In a rare moment of candor from the left-leaning media bubble, Slate writer **Mara Gay** pens a confessional about her ongoing tango with an unloaded Glock 19 that’s become more psychological crutch than self-defense tool. Titled something along the lines of her inability to part with it despite zero intention of ever chambering a round, Gay admits the pistol sits in her nightstand like a forbidden talisman—purchased amid New York’s post-2020 crime spike, now a symbol of her liberal angst over America’s gun wars. She unloads (pun intended) on the emotional pull: it’s not about protection, but confronting her privilege, her fears of gun violence, and the nagging hypocrisy of owning what she once demonized. This isn’t just personal therapy; it’s a microcosm of how even anti-2A elites are quietly capitulating to the reality of urban decay.
Digging deeper, Gay’s story underscores a seismic shift in the culture war: liberals who once preached only cops need guns are now hoarding hardware, even if they neuter it with empty mags and safe queens. Remember, this comes from Slate, the outlet that routinely amplifies Michael Bloomberg’s gun-grab fantasies and Everytown hysteria. Her confession validates what 2A advocates have shouted from rooftops—crime stats don’t lie. FBI data shows violent crime surged 30% in major cities from 2019-2022, with homicides up 50% in places like NYC, where soft-on-crime DAs like Alvin Bragg turned streets into shooting galleries. Gay’s unloaded Glock? It’s peak cognitive dissonance: acknowledging the need for deterrence while clinging to disarmed virtue-signaling. Pro-2A folks, take note—this is the crack in the armor. When elite journalists admit firearms offer solace, it erodes the guns are icky narrative that fuels red-flag laws and mag bans.
For the 2A community, the implications are electric: Gay’s piece is recruitable ammo. Share it widely, meme it mercilessly (Liberal’s First Gun: Loaded with Regret), and use it to flip the script on gun control debates. It humanizes ownership, exposes the left’s selective safetyism (their guns good, yours bad), and proves training trumps trembling. If Slate scribes can’t quit their Glocks, imagine the masses once they grasp true readiness—chambered round and all. This isn’t defeat for antis; it’s the gateway drug to constitutional carry. Keep stacking those wins, patriots.
