The second bit of advice --'If it offends you, don't buy it' -- is both lulling and destructive. Whether you buy it or not, you will be greatly affected by those who do.
Sarah Brady says the same thing about guns.
Reality is relentless/final---
better to keep into the equation and not play word-mind games---artificial intelligence/fantasy!
So does John Lott.
And Bork agrees with her:
In a footnote on page 166 [of Slouching Toward Gomorrah], Judge Bork writes that "the Supreme Court has consistently ruled that there is no individual right to own a firearm. The Second Amendment was designed to allow states to defend themselves against a possibly tyrannical national government. Now that the federal government has stealth bombers and nuclear weapons, it is hard to imagine what people would need to keep in the garage to serve that purpose."