# Is O'Rourke deliberately sabotaging the Dems? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [October 11, 2019, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-orourke-deliberately-sabotaging-the-dems/841637 "2019-10-11T16:33:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 192
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2019, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-orourke-deliberately-sabotaging-the-dems/841637/192 "2019-10-16T20:21:47Z")
> [@HurricaneDitka](#): > > NYC tried this. They got sued for violating the Constitution, and reversed course. Even still, it looks likely that they’re going to get smacked down further by SCOTUS for their shenanigans. They made it a bit hard/impossible to get proper permits. They over reached a bit. I agree with their sentiments, for the most part, but their implementation certainly lacked. > [@](#): > > There are lots of gun control proposals in which law abiding citizens will “encounter the difficulties”. If you’ve got some specific ones that you think do a good job of mitigating this issue (law abiding citizens being hassled / harassed / inconvenienced by gun control efforts), I’d be interested in hearing them (although perhaps that’s a subject for a different thread. If I started one, would you make the effort to outline some such proposals there?). Maybe. I have no problem respectfully discussing ways of preventing gun violence, and keeping guns out of the hands of the criminal or irresponsible, while also ensuring that responsible law abiding people are able to keep guns for self defense or recreation. I’m not sure what can be said that hasn’t already been said, and I’m not really made of time these days, but if you started such a thread, I’d do my best to put in my $0.02. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-orourke-deliberately-sabotaging-the-dems/841637)._