lapses in reasoning. I can't even express things that should be no-brainer situations, like the fact that walking into a restaurant with a rifle is a BAD idea. This sort of mentality constitutes a large chunk of the entire reason people hate the United States regarding the 2nd amendment. It can't just be sane, experienced people with thorough background checks and an earned license to conceal carry, it has to be idiots who want to flaunt their guns without realizing they're treating something designed to kill like a toy, and it has to be those people in a culture in certain states where they are given a gun at age fucking 12 or something. Completely insane. If you're not into trap/target shooting, you're supposed to never want to use one in your LIFE. EVER. EVER. If you're carrying one on you the only reason it's there is for a scenario where you are about to DIE.
And these fucking idiots don't remotely get it.
Okay...now...wait for fog machine.