MOP_Mike wrote:
Slowman wrote:
i think that's pretty much what i'm saying now. if the gun lobby keeps up as it is, the pendulum is going to swing the other way. if my binary choice is: gun afficionados, and gun makers, resist any kind of change, and things continue along the trajectory they are; alternatively that we repeal 2A and highly regulate guns; i'll take the latter. what i'd like is something in the middle.
if the gun crowd AND the gun control crowd come together to fashion reasonable solutions (and, mind, the "gun crowd" pretty much agrees with the gun control crowd on a lot of stuff) then you won't see that pendulum swing in the other direction.I pretty much agree with the bolded part above. But, if the gun control crowd want to see movement from the pro-gun crowd, the former will have to convince the latter that they're willing to give up their long-term goal of 2nd amendment repeal, or slippery slope/creeping erosion of gun rights in its stead. I doubt that is possible (both the convincing, and giving up the actual goals).
EDIT: FWIW, I'll add that I'd like to see the gun control crowd step back from opportunistic emotional sensationalization of these tragedies. IMO, legislation should be done on an actuarial cost/benefit basis; it shouldn't implement measures that merely assuage guilt, feel good, or "do something". (See my high-cap magazine post above for example.)
the gun control crowd can't talk about this right after a shooting. and the gun control crowd can't get any attention from the gun idolators in between shootings. so, when's a good time?
look, you're not going to change your posture. so the pendulum is going to swing the other way, and caravans of mexican transgender rapist fairies with rainbow slingshots are going to swarm your house, tie you down, and tickle you almost to death, while communist climate scientists boot up your grill with your guns inside. and your ammo.
that's the likeliest scenario. unless you show some reason here.
Dan Empfield
aka Slowman