To All,
This is the type of article that bothers me the most.
A Gun Owner?s Case for Gun Control
This bothers me the most because it is this type of article that will appeal the most to the middle, undecided group of voters, thus causing us the most problems.
The far left gun control / gun ban folks will always appeal to themselves and no one else - which is fine because they are in the minority.
The far right Constitutional carry will always appeal to themselves and a segment of the gun rights group - which is fine because they are correct but are not in the majority.
But for many gun control just isn't on their radar. They are worried about their job, their investments, their childrens college fund, gay rights, animal rights, a balanced budget amendment, safe schools, a better educational system, property tax reform........ You get the idea. While you and I have the issues that fire us up ours are not the only ones. We vary from completely ignorant to mildly informed on some issues. This is normal.
The problem is for millions of Americans they are ignorant or only mildly informed on gun rights. The problem with an article such as this is that they will think it makes sense. It is simple and easy to understand. Yet, if truly examined NOTHING he proposes would protect the poor young child that was shot in the head by the damned idiot uncle or his own son in a movie theater.
In the end the problem is far more than guns. It is generational poverty without hope. It is a lack of education. It is a lack of seeing beyond today. It is a lack of being taught respect. It is a lack of long term planning. It is a lack of hope. It is all these issues that should be addressed, not necessarily by government.
And those problems are far more difficult to solve. This article makes it sound like a problem can be fixed with a simple solution. WRONG!
Regards,
Doug
This is the type of article that bothers me the most.
A Gun Owner?s Case for Gun Control
This bothers me the most because it is this type of article that will appeal the most to the middle, undecided group of voters, thus causing us the most problems.
The far left gun control / gun ban folks will always appeal to themselves and no one else - which is fine because they are in the minority.
The far right Constitutional carry will always appeal to themselves and a segment of the gun rights group - which is fine because they are correct but are not in the majority.
But for many gun control just isn't on their radar. They are worried about their job, their investments, their childrens college fund, gay rights, animal rights, a balanced budget amendment, safe schools, a better educational system, property tax reform........ You get the idea. While you and I have the issues that fire us up ours are not the only ones. We vary from completely ignorant to mildly informed on some issues. This is normal.
The problem is for millions of Americans they are ignorant or only mildly informed on gun rights. The problem with an article such as this is that they will think it makes sense. It is simple and easy to understand. Yet, if truly examined NOTHING he proposes would protect the poor young child that was shot in the head by the damned idiot uncle or his own son in a movie theater.
In the end the problem is far more than guns. It is generational poverty without hope. It is a lack of education. It is a lack of seeing beyond today. It is a lack of being taught respect. It is a lack of long term planning. It is a lack of hope. It is all these issues that should be addressed, not necessarily by government.
And those problems are far more difficult to solve. This article makes it sound like a problem can be fixed with a simple solution. WRONG!
Regards,
Doug
