I hate to think that there are people in the world that tell cancer victims to quit going to their doctor, a couple "detox" enemas and some power crystals are all they need. I'll probably never convince the proponent of that treatment that they're wrong, but if I can convince the people that would have followed their advice to seek real medical treatment, I'm happy. We still have communists that run in most elections. People are still racist. None of these groups will go away, but we can do our best to expose their poor arguments to others. We should never bend to their wills.
I admit, I have nothing to counter this. I AM young and naive. I do need to do more research, and I thank you all here on this website for helping me every day get the information I need. I just get very frustrated that emotion is such a powerful tool, and that it can be used in the face of logic and actually win in some people's minds.
Saying "we should keep all of the people we don't trust locked up until we can trust them" is about as realistic as "if only we could get rid of all the guns in the world..." Neither of them are really possible for various reasons. That is why, you may disagree with me, I think that violent criminals probably shouldn't be allowed to have guns. The Brady campaign also claims this is one of their goals. Which is why I suggested we approach from the angle of compromise instead of "all or uothin'!" As has been proven here aptly, however, they don't really want compromise, they also want "all or nuthin'!
I'm not going to argue anymore, because as I have stated, I don't actually believe in a lot of the things I was saying, I was merely trying to be fair and balanced, and look at how the other side can perceive certain aspects.
I also did not mean to imply that people are "children" and need to be tricked into thinking something. I was just stating an observation that depending on how you refer to something can drastically change how people view it. If a fence sitter sees "LIVE FREE OR DIE!" vs. "THINK OF THE CHILDREN!", they might be inclined to think with their heart over their mind. If we say "THINK OF THE CHILDREN!" followed by "teach them proper gun safety", that in fact, does mean we are agreeing with the Bradys, just not on every issue, which is called a compromise.