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In reply to the discussion: Fuck it! I'm sick of pro gun arguments and advocates. [View all]branford
(4,462 posts)and such hyperbole and lack of understanding of firearms doesn't help the gun control argument.
Again, if you wish to ban or restrict something, it is you who must demonstrate the actual need with evidence that the stated proposal does what's intended without restricting the rights of tens of millions of people who are no statistical threat. A purported self-apparent hatred of firearms of any sort is not a substitute for either hard data or constitutional jurisprudence.
Nevertheless, reasonable safety and training requirements for carrying firearms is indeed something that many gun rights proponents, including myself, could potentially support. I would suggest gun control advocates focus on these ideas without linking them to non-starters and red lines like 'assault weapon" bans and magazine limits. If your side continually insists that the only solutions involve effectively taking guns away primarily from people who pose no risk, and making the perfect the enemy of the good when it comes to actual gun safety, as has become more than evident, you will continue to obtain no national legislation, all while gun rights become more popular and you continue to lose in the courts.