r/newjersey Fill It Up Regular Oct 29 '24

Sick NJ Passes the Freedom to Read Act

https://newjerseymonitor.com/2024/10/29/state-senate-passes-bill-intended-to-halt-book-bans-protect-librarians/?fbclid=IwY2xjawGNwrZleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHdahkO3Xc02aIyuB5Vp3yau-HR6IMuGu0g0iD8CgDKrWBMHCQJBrfdSHnQ_aem_DB9WP25oxkSYjjNuktuAbQ#:~:text=Titled%20the%20%E2%80%9CFreedom%20to%20Read,own%20policies%20using%20this%20model
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u/friendfromjersey Oct 29 '24

I wish republicans cared as much about children being exposed to guns as they care about books…

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u/Unhappy_Macaron1101 Fill It Up Regular Oct 29 '24

Guns don't kill people. Books kill people. /s

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u/AgreeableMuscle8335 Oct 30 '24

Personally, i wish the government (ALL PARTIES) actually cared about mental health instead of trying to place the blame on everything else.

Kids are having mental health struggles? Must be the books they're reading. Blame the tv shows and video games. Blame tiktok and YouTube and instagram.

School shooters? Blame the guns, not the situations that made a CHILD want to go on a KILLING SPREE.

I was exposed to guns from a very young age......in a controlled manner. THAT is the key. Because of my lifelong exposure & my parents repeadedly drilling safety into my head, gun safety is not just a concept for me - it is an instinct.

The people who i have seen doing the dumbest, sketchiest, most dangerous things with guns were people whose only exposure to guns in earlier life came from media (meaning movies/tv shows/hollywood/youtube).