Trollminator wrote:
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Mandatory recurring full psychological evaluations
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And there's the sticking point again. I would love to agree with that, but then I constantly see all gun rights activists called "gun nuts". So the logic would go like this:
1. We need mandatory psych evals for gun ownership.
2. Anyone who wants a gun is by definition a "gun nut".
3. Therefore all applications for guns must be refused.
Voila! All guns are banned.
Tell me, if I were put in charge of negotiating "common sense" gun control on behalf of all gun owners, then how would you answer this concern? How do I negotiate with people who blame law abiding citizens for mass murder and express the desire to see us all die off? With all the abuses of power from the Federal government aimed at conservatives, how could we ever be convinced that these "common sense" laws would be enforced fairly rather than abused?
... and now you see the problem with endlessly demonizing your political enemies and allowing the government to beat up on them. It feels good doesn't it? But it makes compromise impossible.