Why the Liberal/Conservative Split is also an urban/rural split

[R_Flagg_77]

49. You're welcome.

The message board I came here from was ar15.com, a thread in the general discussion area of the website. The rules there generally frown on direct hotlinks but it isn't hard to figure it out from there. I know for a fact, from threads there, that members of that site have come here to 'troll'.

Right now the gun control/rights debate is overwhelmed with emotion on both sides after the rash of mass killings, and you can't fault anybody for that. I can't say what your thoughts are on firearms, but when you're discussing what many people consider to be a fundamental right, you're going to have an intense, often discourteous debate. You're not going to separate emotions from that, whether its a person seeking a total ban on firearms, or a person seeking to keep his personal property safe from being confiscated. The murder of innocent people, in this case children, is going to bring some hard emotions for everybody but pure sociopaths.

I favor a moderate approach when it comes to firearms, I don't believe further regulation is necessary for most of the country. Like I said earlier, I consider my military-style weapon, in this case a variant of the AK-47, to be a tool in my line of work. In my life it fills the same role as a sledgehammer or arc welder... I'm not going to use it every day, or carry it with me on a regular basis, but when I need it I'm glad to have it. Yet I don't see where a man in New York City, or Miami would need regular access to such a thing. I can see a city-dweller having the need, or the right to keep a pistol or a shotgun if he so chooses.

Thats the rural/urban divide for you right there. What will work for me on my farm in the mountains, isn't what will work for a person living in an apartment in a densely populated area. Our lives are vastly different in many respects.