Again: Rove said:
Probably only way to seriously reduce gun violence is to remove guns from society (all of it, criminal and non-criminal both). True.
Only way that can happen is to first repeal 2a. (Simple implication is that confiscation cannot occur 'til 2a is gone). True.
Only way 2a gets repealed is if enough political power, nation wide, emerges to repeal it. THEN confiscation can occur. True.
He sees a zero chance, realistically, of that happening. True.
So that's not an answer. True.
Good summary.
I listened to it live and was taken aback by his statements. I feel his statement was in-artful. But I did not believe or interpret it to be an attack on gun rights. You gotta remember these people talk non-stop on these shows, and have to make their points in 10 seconds - they cannot possibly give a thorough analysis.
I was disappointed though, honestly. His points are not the points I would make and he could have made stronger points. Saying "it's not going to be repealed" almost seemed like a challenge to the left. Here would be my brief answer to the question posed about how to stop gun violence.
1. We live in a dangerous unpredictable world where motivated evil people can and do kill in mass numbers with any weapons or no weapons at all, and no laws can keep evil people from getting weapons or committing murders, even in controlled environments like prisons.
2. Murder, even mass murder, occurs by PEOPLE with many weapons, not just guns.
3. Guns are not the cause. Even in nations with total gun bans, mass murder still occurs with other weapons.
4. Therefore, attacking and banning guns is a red-herring, only serving to remove valuable self-defense tools to victims, including women, parents, and the frail and outnumbered or surprised.
5. If you look at historic mass shootings, note that the only thing that stops these shootings is the introduction of a gun by a good-guy. The sooner that happens, the more lives are saved.
6. People need to take personal responsibility for their safety.
7. Put in context, murder and assaults are statistical anomalies in the US, so lets not get reactionary.