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[NutmegYankee]

25. I don't have your faith.

I'm sure bolt action and lever action rifles would probably remain unchallenged, but handguns are certainly at risk. The problem with the gun control argument is it's mainly argued by people who don't own firearms, demonstrate a lot of contempt for those who do, and often just outright HATE those who own them. I'm not referring to you specifically, but some other posters on the board certainly fit that description. It's hard to place trust in someone who HATES you, even if you agree with some of their proposals.

That mistrust is a lot of the gun debate. Very emotional. Emotion drives the Extreme anti-control response of many owners. Just last week, a DUer posted an OP proposing a ban on Hate Speech. Now given its toxic nature on others, sometimes leading to violence and death, many countries have reasonably banned it, including much of Europe and Australia. The reaction of most DUers upon reading that OP? Not just No, but HELL NO! And so often goes the response from many people who enjoy marksmanship to proposals to curtail their ability to own guns. For the record, as a card carrying member of the ACLU, I'd also oppose a ban on hate speech.

As for the abortion debate, my focus is on the TRAP laws that have shuttered many clinics. Some of the proposals made on DU, such as requiring insurance (which no company will offer), seem very much like those types of laws. Connecticut went so far as to have a hearing on it, wherein every company said they would never offer insurance for intentional misuse.