Buzznrose
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I’ve been emailing and calling Cornyn’s office since this started. Let him know respectfully that his alignment with the folks who want to confiscate guns is very troubling and that he probably lost my future vote.
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This is the same mistake the NRA has been making. Politicizing the gun issue in a way that alienates those who are not right-wingers. We have to broaden the pro-gun support beyond the right-wing base.[/QUOTE]
I agree in principle, but as one who tried to understand Liberals, all I’ll say is it will be a task for many.
Ever spent time on the Liberal Gun Club site? Not very open minded folks. They are gun owners but they are much more driven to vote social issues than 2A issues.
I’ve made some inroads with personal friends and such by educating them that gun control was ORIGINALLY Racist laws, implemented by Democrats in the Antebellum South to prevent former slaves from arming themselves.
https://www.sedgwickcounty.org/media/29094/the-racist-roots-of-gun-control.pdf
I’ve also referred them to this recent study that showed how often guns are used by citizens to protect themselves:
https://fee.org/articles/more-people-use-a-gun-in-self-defense-each-year-than-die-in-car-accidents/
https://amp.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/oct/5/guns-used-more-for-self-defense-than-crimes/
I agree there are folks center/left center that may be open to discussion, but many have been told for too long that folks who like guns are racist homophobic bigots, so there is work to be done to get through far enough to change votes.
You are using the magic word "socialist." Others like to use the magic word "communist."
I disagree. There are a few self-styled "Democratic Socialists" (in this country) but they are not powerful at all. They're on the fringe. What, maybe 4 congresspeople? Mainstream Democrats are not socialists, and neither are the antigunners. The whole antigun movement is made up, at the top, by plutocratic elitists such as Michael Bloomberg, and media and entertainment personalities, and at the bottom, by well-meaning but naive and apolitical soccer moms. None of these are what I would call "leftists." In fact the hard-core leftists that I know love their guns.Why is gun control political? The answer is simple; There is a very powerful socialist/communist movement today in our country.
I agree with AlexanderA.I disagree ... Mainstream Democrats are not socialists, and neither are the antigunners. The whole antigun movement is made up, at the top, by plutocratic elitists
This is what we're going to see in the Senate -
A nine-point bipartisan plan with 10 Republican Senators supporting sending federal money to support states that set up red flag laws to keep guns out of the hands of people deemed dangerous to the community, billions of dollars for children and family mental health services, fund school-based mental health services, fund new security measures at schools, and expand criminal background check requirements for gun buyers younger than 21 that would access juvenile records.