If it's about guns, cool. If it's about people, count me out.

[krispos42]

65. Not really, but "sane" gun laws can't be discussed.

Because here's how it goes:


The gun-control side has idea for a gun-control law. Let's say, for example, microstamping, the process of having a handgun's serial number pressed into a shell's body or primer each time the gun is fired. The idea is that at a murder scene, the police recover an errant brass casing, read the number off of it, and trace the gun to the owner.

The other side points out problems with the technology.

The pro-control side then accuses the pro-gun side of spewing NRA talking points, and the pro-gun members of being long-term, deep-cover RW trolls.

Rinse and repeat.


Notice that damn few people are asking the pro-gun side of the argument what they think are sane gun laws. But the default reaction to disagreement with what the pro-control side proclaims as "sane and reasonable gun-control laws" is treated with immediate accusations of NRA trolldom.

Oh, and also blame for every single gun death in America. And for the actions of every single shooter. You know how Faux News hosts like to tell individual Muslims that they'd better take care of the Muslim terrorists in their midst? Yeah, I've personally been told that about gun owners.

Hey, it's possible you're latching onto ideas being promoted by self-serving politicians who are very concerned with the appearance of doing something great and grand without actually doing anything.