> I hate how both anti-gun and pro-gun groups have blocked real studies out of self interest and fear, and how the debate in general is essentially uninformed b

> I hate how both anti-gun and pro-gun groups have blocked real studies out of self interest and fear, and how the debate in general is essentially uninformed by technical facts and often driven by racism and emotion (on the anti-gun side) or detailed crime data and any reasonable concept of competing claims as well as general paranoid nuttery (on the pro-gun side). Do something to validate their trust first: gun rights groups could easily be placated if the first thing any task force does is come out squarely against the assault weapon ban and demand investigations into what magazine capacity limits should be _before_ suggesting legislation. Anti-gun groups would be placated by supporting universal background checks. Both would be placated by a Square-like device for instant background check for transfers, and so on.