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Comedy Central personality Stephen Colbert did his best this week to criticize a children’s book that discusses the open carry of firearms, aptly titled, “My Parents Open Carry<\/a>.” <\/p>\n

\u201cUnlike other parents,\u201d Colbert said, \u201cBrenna\u2019s parents carry loaded weapons openly. Which might make Brenna feel different, but her father reassures her that \u2018Brenna, there is evil in this world, and we want to protect you the best we can\u2026When seconds count, the police are minutes away.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat a beautiful story,\u201d he continued. \u201cThe world is full of maniacs who want to hurt you and the police can\u2019t help \u2014 goodnight honey! Let me just open the window so you can get a breeze.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMy Parents Open Carry is long overdue,\u201d Colbert concluded. \u201cI wish there were more firearms in children\u2019s books.\u201d <\/p>\n

He gave several examples, e.g. “Goodnight Forever Moon,” and “Where the Wild Things Were.” <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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