A How-To Guide On Dealing With A ‘Gunsplainer’

[Matrosov]

46. At least a basic understanding of firearms and firearm laws

Someone who wants to engage climate change deniers and make an argument in favor of more environmental protections needs a basic understanding of climate change and existing environmental laws. Likewise, someone who wants to engage the gun lobby and make an argument in favor of more gun control needs a basic understanding of firearms and existing firearm laws.

A good example is how people have recently called for the reinstatement of the Assault Weapon Ban from 1994 - and some have even claimed that rifles like the AR15 were outlawed between 1994 and 2004. I pointed out in the following thread why the 'ban' was useless and did nothing to keep AR15s off the streets (in that sense, reinstating it would be a waste of time and political capital), and that in order to actually ban assault rifles, we'd have to ban semi-automatic rifles altogether

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027921026

I reckon educating ourselves will help us much more against the gun lobby than just cracking jokes about their manhood