Hey all you political realists out there!

[moriah]

29. Banning all firearms or limiting magazines to 7 is pretty "far-left".

If Democrats mellowed out even a touch about guns, it would make a difference in Southern states and get more Democratic votes. Many here are disappointed by the Republicans, but vote for them because they perceive Democrats as coming to take their guns away. Even 10-round limitations eliminate several popular handguns that have double-stack magazines and are easier to handle because of that design.

But even the "gun nuts" I argue with agree that fully automatic weapons, especially belt-fed instead of magazines, should not be sold to the public. Trying to come down on modern hunting rifles is just not the way to go, as many of them that were called "assault weapons" are only called that because of modifications that can be used to hunt game. Talk reasonable restrictions, like youths not being allowed to have access to them, or charging the gun owner if their child uses their gun in a shooting, and many will agree that is the way to go. We nee to get the private-party exemption fixed for background checks, and make all guns have to go through proper channels to get transferred. Even hardened gun nuts agree with me there when I quote gun training experts who say that guns must be kept away from "criminals, children, and the clueless", that such restrictions are reasonable.

"Single payer or nothing" is also a "far-left" POV. We should be trying to get progress made to make the ACA work better, like expanding Marketplace coverage and subsidies to families who are being charged more than 9% of their family income for family coverage, rather than saying "Well, the ACA is toast so let's say single-payer or fuck this shit!"