I just figured out how to reach those who are apprehensive over gun control. [View all]

[Baitball Blogger]

So I had a conversation with someone today who had stopped calling a while back when she realized I might be a socialist... Not that I am a socialist, but the last time I spoke to her was right before the Tucson shooting and she got rattled when I wasn't on board over her concerns that Glen Beck was afraid they were trying to take him off the air.

Today she called out of the blue and I noticed some changes. She was upset that everyone was out for themselves (and in this case, I think she was referring to Republicans.) She was even upset that I referred to her as a right-winger. So, among the extremes, there seems to be some sensitivity about being pegged with the really real crazys.

Seriously, though, we got to talking about gun control and we came to the usual impasse. She wasn't in support of background checks because it would lead to a registry, "and don't you know that they're trying to raise our fear levels so that we'll start a revolution so they'll have a reason to come after our guns!" (I'm not kidding.)

To which I responded, (and here is where I get really brilliant), C'mon. If you all really wanted to protect your weapons from the government, you know you're clever enough to hide them where no one can find them.

Seriously, there's a t.v. show on bunker building. How hard can it be to market furniture that has hidey holes to stock rifles and guns where no one can find them?

So, that's my contribution to the gun debate. We just convince them that they're clever enough to know how to hide their guns so that argument is no longer valid.

Will it fly?

BTW, I assume this qualifies under the Skinner gun exception rule. If not, let me know and I'll self-delete.