Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Krispos, I think we may be treading on a fine line. (Group business.) [View all]Decoy of Fenris
(1,954 posts)However, as I'm sure you've seen, the Controllers here in RKBA espouse every element that the Right Wing says about Democrats; "Ban all guns." (Seen it twice today.) Inane arguments are made, nonissues forced, and when confronted with fact, insults are hurled. When I am made aware that my own party seeks to unilaterally ignore the Constitution and the civil liberties it enumerates, in addition to trying to demonize me as a lesser being than them due to my fondness for firearms, I am forced to defend those same civil liberties from the greater threat; in this case, Controllers on the left wing.
"Compromise" is not simply the act of taking the most extreme ends of the spectrum and meeting in the middle; it is an examination of benefits and pitfalls. For instance, were it up to me, I would not ban a single gun. What I -would- do, though, is enact a registration and stamping of all of them, free of charge. While it may not be up to "NRA" standards, it would be a solid start in tracking criminal flow of weaponry.
To be honest, I don't think you can ever solve "gun crime" any more than you can solve "Drug crime". Therefore, advanced prevention instead of blanket bans make more sense to me, and I prefer to avoid any "solution" that ends in a ban of anything.
On edit: My apologies, didn't see you weren't responding to me. However, I'll leave this here anyways as a statement of intent.