>> and gun control bills > You mean stripping Americans of their constitutional rights. Not that I disagree with you, but when posters like modriano engage in

>> and gun control bills > You mean stripping Americans of their constitutional rights. Not that I disagree with you, but when posters like modriano engage in political/partisan commentary on HN, I find it more productive to merely downvote and flag their comments rather than replying and getting engaged in a war. A dead post makes quite the impression, as this sort of political commentary just generally defeats the quality of discourse on HN (which, you must admit, is much better than many other platforms, and I'd like to try to preserve it as long as possible).