Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: 'Stand your ground' promotes violence [View all]DanTex
(20,709 posts)Not sure I've heard that one before! I guess some people can convince themselves of anything! Sort of like right-wingers who think that women are the greatest victims of pro-choice legislation, or homophobes who claim that they really care about LGBT people more than anyone else because they want to "cure" them.
The reality, of course, is that the urban poor, minorities in particular, are the people who suffer the most from lax gun laws. The people who push lax gun laws are mostly white conservatives, who often harbor a very thinly veiled prejudice against people who live in urban areas. This anti-urbanism, which Sarah Palin made a hallmark of her 2008 campaign ("real America" and "small towns" and all that), often makes an ugly appearance on this board -- for some reason a lot of people don't feel the need to hide their contempt for people who live in cities.
There was a great comedic take on the callousness of right-wing zealots pushing guns into urban areas on the Daily Show -- a libertarian nutcase decided to give away toy guns in Harlem just to make a point. Obviously, no kids in his wealthy suburban neighborhood ever get shot by cops who mistake their toy guns for the real thing.
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-may-12-2005/banned-aid