Gun Control

Yeah, I don’t really think this is something that we’re ever really going to get very far on. I read some source recently (can’t remember where exactly) that said the reason this issue has been largely ignored by the politicians is that pro-gun control advocates will not vote it as a lead issue, and anti-gun control advocates would vote it as a lead issue; so it’s just largely ignored by the political machine, except for a little grand-standing here and there during emotional situations like the VT shootings.

 

But to help confuse the issue, here are two opposing op-ed pieces posted on cnn.com; Ted Nugent against gun control, and Tom Plate for gun control.

 

Certainly doesn’t solve it, but provides some interesting background for each of the extremes. As usual, the real-world solution is a balance somewhere in the middle; I just hope that with the recent (last ten years) trend of emotional political polarization we can still find the room in our ranting and raving to assemble a reasonable compromise in the world of the moderate middle ground…