I don't think this article was supposed to make me laugh. Too bad.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — In between completing problem sets, writing code, organizing hackathons, worrying about internships and building solar cars, a group of MIT students make their way to the athletic center, where they stand side-by-side, load their guns and fire away.
Three things that engendered a hearty guffaw from yours truly:
1. "They are majoring in biological engineering, brain and cognitive sciences, aeronautics, mechanical engineering, computer science and nuclear science. Before arriving at MIT, nearly all of them had never touched a gun or even seen one that wasn't on TV. “Which is strange because I’m from Texas,” said Nick McCoy, wearing a T-shirt advertising his dorm and getting ready to shoot."
Right, because everyone in Texas owns, keeps, and uses guns.
2. The article's headline: "Gun industry’s helping hand triggers a surge in college shooting teams"
There has to be some logical explanation for these college students violating the carefully crafted narrative of the media. I know! It's the "gun industry" that's making them do it!
3. "And they acknowledge that many in society don’t think about firearms the way they now do — that it’s less about the gun, as one student put it, and more about who is using it."
Wow! It took the opportunity for real knowledge outside of the elite bubble, but an Ivy Leaguer actually figured out the truth behind it all. It's "more about who is using it."
I wish Connecticut politicians, who insist on passing laws that are unenforceable and directed only at law-abiding gun-owning citizens, would figure this out.
[Disclaimer: I'm an Ivy Leaguer who has shot guns. Go and hide now.]