Reply #13: It shouldn't be.

[gorfle]

It's astounding to me that this gun shit is such a priority.

It shouldn't be. First of all, it is a Constitutional right specifically enumerated in the Bill of Rights. Further, you may not know it, but President Obama and the Democratic Party have galvanized pro-firearms folks since 1994. It was a part of President Obama's campaign, and is still listed on www.change.gov under urban policy. It was also on www.whitehouse.gov under urban policy for the first few months of his term. His Attorney General, Eric Holder, floated the idea of a new Assault Weapons Ban shortly after his appointing. The Assault Weapons Ban is currently part of the Democratic Party Platform.

Once Democrats controlled Congress and the White House this sent pro-firearm folks into overdrive, and they continue to score huge advances in the courts, most notably with Heller and now, MacDonald.

What a fucked up world humans have made this.

Perhaps so. But it is nothing new. Since the beginning of time man has been a violent creature driven by his desires, whether for food, money, sex, or power. There have always been those among us who are unable or unwilling to hold their desires in check, and who have been willing to use violence against their fellow man to sate their desires.

What the firearm has done is made it so that virtually anyone can have the means to resist such predators, and that is a good thing as far as I'm concerned.