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In reply to the discussion: Is It Time To Put Chips In Guns? [View all]bossy22
(3,547 posts)41. It also illustrates the problem with our soundbite politics
What the quoted poster says sounds great in a 30 second soundbite "how can anyone be against a device which disables all guns 500ft around a school". The problem is there is no easy answer, or any answer that can be explained in 30 seconds that doesn't make the person sound cruel/crazy/gun-nuttish. The problem is in the details. How would such a device work. what about houses that are within those 500 ft zones? Once those questions start being asked the plan unravels and starts to become unworkable. The problem is that our soundbite politics does not let us get to this point.
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