(Over)Bearing Arms in America
Category: POLITICS
What was once the "tool" of law enforcement types, the military, and hunters is now the equivalent of an iPhone, a talisman of connection and social order. It's something that just about anyone can put in a pocket, a purse, or simply strap on in the full light of day in a land where all of us seem to be heading for the O.K. Corral.
By Tom Engelhardt, ContributorEditor, TomDispatch.com, 2015-01-11