so it s so necessary to defend even teachers owning guns, as if a teacher having a gun would be the response to a child bringing a gun to school. how about employing education, how about decreasing violence? how about not being intently engaged with the notion of violence that says that american manhood is proved by how many guns we own. how many people we can murder. our video games testify to that and i m not against video games. i think video games are great. i think rap music is great. i m not attacking culture but i think our addiction to violence means we re somehow against a notion of being culpable and response at the same time. so we accept this as the price of freedom. and i tell you, that s a false sense of freedom. you know, philosophers talk about freedom from and freedom to. freedom from imprisoning conditions that would ultimately en snare us in narrow prevention views of american society, and freedom to, the positive sense
look, i think, first of all, americans have this impression of a false dichotomy of a false choice and division between freedom on the one hand and quality on the other hand. so we think there is a tremendous tension between the ability to do everything we are supposed to be able to do that the constitution engages us, allows us to do. receip right? the second amendment, which is, of course, the ability, if you will, to you know to, bear arms. and i think that some people think it s the second commandment, not the second amendment. and the reality is, we in america are almost erotcally attached to our guns as a symbol of our freedom in this country. so we think any attempt to be equal, that is to say, let s balance out our concern for ownership of guns with the possession of freedom and those who are in right mind and mentally not deranged to be able to own that gun. so the reason we have guns in our schools is because we re attached to them. the reason we have guns in our schools is
of freedom. the freedom to be able to exercise our citizenship as americans in this country who protect our young and vulnerable. i don t think that in order for us to be able to enjoy the right to own guns, we should be willing to pay with the price of the blood of our children on every school room and everiel school door in this country, potentially. so i ask america, please be more sane and rational about this policy. this is why the president must gird up his loins again to make this a serious, if you will, bone of contention for his legacy as an obama presidency should not simply be about health care, which is great. not simply about expanding the borders of opportunity for most of america, which is remarkable. but also to protect our vulnerable children. stick around. the rapid response panel is next. i m mandy drury with your