This must be someone taking the piss, but I so want it to be a real thing because I cannot see...

[Soph0571]

...a better example of the utter stupidity of MAGA ever presenting itself again...

Raw Story headline Face masks with a gun pocket is the new right-wing couture

The gun pocket on your face mask can help show people that you not only believe the coronavirus is real and care about others, but you’re also willing to shoot anyone who bothers you about it.

While bullets may not block COVID-19, putting a weapon that close to your head certainly can show the world you’re not afraid to die.

The pocket also allows a wearer to choose whatever fabric they wish, for those seeking stylish options like a Trump campaign logo, NRA seal or camouflage for quick stops before a hunting trip.

[link:https://www.rawstory.com/2020/09/face-masks-with-a-gun-pocket-is-the-new-right-wing-couture/|]

This can't be real. But then again you never know with a MAGA. Maybe they are looking to win big at the Darwin Awards.

[BamaRefugee]

1. It would be more accurate if the gun barrel extended into their mouth, where they could suck on it.

Dummies for dummies.

[Buns_of_Fire]

2. I guess the jockstrap holsters finally fell out of favor. nt

[TreasonousBastard]

3. I think it's a joke-- they're just trolling us.

[dameatball]

8. Yep, just giggling with the guys. High schoolish peer pressure. "In your face libs!" Same as all the

flag crap.

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

4. The quick draw competition would be historic...nt.

[JustGene]

5. So dumb

Same as walking around with they're junk hanging out.
Trolls- this would not work well.
Watching them trying to draw would be funny though.

[Talitha]

6. "allows a wearer to choose whatever fabric they wish"

That guy's fabric looks like my Dad's old boxer shorts.

[PirateRo]

7. The good news is the gun's pointed in a better direction

I hope that should we find an artifact from some alien civilization that we’ve had enough forethought to ensure our filtering techniques have the right sort of person in place. We can’t afford to suffers fools like these.

You know, back in the age of tradesman guilds, you could tell the quality of the craftspersons by the skill expressed in the making of the toolbox. It was a point of pride and a matter of honor, a calling card of sorts, a form of advertising highlighting cleverness and skill.

When I was a kid, I remember my barber telling me a story of how women in Italy would not look twice at the man who could not play aa musical instrument with skill. He lamented how this seemed no longer a requirement. He observed that all you needed was a boom box and lamented the only skill required was to push a button. He played a killer accordion himself.

This whole gun thing is nothing like that. There are some hunters, ok, some marks persons, ok, but mostly not. The claim is personal protection but they already live in a peaceful situation, surrounded by a variety of law enforcement and military agencies. The claim is protection against government, but this is a government of elected representatives. Electing better representatives is a real choice to actualize a better future.

So that leaves a marketing program selling fear and bravado. It requires little skill to pull a trigger, like it requires little skill to operate a boom box. It cannot compare at all to the kind of skills required to build. It does exhibit exactly the temperament we cannot have on the other end of the weapon. It highlights we need better enforcement, better laws and a hell of a lot more education. I think it starts with a detailed study approved by Congress. I believe the NEA abdicated it’s place to lead these efforts long ago leaving us with a need for better agency.

I’m not saying to get rid of the Second. I’m saying there needs to be certified programs for training and licensing and detailed laws governing acceptable actions and consequences and a big gap to cross psychologically.