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In reply to the discussion: Should America work towards becoming a gun-free Country? [View all]Yo_Mama
(8,303 posts)I also don't want to see the Dem party plant a fist in its own face at this time by pursuing such a ridiculous agenda.
The political fallout is evident in the OP phrasing. All those who use guns to hunt or deal with varmints or large predators take one look at a sentence like that and immediately "know" that you are their enemy. Then add to that those who have guns in their homes as a last defense, and we've just written off 20% of the electorate out of sheer ignorance.
We have a violence problem in this country, and I would strongly support working toward eliminating THAT.
There is strong national support for reasonable gun control measures. Maybe target that?
Approaching the topic with this combination of blissful, self-righteous ignorance combined with abysmal political blindness is akin to using a nail gun to trim your own toenails - a truly destructive strategy.