The country is so polarized I don't take anything for granted.
A bill proposed as such won't pass. I do realize that the coasts tend to view the middle of the country as the annoying thing that produces the gluten and carbs they can't eat thay they have to fly over to get to actually real culture (kidding), but there a lot of gun owning democratic leaders that MAY side on restricting magazine size and types of firearms, but they aren't going to go that far.
Even still, we need to be careful disparaging the young voices even if they are railing against what many on this board hold very dear. These kids are going to be voters. Unlike the Gen Xers or first crop of Millennials, this is a group I feel is so integrated into the power of social media that is not difficult to see them effortlessly push their agenda.
Now, we can keep banging on them being young and for having issues with guns, but we should be careful with this line of thinking. I don't agree with them, but we have to acknowledge their pain and point of view.
I look at it this way: If someone with a pitbull broke into my school and instructed that dog to maul 14 people to death, I would probably be leery if anyone who owned one. Now, logically, I know that all Pits are not bad dogs, but I would probably be pretty adverse to them in that situation.
IMHO, and this is a largely uninformed opinion, the best way to combat knee jerk gun control measures is to realize that it really isn't knee-jerk. Sandy Hook, nothing came of it. Florida night club, nada. Vegas, nothing was done. Bunch of folks shot up while worshipping, nope.
I'm not saying that anything extra needed to be done, but we need to understand that this shooting was probably a tipping point. We have a real choice to make here. We can dig our heels in and not give an inch and lose a lot in 2018 and/or 2020, or we can seem like reasonable enthusiasts.
I'm not saying that banning or limiting is the only way to go. We don't need to concede, but we should at least come to the table to make sure measures like the ones proposed don't pass.
I hate to say it, but ear mark politics may be the only way to insure our hobby/sport continues.
Finally, I 100% agree that getting more young folks into the sport would do wonders. Do it in a safe and controlled way. Self police unsafe shooters acting ungentlemanly. The 2nd may not be infringed, but I don't need a redneck muzzle sweeping me and mag dumping next to me. Let's turn this into a sport/hobby with manners and class once again. If we don't paint a better picture of ourselves, it makes it a lot easier to pass legislation against firearms.
A bill proposed as such won't pass. I do realize that the coasts tend to view the middle of the country as the annoying thing that produces the gluten and carbs they can't eat thay they have to fly over to get to actually real culture (kidding), but there a lot of gun owning democratic leaders that MAY side on restricting magazine size and types of firearms, but they aren't going to go that far.
Even still, we need to be careful disparaging the young voices even if they are railing against what many on this board hold very dear. These kids are going to be voters. Unlike the Gen Xers or first crop of Millennials, this is a group I feel is so integrated into the power of social media that is not difficult to see them effortlessly push their agenda.
Now, we can keep banging on them being young and for having issues with guns, but we should be careful with this line of thinking. I don't agree with them, but we have to acknowledge their pain and point of view.
I look at it this way: If someone with a pitbull broke into my school and instructed that dog to maul 14 people to death, I would probably be leery if anyone who owned one. Now, logically, I know that all Pits are not bad dogs, but I would probably be pretty adverse to them in that situation.
IMHO, and this is a largely uninformed opinion, the best way to combat knee jerk gun control measures is to realize that it really isn't knee-jerk. Sandy Hook, nothing came of it. Florida night club, nada. Vegas, nothing was done. Bunch of folks shot up while worshipping, nope.
I'm not saying that anything extra needed to be done, but we need to understand that this shooting was probably a tipping point. We have a real choice to make here. We can dig our heels in and not give an inch and lose a lot in 2018 and/or 2020, or we can seem like reasonable enthusiasts.
I'm not saying that banning or limiting is the only way to go. We don't need to concede, but we should at least come to the table to make sure measures like the ones proposed don't pass.
I hate to say it, but ear mark politics may be the only way to insure our hobby/sport continues.
Finally, I 100% agree that getting more young folks into the sport would do wonders. Do it in a safe and controlled way. Self police unsafe shooters acting ungentlemanly. The 2nd may not be infringed, but I don't need a redneck muzzle sweeping me and mag dumping next to me. Let's turn this into a sport/hobby with manners and class once again. If we don't paint a better picture of ourselves, it makes it a lot easier to pass legislation against firearms.
