Bipartisan Senate group proposes ‘no fly, no buy’ gun measure

[David Horn]

(05-03-2018, 06:45 PM)Bob Butler 54 Wrote:

(05-03-2018, 05:17 PM)Classic-Xer Wrote: Well, you have a right to choose to have a dog for defense like you seem to prefer and the right choose to have a gun for defense like me and the right to choose to have both them like me too. Thank God, we still live in America.

The problem is that both factions are trying to force their life style and approach to defense on the other.  The blues seek criminals who cannot acquire a weapon.  The reds seek the traditional ability to defend one's self, family and community.  Both are desirable goals from my point of view, but many see the weapons as available or unavailable to all.   There is a perception that if the other guy's goal is achieved, one is frustrated in achieving one's own goal.

There was a time when the issue was mostly moot.  This hyper-fascination with guns and being forever armed is relatively recent.  You can track the history of the NRA and its advocacy, and the two track together.  Below the surface, this is about selling guns ... period ... full stop!