I think I figured out why I hate the issue of gun control so much

[dead0man]

Abortion is so much worse.

That's what I was coming in here to say.

The recent thread on allowing guns on trains is a perfect example of the typical knee jerk reaction the "gun control" crowd has every time the word "gun" is mentioned.  They didn't even read the article, they have NO idea what the law change was.  They just read that guns were going to be allowed on trains, made a couple of mental assumptions and proclaimed the law was stupid and would lead to tragedy.  I'm sure you can find the same kind of knee jerk from the pro-gun crowd, but nothing recently that I can remember.

...but yeah, abortion is worse.

[dead0man]

1. Why the NRA's slippery slope argument argument so persuasive on politicians and some gun owners as well?

Because there are a lot of people that DO want a full ban on guns.

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Because they (the people in the rural areas) have a valid reason to own guns and many city folk don't.  City folk are often ignorant of that need.

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Same as above.

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no

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You'd have to ask one of them.

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Maybe, it's not exactly an easy thing to get stats on.

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I don't think that's a widespread belief (of the police at least....yes, of course there are many out there that distrust the police...of all political stripes...but I doubt the majority of gun rights supporters have some unhealthy fear of the police)

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yes

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and often overblown too!

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a little

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sure

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Clearly it's very valid, how could it not be?

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mmm loaded questions are teh awesome!

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hopefully

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It's hard to trigger a serious debate when people on both sides of the issue have already made up their minds on the issue.  I'm not a Republican and do not now, nor have I ever owned a gun.  I still feel the right to own a gun is one of our most cherished rights...right up there with speech, religion, press and assembly and it's MUCH more under threat than those.  Every time a gun is used in a tragedy it comes under threat.  Look at how many people want to bring the totally pointless AWB back or were against the guns on trains topic recently.  I mean, I'm glad the gun control crowd is full of ignorant people, makes my job easier...but it kind of takes the fun out of it.