Gun Debates

Every culture in the world has a homily in its lore about entering into debates with crazy people. Notably they all say the same thing: Don't.

Sometimes the crazies get together outside the asylums and form political parties and even though any knowledgeable person would recognize the insanity immediately, the arguments can have a superficial persuasiveness that can get them into office.

They offer "reasoned discourse". They lie, but here at Red State is a set of standards for any discourse involving guns. Again, any knowledgeable person will know in advance that they will never be met.

Executive summary:

• If you can show how any law you propose will only effect future mass shooters, we’re willing to talk.

• If you want to make it illegal for weapons to be sold privately, nice try.

• If you demand limiting the availability of a model of weapon based on extrinsic characteristics, dude, you are a clown.

• If you want the same people who get you banned on Twitter deciding if you can own a firearm, we don’t want to hear it (here | here).

• If you want gun ownership restricted so you can feel safer, buy an nightlight and comfort blankie, check under your bed for the boogie man and leave us alone.

There's more. RTWT.