Oakminster can certainly answer for himself, but in the case of many gun owners, registration is viewed as a prelude to confiscation.
I disagree. I think there’s a significant number of voters who think that Clinton, Biden, et al don’t care about them and don’t understand their issues, whereas someone like Sanders does. Populism can be used for evil, but it can also be a powerful force to get people involved in the system.
We’ll see. But this is some pretty serious thread drift.
The US has the highest firearm deaths and the least restrictive laws of any large developed country.
Under Trump the country is deteriorating.
Cited.
And a good thing, because Obama would have taken them like he took mine!
Actually, I think it might be a good evening for the gun range…
Are you concerned that you car will be confiscated?
Registration is “viewed” as a prelude to confiscation. So a belief that it may happen.
Meanwhile, every day, Every Single Day, 310 people are shot.
Just so you can have as many guns as you like. Makes sense.
No. There is not a significant, well-funded movement to confiscate cars. For guns, there is. We haven’t had someone run for president on the platform “Hell yes, we’re going to take your SUVs”, but the same is not true of firearms.
Sure there is. Regulating safety systems, fuel economy, and yes even OMG registration, are all mandated by the government. You know why?
To limit the amount of carnage.
But thanks for the sidetrack. You’re the best.
ETA It wasn’t you that sidetracked. Sorry.
You mean the candidate that never got over a couple percentage points and is long since gone? That guy? That’s who you are afraid of?
Is paranoia a requirement for buying a gun?
Bolding mine.
Well yeah. For many one issue voters it is the main requirement.
Apologies if you already answered this, but why those, and only those, criteria? Why do things like equality for all, helping the less fortunate, honesty in leaders, not supporting white nationalists, or putting the good of the country before your personal finances, not matter nearly as much as your guns?
It seems to me that, to best way to sway the tiny, moderate branch of the Republican party that you seemingly self-identify as, would be to emphasize priorities. Like that maybe having a rational decisionmaker is better than having a unthinking narcissist. Or that maybe making sure that all Americans have opportunities to move up in income brackets is more important than 1,000 people getting even more insanely rich. A discussion of the priorities seems to be the only way to effectuate any change.
Noting his presidential candidacy and statements as an indication of the movement to confiscate guns does not mean I’m “afraid” of him. It just means that I’m aware that people like him exist, and they’d like to take my guns away. I don’t want them to succeed in that, and opposing registration requirements is one step in frustrating their aims.
Obama should have gotten an award from the NRA and the gun makers and dealers for all he did to increase sales. Guns and ammo were flying off the shelves after he took office. Of course he did not change any major gun laws from what I know.
Pro tip: he was never considering voting for a dem.
2nd Ad absolutists are a very small minority. But America is split pretty evenly on the issue of gun control. Most Americans are in favor of some mild controls, and if there is a school shooting more Americans are in favor of stronger laws. Few Americans want to ban a large class of guns, like handguns.
It does seem like thise time all of the front running Dems are in favor of stronger gun controls than most Americans.
Oddly trump is no friend to gun owners, either.
Note the cherry picking there of “large developed country”. :rolleyes: Somehow, Mexico isnt “developed” or “large” which would be a surprise to it’s inhabitants.
The Murder rate continues to decline.
Not saying you’re wrong, but your claim should be cited. What specific controls are Warren, Biden, or Sanders in favor of, that are favored by fewer than 50% of Americans?
There are about 10-11K gun homicides in the uSA a year. Not 113,150. You are off by a order of magnitude.
He didn’t say 310 people are killed with guns every day. He said 310 people are shot every day.
I want to vote democrat but I insist my candidate be pro-life and anti-gay marriage!! Why is there no candidate for ME?! Waaaaah!
Come on, man. No one is gonna be your perfect match. Find the one that won’t totally wreck the country.