Reply #19: The conservative roots of U.S. gun control... [View All]

[benEzra]

Reasonable gun control is a liberal idea, not a "moderate" one.

Neither. It's at the root a conservative one, based on the keep-the-peons-in-line mentality rather than the egalitarian roots of progressive thought. Nor does propagating ignorance and fear (most notably the "assault weapon" bait-and-switch) have anything whatsoever to do with progressive thought, which is why it's always been the DLC'ers pushing it and not the party's liberal wing.

The Conservative Roots of U.S. Gun Control

Keeping guns out of the wrong (color) hands since the 1840's...