10 Things You Can Buy in America That Prove Just How Sick Our Gun Laws Are

[LiberalArkie]

By Kali Holloway / AlterNet

Just one day after the most recent mass shooting in America, Senate Republicans voted against a bill that would have prevented gun purchases by suspected terrorists. The official reasons—as if they ever might be valid—have something to do with “liberty” and “freedom.” The real reason, as we all know, has everything to do with the NRA and a gun lobby that has proved itself quite the smart shopper, having bought up a significant portion of Congress.

When a lack of gun control and a culture of gun violence collide with capitalism, the result is a market for the kinds of goods that speak volumes about a society, nearly all of them tragic and troubling. So let’s have a look-see at what our weapons worship hath wrought. Here are 10 things you can buy in America that prove how f*cked up our gun laws are.

1. Bulletproof blankets.

There may be other manufacturers of bulletproof blankets for use during school shootings, but the industry leader is Protecht, which developed the Bodyguard blanket after the Sandy Hook massacre. I’m not sure anything does a better job of encapsulating why the viability of this product should be a source of national shame than the text on the website itself.

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[Buzz Clik]

1. Bulletproof Bible. LOL!

The rest were horrifying. This one was comic relief. This reminds of a joke Woody Allen used in his comedy routines in the early 70s:

Years ago, my mother gave me a bullet...a bullet, and I put it in my breast pocket. Two years after that, I was walking down the street, when a berserk evangelist heaved a Gideon bible out a hotel room window, hitting me in the chest. Bible would have gone through my heart if it wasn't for the bullet.

[Runningdawg]

2. I think the

silent alarm warning system is a great idea. Banks have it to protect their money, schools should have it to protect the kids. If you feel the need to put bullet proof clothing on your child, send them to school with a bullet proof backpack, inside of which is a bullet proof blanket - home school your children.