Right. So? If you think the solution to a political problem is to buy a gun, a psychiatrist is a better solution than actually buying a gun.
Did I say anything like that? I really don't think so. Sounds like a complete straw man.
Can you really not understand that is an answer to spidergoat's seeming worries?
If you're actually worried about armed tyranny, only arms will safeguard you.
But yes, that kind of fear of your fellow citizens is cause for seeing a psychiatrist.
Sometimes I wonder if the left is honestly afraid of what they would do with a gun. Poor impulse control, etc.
Why do you think that? From what we've seen so far, right wing extremists are a much bigger risk for gun violence.
That doesn't seem to jibe with reality.
If leftists aren't afraid of what they would do with a gun, then I can only assume they actually think guns have nefarious motives of their own.
Another reason to consult a psychiatrist.
Sometimes I wonder if the left is honestly afraid of what they would do with a gun. Poor impulse control, etc.
And yet arming teachers - famous for lefty leanings - in children's classrooms, simultaneously seems like a good idea to you. Cognitive dissonance, here we come.
I said lefties might be afraid, not that I was. Try reading what is written, instead of making it up yourself. In my experience, people who legally own and learn to properly use guns are generally extremely aware of the inherent responsibility. I assume leftists would approach guns with the same gravity as anyone else.
But rest easy - it's just ordinary vanity, for most of the left. We don't want to parade around with one of those things for the same reason we don't wear rhinestone studded cowboy hats indoors in Ohio (outside of a gay bar), or hang truck nuts off the bumpers of our cars. We've seen what that looks like, and we're too proud.
Parading around with a gun (open carry) isn't the best idea. Unless you're trying to make a statement, concealed carry is tactically much better.
Plus, they're a pain in the ass. I've even seen guys canoe camp with the damn things - and after watching somebody with a canoe on their head portage a useless waterproofed weirdly shaped deadweight chunk of metal up and down over the rocks and under the branches and through the root-blocked clay based moose trails of Quetico for a couple of weeks, the sheer insanity of burdening oneself like that comes into sharp focus. Sure, the ascetics and mystics of this world claim value in self-mortification and self-handicapping, as a trial and tribulation leading to enlightenment, but I don't think this is how it's done.
Sounds like you've only seen ostentatious carriers. But that's the point of concealment. You'd never know unless told.
It's not like Democrats don't have guns at all, we just advocate for reasonable control of them. If the idea was to be able to fight the government, lack of full autos and artillery prove that wrong. I think the legitimate uses of a gun are self defense, hunting, and sport. So we don't need weapons of war and their clones. If we did, it wouldn't be to hard to raid an existing armory, assuming it were a popular movement and not a fringe act. You don't need the law on your side if you intend to overthrow the lawmakers. And a popular movement can use non-violent means, as Gandhi and Dr. King have shown.
Self-defense, but not for teachers to protect students?
Yes, Democrats just want to keep guns out of the hands of the poor.
When it comes to voting rights, any obstacles outrage liberals; even free government-issued IDs are viewed as disenfranchising poor and disproportionately black people. But when it comes to the right to own a gun for self-defense, liberals don't hesitate to pile on fees, ID requirements, expensive training and onerous background checks.
That's too bad, because many law-abiding citizens in crime-ridden neighborhoods really do need a gun for self-defense. Since poor, urban blacks are the most likely victims of violent crime, there is little doubt that they stand to benefit the most from owning guns. Research, including my own, has demonstrated this.
A new report from the Crime Prevention Research Center shows that the average fee for a concealed handgun permit is $67, but it is much higher in the most Democratic states. Each 10-percentage-point increase in a state's presidential vote for
Hillary Clinton was associated with an additional $30 in the concealed handgun permit fee. In California, where Clinton won by about 30 points, fees can be as high as $385 for just two years. In New York City, where she won by 60 points, a three-year permit costs $430.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/...rich-lott-perspec-0808-jm-20170807-story.html
