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Yeah, the amazing thing about this gun debate is that, given the drug war, I'm all prepared to punt on prohibition of anything not being worth it... And then I

by jbooth 14y ago

Yeah, the amazing thing about this gun debate is that, given the drug war, I'm all prepared to punt on prohibition of anything not being worth it... And then I listen to your average pro-gun advocate. Holy shit. Ok, I want everyone except for the average pro-gun advocate to be able to buy a gun.

mindcrime 14y ago
I expect the people you're referring to are anything but average pro-gun advocates. I (a staunch pro-gun advocate) interact with a lot of gun owners and "pro gun people". And I can say that the vast majority are calm, reasonable, level-headed and logical. Certainly as much so, if not more so, than the rabid anti-gunners. They also tend to be better informed in my experience. Are there some really kooky people out there on the pro-gun side? Yeah, and a lot of them are very vocal about their weird conspiracy theories, their racist tendencies, etc. But those people are hardly representative of gun owners in general.
- AnthonyMouse 14y ago
  I think this is the thing that really makes me hate the media coverage of all this. When I talk to individual gun owners, they're talking about statistics and how the "assault weapons ban" is just a prohibition on cosmetically scary looking guns, etc. But you watch The Daily Show or any given broadcast from anyone with a nominally anti-gun slant and you would think they're all militia members who patrol the border looking for "illegal Mexicans" and need their personal stockpile of three hundred and seven firearms in case Obama "suspends the Patriot Act" to declare martial law.
- jrs235 14y ago
  Can't agree more. I'm "pro gun" and I own none. Just because I don't exercise a right doesn't mean I want others to diminish it or take it away. And yes some folks are creepy and kooky and unfortunately they are vocal about their guns so people use the label of kooky/crazy for folks that are vocally pro gun which is some sort of logical flaw.

by jbooth 14y ago

mindcrime 14y ago

I expect the people you're referring to are anything but average pro-gun advocates. I (a staunch pro-gun advocate) interact with a lot of gun owners and "pro gun people". And I can say that the vast majority are calm, reasonable, level-headed and logical. Certainly as much so, if not more so, than the rabid anti-gunners. They also tend to be better informed in my experience. Are there some really kooky people out there on the pro-gun side? Yeah, and a lot of them are very vocal about their weird conspiracy theories, their racist tendencies, etc. But those people are hardly representative of gun owners in general.

AnthonyMouse 14y ago
I think this is the thing that really makes me hate the media coverage of all this. When I talk to individual gun owners, they're talking about statistics and how the "assault weapons ban" is just a prohibition on cosmetically scary looking guns, etc. But you watch The Daily Show or any given broadcast from anyone with a nominally anti-gun slant and you would think they're all militia members who patrol the border looking for "illegal Mexicans" and need their personal stockpile of three hundred and seven firearms in case Obama "suspends the Patriot Act" to declare martial law.
jrs235 14y ago
Can't agree more. I'm "pro gun" and I own none. Just because I don't exercise a right doesn't mean I want others to diminish it or take it away. And yes some folks are creepy and kooky and unfortunately they are vocal about their guns so people use the label of kooky/crazy for folks that are vocally pro gun which is some sort of logical flaw.