Liberals Roar As Elizabeth Warren Vows To Mobilize Democrats To Defeat The NRA

[Uponthegears]

121. Dare I say

dairydog91 that we have flipped the equation? I have serious concerns about weapons bans which are as expansive as you suggest (although I completely agree that they would have to be that expansive in order to be most effective). As I mentioned, I am not sold on draconian measures addressing statistically small losses. I can understand how some are.

My concerns is that comments to the effect of "AWBs have to be broad enough to encompass ALL high capacity semi automatic weapons, not just the "scary looking ones" coming from pro-gun folks seem more intended to take a dig at the Fudds'/non-shooters' lack of knowledge regarding weapons like the Mini-14 (or even about the capacity of modern handguns) instead of being actual proposals. The former was clearly the intent of your (and Nuclear Unicorn's) initial responses when both of you assumed I was just another gun-hater, so I do doubt the sincerity of your proposal. If I am wrong, I apologize (even though I have to say, if it is sincere, it implicates some serious restrictions on many people's freedoms and its wisdom needs to be looked at carefully).

Legislation is not my primary concern. A culture which is being pushed into a state of flat-out paranoia by incessant racist, classist, xenophobic, Islamophobic, and anti-government rhetoric from the "self-protection" cabal about how we are in such danger that we must buy millions upon millions of weapons we will never use, but someday a criminal will, is my concern.