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Gun Control Reform Activism

flamin lib

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12. Unfortunately there is a natural inborn tendency to seek out and embrace

Reply to jimmy the one (Reply #11)

Tue Jan 13, 2015, 01:38 PM

Jan 2015

that which reinforces already held beliefs. We all do it, be we gun safety advocates or gun rights advocates.

It's very difficult to get past the extremes of either side. A tiny part of the Gun Safety movement want all guns destroyed without exception and an equally small part of the gun rights movement cite them as reason to oppose EVERYTHING that might lessen gun violence.

Slippery slope

Camel's nose under the tent

Give an inch

I honestly don't know how to get past that.

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A recent PEW poll shows a majority of people support gun rights over gun control. [View all] flamin lib Jan 2015 OP

Depends on phrasing of the questions, obviously. elleng Jan 2015 #1

True, but PEW isn't known for push polling. flamin lib Jan 2015 #3

Right, they're not, elleng Jan 2015 #5

What percentage of adults in this country who legally can own upaloopa Jan 2015 #2

I believe that the current household ownership rate is between 35 & 40%. flamin lib Jan 2015 #7

Poll choice is ludicrous Proud Public Servant Jan 2015 #4

Absolutely. elleng Jan 2015 #6

To me the frightening part is that so many gun owners believe the confiscation conspiracies. Scuba Jan 2015 #8

Paranoid yes, but billh58 Jan 2015 #9

One strain does not rule out the other. Both are being manipulated. I can't open a YouTube .... Scuba Jan 2015 #10

pew backtracked, & I like this other pew poll better jimmy the one Jan 2015 #11

Unfortunately there is a natural inborn tendency to seek out and embrace flamin lib Jan 2015 #12