Why do conservatives fear background checks for guns?

[Beartracks]

45. Half-joking, or half-sarcastic.

I recall that, for example, the expansion of cameras in our society always gets privacy advocates concerned about, well... privacy, while law-'n-order types chide them with, "Well, if you're not doing anything wrong, then you don't need to worry." (Same with the Bush-era online spying stuff, as someone mentioned down-thread.)

So I was just sort of turning that around onto the gun nuts, but, no, not in a serious manner. Just to generate some discussion.

Anyhow, usually if I mention "conservatives" in a post I am ham-handedly painting with a broad brush as if ALL conservatives share the viewpoints of their noisier, less thoughtful brethren, but I really only mean the noisy, thoughtless ones. So I apologize to your associates, and I'm glad to know that they support a lot of the new initiatives.



================