I am not a gun person. But for the gun persons, how about you speak out?

[bossy22]

23. I don't disagree- we deserve our fair share of the blame

but the debate has become so divisive. You are either with the "brady campaigns" or the "NRAs". Like my Concealed Carry example, the second I'd mention that in a debate- i'm automatically thrown into the NRA corner- even though the NRA advocates unrestricted non-permit necessary carrying of handguns and I'm advocating a licensing and training system which just gets rid of the "need" requirement.

Also the problem is that our crazy minority "lives" for this stuff. Yes, I'll say it, they are obsessed with weapons. I'll be honest, I like guns, I like shooting my AR-15, I keep a handgun for self defense and home protection (though i'll admit I do not need it at this time. It's just a personal belief that i'd rather not need it and have it than need it and not have it). The thing is, I don't think about guns 24/7, I don't drool over them, I don't spend hours of my days looking at them. It's a hobby (actually, people who know me would consider me more of a "tea" nut; I must have 60 different types in my apartment). But to get back to the point, these individuals put more time to this than I do and therefore their voices are heard louder than mine.

I'll admit it as well, I do agree with some of the NRA's positions. I think they do stop some misguided legislation (though for the wrong reasons). I also think they need to drop the insurrectionist movement.