Yeah I have seen that article.

It actually makes me pretty sick.

Quote:
Writing for Mic.com, Mathew Rodriguez has helpfully offered “6 Surprising Ways to Curb Gun Violence That Have Nothing to Do With Gun Control.” His solutions include prison reform, addressing structural racism and correcting income inequality. Those are colossal ambitions, and yet they are somehow more plausible than a universal background check requirement or a magazine capacity restriction passing the 114th Congress.

While we pursue long-term social reforms, people are dying, and for the families directly affected by gun violence, this is unacceptable.



This right here encapsulates much of what is wrong with the media and left wing groupthink. In the face of "difficult" social and legal reforms, lets go with a "bereaved parent" emotional argument to avoid working for something meaningful and instead argue for something meaningless that might make a few people feel better about themselves.

I mean, magazine capacity? If you argue for that restriction you are literally either a stupid person or simply do not care about solving any problems and are cynically trying to make yourself look good in the eyes of those who hate people who own weapons.

Same with the constant demonization of those who collect firearms. As if the fact that someone owns "many" guns is somehow a bad thing. I mean seriously, think about it. So what if someone owns 10 guns or even 100 guns. What are you going to do, even if you are a psychopath - grow 100 extra arms and wield them all simultaneously?

I actually know quite a few people who have "arsenals". Mostly they are just affluent sport shooters. Some are collectors and/or history buffs who enjoy the artistry of weapons, typically shotguns, or the historical significance of various other long and short arms. That many media and political segments are trying to demonize collectors just shows the depth of their hate and bias.

If people would stick to things like closing certain background loopholes regarding the sale of commercial firearms (I dont think private individuals should be prohibited from transferring or loaning weapons on a personal level, though giving or loaning weapons to someone known to have a violent and or severely mental history should obviously be punishable)


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