01-18-2016, 08:29 AM
You're not a bleeding heart liberal, Duchess. Which, to me, is a pretty worthless label at any rate -- like "PC", "gun grabber", "gun nut"... I find it more reflective of the mindset of the person doing to the labeling than the one being labeled in most cases. Rather meaningless, but harmless.
And there's not a damned thing wrong with pushing for a better balance between the desire to decrease what some see as a threat to public (or "mass") safety and the desire of some gun enthusiasts and extremists to own and carry whatever firearms/ammo they choose, wherever they choose.
If you're sitting in the middle (like me, and I perceive you), with the view that any gun in the wrong hands is a threat to public safety and most guns in truly responsible hands can increase personal safety, you're bound to be labeled as 'too liberal' by one extreme and 'too conservative' or callous by the other. But, I see it as just being rational. There are some rational changes going into effect now that I believe will help to keep guns out of some of the wrong hands; changes that don't impact qualified and responsible citizens' ability to legally acquire or retain guns in any way.
Don't give up on us baby.
And there's not a damned thing wrong with pushing for a better balance between the desire to decrease what some see as a threat to public (or "mass") safety and the desire of some gun enthusiasts and extremists to own and carry whatever firearms/ammo they choose, wherever they choose.
If you're sitting in the middle (like me, and I perceive you), with the view that any gun in the wrong hands is a threat to public safety and most guns in truly responsible hands can increase personal safety, you're bound to be labeled as 'too liberal' by one extreme and 'too conservative' or callous by the other. But, I see it as just being rational. There are some rational changes going into effect now that I believe will help to keep guns out of some of the wrong hands; changes that don't impact qualified and responsible citizens' ability to legally acquire or retain guns in any way.
Don't give up on us baby.