Practice What You Preach

     Today I was talking with someone who is very much for gun control.  She mentioned a group of people that were coming together with the sole purpose of openly carrying their legally owned firearms.  At the end of all this, she wrote, "Get a life, people!"  This struck me as a little odd.  This same person is very vocal in her support of gay rights.  She preaches tolerance, acceptance, and love, regardless of a man or woman's personal choices. 
     Also, this comment was in response to these people going out on one day of the year to stand up for something the believe is important.  Because of this, she insinuates that they have no life and nothing better to do with themselves.  In contrast, she sees nothing wrong with going out on Black Friday to fight over sales items.  It just baffles me.  I don't understand how someone can preach tolerance and outwardly act and intolerant.
     I find it appalling that there are still people with this mindset of, "Everyone should be tolerant and accepting of everyone else...unless I think that a person's opinion is stupid, and then I can make whatever assumptions about them that I want to."  When I confronted her about it, she simply said that it was a matter of opinion.  However, anyone that speaks out against gay marriage or anything else she supports is not simply "expressing their opinion," but they are stupid, ignorant, bigotted, narrow-minded, hateful, and any number of other things she deems fit to call them.
     I understand not agreeing with someone else's point of view.  What I can't see is why someone people can't handle when other people disagree with their own views.