So all you've really said is that this hypocrisy has been around since the 1930s. Not putting inedible stuff in candy does make sense to me in the general case

So all you've really said is that this hypocrisy has been around since the 1930s. Not putting inedible stuff in candy does make sense to me in the general case. But frankly, so does basic gun control so what the fuck do I know. I would also like to add I am of the personal view gun control is very much so unconstitutional. But I also don't think that wanting some basic gun control is a wrong thing. All that contradiction means is that we need to have a very careful discussion before drafting a very careful amendment. It's pretty easy to permit the right to bare arms while still preventing the sale to anybody off the street. It won't fix everything, but it gets us a hell of the way there. Being worried about a slippery slope is a concern, that is why I said careful amendment.