Waco Shoot Out Gun Confiscation Fantasies

[hollowdweller]

57. Gun rights organizations have to stoke the fears to keep people paying dues.

When Obama was running my neighbor saw my sticker and came down with an NRA magazine about how Obama was going to take my guns.

I told him what I have told lots of others: Since 1968 or so I've been told Teddy Kennedy, Clinton, Democrats et al have been going to take my guns and except for 1 or 2 guns I've sold, I still have every gun I've bought or been given since I was 13.

I actually thought the Heller decision might make paranoid gun owners more willing to accept some expanded back ground checks since it would guarantee that your guns wouldn't be taken but there could be some restrictions to protect the public. However I can see no effect of Heller in making the gun community feel more safe. Pity.

I love hunting and shooting guns and see no reason why we should ban any gun. However I do think guns capable of holding a lot of bullets need to cost more to own and require more scrutiny of your reasons for owning them than say revolvers or lever actions.

However I have no fear of gun confiscation. Although it has happened in other countries the political reality is that the gun people vote their guns and can make a difference in elections. People always talk about the power of the NRA. The NRA is important in stoking the paranoia but it's the actual voters that make the NRA powerful.

Take a very active voter base and contrast that the Dems, we can't often get people who directly benefit from Democratic programs out to vote, much less get anybody pro gun restrictions to vote and you san see why I'm not worried. Then look at gun homicides at record lows now. In the 90's when Brady and AWB passed homicide rate was 50% higher so there was more of a push for gun control. We have mass shootings now but the reality of getting shot is way less now than 20 years ago, so there is just not the political will.

Also with Clinton's making gun control an issue and dems in general, I think this will result in a possible republican president and congress. Making gun confiscation even further away. But the gun owners will remain paranoid thanks to NRA.