• Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    “There is a real cognitive dissonance here… we’re passing policies that make people less safe and around more guns,” Eskamani said. “The policies the Legislature pushes don’t make us more safe.”

    Oh, I don’t think there’s cognitive dissonance at all. This goes with their pro-gun stance. “If you want to be protected, be prepared.” So, of course, you combat guns by spending huge amounts of taxpayer money on bulletproof windows. The other solution, reducing the amount of guns in the community, is not something they could even begin to entertain as an idea.