Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Our SOP says... [View all]BainsBane
(53,012 posts)knowing full well the NRA has prohibited federal funding for research on guns, which means an effective ban on all research. There is no proof because the gun lobby wants it that way. Clearly they do so because they want to suppress knowing about guns. They enforce silence and ignorance because they want to justify positions that increase their profits. I submit the burden of proof is on you to show that the President's proposals would limit your 2A rights in any way.
Isn't it convenient that the gun industry suppresses research, information, and free speech, while you sit back and demand proof? You depend on the authoritarian control of the gun lobby, its suppression of research and free speech, and then cynically demand proof. Do you ever think about the complete contradiction in that?
There is overwhelming evidence that guns kill and are in fact the most common method of both homicide and suicide. The greater he percentage of gun ownership in a population, the higher the gun death rate. (See Mother Jones, 10 Myths about Gun Control). So tell me, why do gun rights supersede all others? How can you justify opposing modest, common sense reforms that could save lives because you find them a minor inconvenience (like having to reload or go through a background check). Is there no point at which you consider the rights of others? If there is even a possibility that expanded background checks and limits on magazine sizes can save lives, how can you justify opposing those measures because it might take you a few seconds to reload a gun or go through a background check? Is someone else's life really worth less than 15 seconds of your time?