Well, it was inevitable that, when Richard Martinez spoke up, the flying monkeys would descend. Martinez's son, Christopher, is dead because he was in a convenience store that happened to be in Elliot Rodger's line of fire. The elder Martinez has been outspoken in his condemnation of this country's lunatic devotion to its firearms and of the politicians who enable it, over and over again. This cannot stand. So here's brave Todd Kincannon, chairman of the Election Commission of Simpsonville, South Carolina, stepping up in 140 characters, to defend his freedom against the onslaught of grieving parents.

Fuck him. He is a piece of shit. His tragedy sucks, but he blamed me for it and wants to take away my rights. The guy is trying to take away my rights to protect my family. Fuck him every day of the week and twice on Sunday.

And Todd is raising a little Viking who, I am sure, one day will conquer and pillage on behalf of some brokerage house or real estate company.

No idea how my son will die, but I know it won't be cowering like a bitch at UC Santa Barbara. Any son of mine would have been shooting back.

Did Todd serve when he had the chance?

Are you kidding?

These really are the fking mole people.

Charles P. Pierce Charles P Pierce is the author of four books, most recently Idiot America, and has been a working journalist since 1976.

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