monotonous_iterancy
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There seems to have been a lot of high-profile shootings in the news lately. I know that there's another thread in this vein, but I'm not saying we should "do" anything.
As I'm seeing another incident in the news, followed by another, and then another, I'm steadily growing concerned about what the "average person" is thinking.
We at THR are a minority. We tend to be much more firm on our 2nd Amendment than most. We're more informed, and we tend to have a better perspective. Most people don't. Perhaps gun owners in general are a minority. I know that we easily avoided a major defeat recently, we've been steadily gaining ground overall. But we need to make sure we don't develop an echo chamber.
I'd like to start a discussion on the following things. I think it's important, even if just for our future reference.
1. What is the chance that a backlash could develop beneath our feet? That a "silent majority" could give us a setback when we least expect it?
If it's possible, I'm not thinking that it would be led by anti-gun activists, it could be simply from most people tiring of hearing about (seemingly) regular tragedies.
2. How do we recognize this when it starts? How do we counter it in it's early stages?
As I'm seeing another incident in the news, followed by another, and then another, I'm steadily growing concerned about what the "average person" is thinking.
We at THR are a minority. We tend to be much more firm on our 2nd Amendment than most. We're more informed, and we tend to have a better perspective. Most people don't. Perhaps gun owners in general are a minority. I know that we easily avoided a major defeat recently, we've been steadily gaining ground overall. But we need to make sure we don't develop an echo chamber.
I'd like to start a discussion on the following things. I think it's important, even if just for our future reference.
1. What is the chance that a backlash could develop beneath our feet? That a "silent majority" could give us a setback when we least expect it?
If it's possible, I'm not thinking that it would be led by anti-gun activists, it could be simply from most people tiring of hearing about (seemingly) regular tragedies.
2. How do we recognize this when it starts? How do we counter it in it's early stages?