Why is Hunting Part of Republican Culture?

[pipoman]

108. But people who study the issue know

that the number of people buying a gun then immediately committing a crime with it are infinitesimally small..to the point of complete statistical insignificance. OTOH, there are many people who are in immediate danger from a deranged partner, stalker, or other risk who will die waiting through your waiting period. Therefore a waiting period is ineffectual at best and destructive at worst.

Nobody has been able to define "assault weapon", not even the director of the BATFE in testimony before congress. Why? Because to define it by action would bring in family heirloom guns up to around 100 years old. Define it by looks? Now there's a smart way to legislate...By make and model? Good luck keeping up with the manufacturers changing the names. Not to mention that the AR-15 platform rifle is the #1 selling rifle in the US for like 15 years, there are millions of them and millions of voting owners. No, the failed assault weapon ban is forever dead..and proven ineffectual.

There are a few good ideas which would have a great effect on gun violence, but alas those who can only think about banning from their throne of conceit refuse to actually care about saving lives...only restricting civil liberties of the innocent in the cause of safety.

As with every issue, there is a reason people who study the issue feel the way they do. Those who refuse to learn about this or any other issue, yet adhere rigorously to simple ideology will never understand why they are on the loosing side of the issue..