Of Children and of Guns.

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20. Yes, I did.

"It's just simple plain, common sense. No need to "speak their language", or get into the technical intracasies and terminology of the various types of guns."

And hence, this has happened before. Behold the source of the power of the nra. Sentiments like that made them what they are today. Sentiments like that have grown their ranks somewhere between 500k and a million since sandy hook, and sold more guns of the type you refer to and ammunition for them, than the best advertising that gun manufacturers could come up with.

"This is not a hostage negotiation. We shouldn't have to negotiate and coax our way with owners of weapons that have no practical purpose in the every day world. We are not the ones doing the damage here.

When you're talking about private property of individuals, of course you're going to have to play nice. The contrary is brute force, and look how much guns and ammunition playing it that way has sold. You're going to have to talk to them, like real people, because they are real people, if you ever want to get anywhere. I believe the president expressed similar sentiments recently.

And for the record, the great majority of the people that own the type of rifles that we're discussing...They aren't the ones doing the damage either.


"If all one owns is a bolt action shotgun for hunting or a handgun with a 10 round capacity for protection purposes, they aren't having those weapons taken away, nor are they prohibited from buying another."

The thing is, the only chance you have of getting to that point, is with the approval of the people you now seem content to snub. Not only do they vote too, but they are among the most energized bloc of voters in existence, if not the most energized.

"I understand that this is all complicated by the political aspect. I also, quite reluctantly, am very bearish about the chances that this meaningful reform will pass, given the stranglehold on our politicians that the gun lobby possesses."

I tend to agree, though I forsee it being worse than just about anyone here on DU is willing to believe, come election time. I could be wrong, but I doubt very much that I am.