You weren't there-I'm an adult human capable of understanding an implied threat.Anyway you're cherry-picking things to get annoyed about.

I'm not suggesting this was a terrifying experience that left me shaking in bed with PTSD, and as noted right in the story I told my son the men weren't threats. The point of the whole piece is that the incident represents an emerging pattern of incivility bordering on hostility that didn't used to be a part of daily life.

And as I've mentioned elsewhere, the end line is a reflection on anger not a political view. I strongly favour gun controls, as I've written often in other posts.