If every law considered about guns was in force the past 5 years, 10 years

[Eliot Rosewater]

20 years, how many of these attacks would have been avoided?

5%?
10%?

Surely no more than that, prove me wrong, please.

If you cant, you DO know what that means, right?

[guillaumeb]

1. How can we reach these gun owners who entertain the fantasy

that they need these guns to protect from a tyrannical government?

In my view, the gun debate is mainly driven by one side's obvious fear of a non-white majority America.

[underpants]

2. Funny I was going to post the other day about this.

First, the idea that an individual can out gun a federal operation is indeed fantasy. They have all kinds of BOOM BOOM to reach out and touch someone with.

Second, and this was my point, can anyone provide one example ONE where this kind of firepower and/or rate of fire has ever been used by someone to protect themselves or their family or possessions against “bad guys”? One example?

[guillaumeb]

3. Please do post on that topic.

And my view is also that this fantasy is also linked to the slaveowners fear of a rebellion by the slaves.

[MicaelS]

4. You can't, it's a complete waste of time.

Some of these idiots believe THEY should have the exact same weapons as the Federal Government. I kid you not.

[guillaumeb]

5. On a related note, how do we address the roots of this fantasy? eom

[LonePirate]

6. They allegedly fear a tyrannical government but proudly support the current tyrannical president.

[guillaumeb]

7. True, but my guess is that some of these gun owners

would accept their own form of political tyranny. In my view, what they really fear is a loss of power and privilege.

[Eliot Rosewater]

8. I have a friend, younger than me, who told me that he couldnt own an assault rifle in his

state and he wanted to own one BECAUSE people he knew in other states could

Good guy, votes Democratic.

sigh

[aikoaiko]

9. Well, we've been told AR15s are WMDs and weapons of war.

so...

[guillaumeb]

10. But how do we, or can we, reaosn with those who are convinced

that their own Government is the enemy?