02-23-2018, 07:27 PM
This topic is really interesting (if it weren’t tainted with so many, many tragic deaths).
Today, my wife and I met with our tax guy, the same guy we’ve met with for nearly 15 years.
I’ve known for a long time that he’s an ultra conservative. We’ve had cursory discussions on various topics, and I’ve picked up on his viewpoints.
Today, though, showed me just how passionate gun owners and gun rights advocates are.
He brought up the shooting last week and was nearly frothing at the mouth that the Libs and anybody not an NRA member was clamoring for everyone’s guns.
Thought he was going to have a stroke right in front of us.
And there it is, neatly summed up, as FU explained earlier.
Give an inch, no matter how rationally thought out, and it’s the same as giving everything.
A gun lover cannot think clearly.
Period.
There’s no discussion that will ever lead to any sort of concession, because first and foremost, the right to a gun is far greater than any ordinary citizens right to Life, Liberty and Happiness.
Again, I’m not advocating getting rid of anything at the moment, but to me, semi-automatic rifles and high capacity clips were only invented for one thing: killing many people in a short period of time.
Are they truly necessary in our society?
I say no, but I at least will listen to well thought out arguments.
Anyway, in the Florida shooting last week, there were so many opportunities to prevent the tragedy that I can’t blame the gun for this one.
Today, my wife and I met with our tax guy, the same guy we’ve met with for nearly 15 years.
I’ve known for a long time that he’s an ultra conservative. We’ve had cursory discussions on various topics, and I’ve picked up on his viewpoints.
Today, though, showed me just how passionate gun owners and gun rights advocates are.
He brought up the shooting last week and was nearly frothing at the mouth that the Libs and anybody not an NRA member was clamoring for everyone’s guns.
Thought he was going to have a stroke right in front of us.
And there it is, neatly summed up, as FU explained earlier.
Give an inch, no matter how rationally thought out, and it’s the same as giving everything.
A gun lover cannot think clearly.
Period.
There’s no discussion that will ever lead to any sort of concession, because first and foremost, the right to a gun is far greater than any ordinary citizens right to Life, Liberty and Happiness.
Again, I’m not advocating getting rid of anything at the moment, but to me, semi-automatic rifles and high capacity clips were only invented for one thing: killing many people in a short period of time.
Are they truly necessary in our society?
I say no, but I at least will listen to well thought out arguments.
Anyway, in the Florida shooting last week, there were so many opportunities to prevent the tragedy that I can’t blame the gun for this one.