Guns should not be kept in houses where children are present

[beevul]

73. Heres why we oppose many new regulations.

We've met you half way across the room. Yes, we really have.

The national firearms act of 1934.

The gun control act of 1968.

The brady law.

Thousands of state and local gun laws. Yes, thousands.

You had an assault weapon ban for ten years and you had a chance to show what it did, and how effective it was after it expired. You failed to show that it did anything.


We generally agreed with most of those things, and every single one of them, were sold to us on the basis that they would decrease x amount of violence, or increase public safety or some such similar sentiment. Now the gun control advocates and the gun banners in their ranks want more. That crowd is busy demonizing us, the group that have already walked halfway across the room - you know that "compromise" we're always hearing about - and gotten NOTHING in return. Calling us extremists and absolutists, pretending that those things I listed above do not exist, and acting as if WE haven't already walked halfway across the room.

Its blatantly offensive, completely dishonest, and factually devoid of reality. It invites...no...begs opposition.

Now that same bunch wants us to walk farther across the room. Wants us to give up more, give our blessing to further restrictions that we KNOW will not change anything for anyone beyond restricting we who aren't the problem to begin with. Labels us individually and as a group "extremists" and "absolutists" if we oppose it. And like the restrictions previous - we get nothing in return. All while spouting blanket untruths and ridiculous distortions about our position out the other sides of their mouths. Compromise, particularly under those terms and conditions, has never been beneficial to those that value their rights, in this debate or any other.

Thats a valid and reasonable position, whether you see it that way or not.