03-27-2019, 09:37 PM
(03-27-2019, 07:49 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: No, you actually should believe them. There are some gun owners willing to sell out others so they can keep their semi-auto shotgun. The 2nd amendment is a right that says nothing about hunting. As much as I respect Bel and his intellect I don't respect his opinion on what guns I, or anyone else, "need" to own. If I wanted to be really inflammatory I could point out the Jews who volunteered to guard and punish other Jews in concentration camps as an example of people who will go along with those who seek to limit them. But I don't really feel the need to do so.
To be fair, while I say no one has a "need" for certain firearms, I don't typically side with bans on them. Usually when I do it is more of an academic exercise than my true policy positions.
That being said, Fred really wasn't wrong with that statement. Registration would probably be a difficult one, but licensing is something I know a lot of gun owners would get behind. Universal background checks is another thing that receives broad support, even among NRA members. I'd like to see honest discussions from both sides on what can be done about firearm violence. That's not happening right now, though.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
