Totally agreed , @sneakypete
Maybe it was a joke out of place, but you've also got some going macho on their own weapons, ignoring this guy apparently idolized a mass murderer like Breivik, killing 70 children. We'll see how this pans out. The guy is also tied to plans to make a bomb or something. What's good for the goose is good for the gander. Not sure, why some points of the story take priority over others.
Tom, you have a true talent for missing a point. The point is that this guy was looking for WMDs, specifically a bioagent. I am sure it is easier and more of a grandstand play to line up and provide pictures of his small collection of firearms and paltry ammunition supply, but that was NOT the stated weapon of choice: his murderous intent (from the information given) wasn't focused on firearms nor mass shootings, but obtaining a weapon of mass destruction.
Back to popular media memes, which is what imagery is all about, Let's put this guy's quest in a singles ad:
Evil (white?) wacko (Military) Right-wing gun owner seeks germ for the end of the world.Sure the guy is a nutcase, but despite his reading material he wasn't looking to shoot people. I AM glad they caught him and reined him in ,
but the optics are all on the guns, not the germs.
This suits the media and the Liberals just fine, because they aren't trying to outlaw the flu or ebola, just our guns.