If you ever wondered what Skinner thought about pro-gun posts

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37. The "ignoring gun violence" claim is particularly offensive.

Over the last few decades, millions of more firearms have been added to circulation and carry and other similar restrictions eliminated or lessened, all while crime, including gun crime, has been substantially reduced.

Moreover, few notable gun rights advocates support elimination of restrictions on ownership of firearms by felons, the violently mentally ill, domestic abusers, etc. In fact, most gun rights advocates support improvements in the system to ensure these types of people never procure weapons, as well other laws like increasing the sentences for those who facilitate straw purchases or engage in crime involving firearms. Legislation that could improve current systems are rejected, not because of firearm rights supporters, but because they don't meet the wish lists of gun control proponents. I and other gun rights supporters have no intention of taking the blame for the lack of effective law enforcement or failure to improve current firearm regulations because gun control advocates repeatedly choose to make the perfect the enemy of the good.

However, refusing to ignore due process, equal protection, privacy, security in our homes and persons, the right of self-defense, etc., to say nothing of the Second Amendment itself, does not constitute"ignoring gun violence." I will not surrender fundamental constitutional rights, well beyond the Second Amendment, for new gun laws that do not address the problems and effectively seek to punish tens of millions of law-abiding and peaceful gun owners due to the criminal actions a very tiny percentage of Americans.

http://www.firearmsandliberty.com/PDF-News/nij-gun-policy-memo.pdf