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In reply to the discussion: Gun control is a distraction, a minor issue [View all]Matrosov
(1,098 posts)Many gun owners are single-issue voters, and they and the gun lobby have done an excellent job of pumping out the propaganda 24/7. Meanwhile, most progressives only care about control when there was a shooting event in the news, and their interest tends to fade away again rather quickly.
The Left tends to focus on unimportant matters of control, like assault rifles and magazine sizes. Sorry, the majority of crimes are committed with handguns, and getting rid of AR15s will have a negligible impact on gun deaths. We'd be far better off using this energy to focus on all guns, rather than just certain types or certain aspects.
We are also allowing the gun lobby to control the nature of the discussion. They always point out how people who use guns for self defense would likely be dead if guns were outlawed, conveniently ignoring that countless more are already dying each year precisely because guns are not outlawed.