I would like to get your opinion.

[NutmegYankee]

3. It's often called The Backfire Effect.

http://youarenotsosmart.com/2011/06/10/the-backfire-effect/

Basically, if you have a deeply held belief and it gets challenged, the typical human response is not to change your opinion, it's to Double Down. I own firearms, mainly family heirlooms on the third generation, and felt very strongly about their sentimental value. I have many memories with my father learning to shoot and he died from cancer while I was young. When people said obnoxious things about gun owners, I got very defensive and considered those people to be my enemy because I wasn't doing anything wrong.

However, over the years I've changed my opinions to be in favor of requiring a permit to purchase a firearm, ensuring a thorough background check, and interview to ensure you intend only legal uses, and a safety class so you don't use the firearm recklessly. I still disagree on some proposals, for which I am treated as persona non grata by a few posters here. Yes, I once held a very Pro-gun rights view, but my heart is torn by the lives taken in our incessant gun violence. I just can't take the carnage anymore. Too many beautiful lives taken over petty bullshit.