January 19, 2016 5:04 AM

NRA Fairytales: Just the thing to convince kids that only a good guy with a gun can...oh, never mind....

The NRA has suggested that putting guns into the hands of children is a good idea by publishing “Little Red Riding Hood (Has a Gun)” — a modified fairytale that depicts an armed Red and her armed grandmother successfully defending themselves against the Big Bad Wolf. The NRA Family site notes that the story, published last week, is just the first in a series of reimagined fairytales by author Amelia Hamilton, and promises that there are more revamped, gun-heavy classics to come. Curiously, the Big Bad Wolf himself — who is obviously a career criminal, if you’re to believe fairytale canon — is not armed in this version of the tale. In the new version, Granny has plenty of time to slowly back up and grab her shotgun, but the NRA doesn’t explore what would happen if the Big Bad Wolf showed up at the door wielding a firearm himself.

Big Tobacco and the alcohol industry have long targeted children in an effort to ensure they have customers now and into the future. Much of the advertising directed at children is as shameless as it dangerous…but when your prime directive elevates the bottom line over the health and safety of human beings, it’s what you do. There’s ample research demonstrating that if you can hook a child early, the odds are good that you’ll have a customer for life…or as long as the life you’re helping to cut short lasts. Despite laws in some states designed to protect children, tobacco and alcohol marketers are adept at skirting laws and staying one step ahead of lawyers and legislators. It’s all about market penetration, people.

Now the National Rifle Association (NRA) is more aggressively pursuing their own “hook ‘em early” strategy by reimagining fairy tales with significantly greater amounts of firepower than the originals. It’s every bit as pathetic, dangerous, and dismissive of the dangers of gun violence as one might expect from the chief mouthpiece and apologist for the gun industry. After all, if they can define the mass murder of children as merely the price of freedom, retooling a fairy tale into gun-friendly propaganda would seem to be (pardon the pun) child’s play.

And to think that once upon a time, the NRA was founded as a gun safety organization. I suppose we all change, evolve, and eventually sell our souls to the Devil, no?

Rather than launch myself on another rant about the evil, inhuman intent and methods of the NRA and the Proudly Closed-minded Gun Control Foes © they represent, I thought I’d let the good people some know as the Twitterati address this through the #NRAFairyTales hashtag. Because nothing says “you’re ridiculous, heartless, and irresponsible” than people on Twitter when they’re spun up. Enjoy the rich, creamy goodness after the jump.

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