Reply #78: All sides have their extremists....however... [View All]

[HardWorkingDem]

I do not find the ending of straw purchases or the better regulation of guns sales to be an unreasonable thing. Nor do I find it an unreasonable thing to restrict gun sales regarding certain types of firearms when it comes to their purposes or capabilities.

Now, let me be clear when I state regulation and restrictions - I do not call for an across the board "ban" or endorse such things, only more measures to prevent firearms from ending up in the hands of the violent.

As for the Brady's, unfortunately, I think the waning of their influence had more to do with politics and what many believe are the misreadings of political tea leaves when it comes to firearm issues (many political operatives on the left have put out opinions that they did not think gun issues hurt Gore like once thought, while others wanted to get away from guns all together when it came to elective politics. Also, the country has grown too old to remember who James Brady was and what happened to him.

Unfortunately, it appears too many of the gun crowd feel any gun control is unreasonable.