tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post3600907294416100567..comments2024-03-26T13:27:26.499+00:00Comments on Zelo Street: Mass Shooting – No ActionTim Fentonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00726447899972084146noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-83013487914034217352013-09-17T22:16:41.844+01:002013-09-17T22:16:41.844+01:00"The only way to curb gun deaths is to reduce..."The only way to curb gun deaths is to reduce the number of guns. End of story."<br /><br />No. That's the kind of absolutist, simplistic stance that the NRA nuts are more than happy to argue against. All they have to do is show there are other factors at work (and there are), and they can dismiss *you* as the extremist and win the PR battle.<br /><br />And the joke is they've already lost that battle. Even when the de minimis changes proposed after Sandy Hook were blocked in Congress, something like 75% of US voters supported them. Polls showed there was a majority in favour even among registered Republicans. Those in favour of better regulation of course need to keep people focused on the horrific reality, but they shouldn't be afraid of also acknowledging the complex nature of the problem, or that literally nothing will ever completely stop gun violence.<br /><br />That's not an argument for failing to reduce it as far as possible.James1878https://www.blogger.com/profile/06944890743694738260noreply@blogger.com