02-23-2018, 08:25 PM
F.U., you have been one of the most rabid gun extremists for years, going so far as to claim any bans would mean prying the guns out of your cold dead hands, declaring that you'd bury guns and evade the law if a ban you didn't agree with was passed, repeating all the (factually incorrect) NRA rhetoric and talking points, etc.
If you're sincere about having become more open-minded, more rational, and less an extremist........that's awesome. I'm going to take you at your word on that for the purposes of this discussion.
If you're just saying that in the wake of another major fatal gun-related incident with lots of people demanding gun control reform, and then you reverse course when the smoke settles, like you've done in the past, it will be clear soon enough and we'll keep moving forward nonetheless.
Anyway, 'ban all guns' is a rather extreme view for this country considering the Second Amendment. I agree with you there. However, "ban AR15s and high capacity magazines" is not extreme at all, nor is it in any way an attack on the Second Amendment.
If you're sincere about having become more open-minded, more rational, and less an extremist........that's awesome. I'm going to take you at your word on that for the purposes of this discussion.
If you're just saying that in the wake of another major fatal gun-related incident with lots of people demanding gun control reform, and then you reverse course when the smoke settles, like you've done in the past, it will be clear soon enough and we'll keep moving forward nonetheless.
Anyway, 'ban all guns' is a rather extreme view for this country considering the Second Amendment. I agree with you there. However, "ban AR15s and high capacity magazines" is not extreme at all, nor is it in any way an attack on the Second Amendment.