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This may end up as a long post.
My oldest son is considerably left on a number of issues (religion, the environment, meat, population, etc.) but not necessarily on guns. He lives on the east coast, where he regularly interacts with "those types of people." He has some of the left's blind spots (successful entrepreneur who hates capitalism, avid consumer of capitalist products while talking it down, etc.), but wants to see what common ground the left and right might share about "gun control."
We had a rather long discussion today about this. My opinions:
1. We have compromised enough. He wanted specifics, which I will supply when time allows.
2. The left makes no effort to understand what they are proposing to limit
3. Anything that can lead to a registry is a non-starter - we're too close already
4. Most leftists don't want a discussion, they want to lecture you, you baby killer
His opinions:
1. The right seems to make no effort to be empathetic to survivors of gun violence (in his view)
2. Too many school shootings
3. Too many people not securing their firearms
Things we agreed on:
1. Existing laws must be enforced, especially 4473 and straw buyer violations
2. More thorough reporting to NICS from more agencies
3. Don't trust the government (at least I trained him right in that)
4. Shooting a Mosin and a shotgun are very similar experiences
5. Emotional reactions require an emotional response - logical arguments won't get through the filter
I sent this article to him, which just came out today:
https://townhall.com/columnists/walterewilliams/2019/10/30/gun-grabbers-misleading-us-n2555471
It has the extra added bonus of me being able to call him a racist if he doesn't believe and support!
His response - doesn't like the attitude: too condescending.
My response - RACIST!
So, INGO, what other resources and opinions and common ground can we supply to him? Besides directing him to this page.
My oldest son is considerably left on a number of issues (religion, the environment, meat, population, etc.) but not necessarily on guns. He lives on the east coast, where he regularly interacts with "those types of people." He has some of the left's blind spots (successful entrepreneur who hates capitalism, avid consumer of capitalist products while talking it down, etc.), but wants to see what common ground the left and right might share about "gun control."
We had a rather long discussion today about this. My opinions:
1. We have compromised enough. He wanted specifics, which I will supply when time allows.
2. The left makes no effort to understand what they are proposing to limit
3. Anything that can lead to a registry is a non-starter - we're too close already
4. Most leftists don't want a discussion, they want to lecture you, you baby killer
His opinions:
1. The right seems to make no effort to be empathetic to survivors of gun violence (in his view)
2. Too many school shootings
3. Too many people not securing their firearms
Things we agreed on:
1. Existing laws must be enforced, especially 4473 and straw buyer violations
2. More thorough reporting to NICS from more agencies
3. Don't trust the government (at least I trained him right in that)
4. Shooting a Mosin and a shotgun are very similar experiences
5. Emotional reactions require an emotional response - logical arguments won't get through the filter
I sent this article to him, which just came out today:
https://townhall.com/columnists/walterewilliams/2019/10/30/gun-grabbers-misleading-us-n2555471
It has the extra added bonus of me being able to call him a racist if he doesn't believe and support!
His response - doesn't like the attitude: too condescending.
My response - RACIST!
So, INGO, what other resources and opinions and common ground can we supply to him? Besides directing him to this page.