Reply #33: I couldn't agree more about the futility of gun control [View All]

[davepc]

Holding a party position that is in direct conflict with the Constitution and explaining it away with "nuances" such as collective right versus individual right is contemptible.

Of course Gun Control was always a part of the Jim Crow Democratic Party, used as an excuse to disarm African Americans so the Klan and others could pray upon them more easily. Thats a FACT we need to own up to. The easiest and best way would be drop gun control as a policy point. We totally and completely and utterly underestimate the power this issue has on millions of voters.

Quite frankly, as a party of choice, we have decided that individuals shouldn't have a choice when it comes to guns. We have decided a BIG GOVERNMENT KNOWS BETTER, AND WE SAY "NO" policy somehow makes sense. Its not a hunting issue, its not a sportsman issue, its not a crime issue, its a personal freedom issue.

We try to pass laws that legislate otherwise law abiding people into criminals based on their possessions. We tell otherwise law abiding people that they need to register with the government, because we don't trust them. We tell otherwise law abiding people that their personal choices are bad/dumb/stupid/wasteful etc, and then wonder why they don't like us. We tell people that they should be stripped of their rights to own the tools of self defense in lieu of a government promise of protection.

Some people had the gall to tell me it "wasn't an issue" this election cycle. They should tell that to those who have "Kerry is a gun grabber" bumper stickers.

Its just part of a larger inability to understand the rural voter and figure out what issues are important to them.