I'm flummoxed at the reaction here, the word for what he did is Satire. Personally I like the use of satire to prove a point, guess I'm the outlier here once again.
I recognized it as satire, or a joke, or however you want to refer to it, which is why I talked about it the way I did. I've been a fan of satire ever since the early days of
Mad magazine and
The Onion. Satire and poking fun at stuff's a lot of fun...I do a good bit of it myself. Saying that, though, doesn't mean I approve of wasting a state legislature's time with joke legislation.
Rodgers also falls into the trap of using those clichéd comparisons just like gun owners do by likening cell phones to cars, alcohol, and tobacco and the number of people killed by their use. Those comparisons have been used so much, they no longer have any effect...if they
ever did.
Apparently since this has made state and national news now, there are quite a few people who don't get the joke in addition to just members of gun forums.
Rodgers was interviewed about it and said he "probably wouldn't vote for it himself" and that he did it "just to make a point"...but then doesn't say what that point is.
I'm aware Rodgers is heavily pro-gun/pro-2A and an NRA member. I'm also aware that in April of 2018 he was considering a run for governor. He said he might run as a Democrat, or a Republican, or an Independent. Then in May, he decided he wasn't. Then he decided he might run as a write-in candidate. But in June he decided he "didn't have time" to run and campaign while running his construction business.
I don't know the man and I don't live in Vermont. Seems to me, though, that Rodgers might have a problem with decision making and how much he'd really want to commit to something.
My point is if you're against something, then speak directly to the thing you're against. Stop joking around and making people have to guess what you're trying to say.
