#TAIThursday: Think About It Thursday

 


I thought I’d try something new, short blogs about things that make me go, “Hmm…”. To that end:

It’s now harder to get a COVID vaccine than it is to buy a gun. 

OK, that is admittedly an imperfect comparison, but if you are under 65 (maybe higher now, I haven’t checked the news today), you need a prescription to get a COVID shot unless you have certain preconditions, and there is no guarantee that your health insurance will cover it. That, of course, is the vast majority of our population. 

The only restrictions on buying a handgun is being a felon. Or being committed to a mental institution involuntarily. Or being a fugitive from the law. Kind of the opposite of the vast majority of our population. 

So, yeah, it’s easier to kill someone else than it is to protect yourself. Make it make sense.

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