Quote:I honestly believe what you are saying is drivel, and am open to being shown that I am wrong. I hope your feelings don't get hurt by that.  From what I see, the main difference is he might be without a job, but I don't see how his inflammatory comments necessarily revoke his right to purchase a gun. Whether he says he was on jihad, or is a Christian soldier, or worships a vengeful spaghetti monster, if he later claims he was just speaking out and wasn't serious, how in our current regulatory environment does that affect anything? None of that has a thing to do with political correctness. 

I am speaking in a broader sense of what JJ posted, not necessarily directly to this case.  For example:

 

If you make the statement that we need to profile muslims at airports due to possible security threats you will be labeled a racist.  You don't want to be labeled a racist so you keep your mouth shut.

 

If you make the statement that you do not believe additional laws need to be passed concerning LGBT rights that you believe the current anti-discrimination laws would encompass their rights if they were being enforced you will be labeled a homophobe.  So you keep your mouth shut.

 

The left tosses out these labels to quell things they do not want to hear nor discuss all in the name of political correctness.  Unfortunately the media piles right on with the labels and open honest discussions are silenced.

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