I'm not here for TNR, logic doesn't work in that debate, IMO.

Here is my philosophy. There are lots of good people who have strongly held beliefs on the gun issue, on each side. Call it 25% each way. They aren't likely to change their minds. That's their right. Then there are the 50% of the population who are in the middle. They are the ones who will eventually change the laws.

Might take a long time. But it will be worth it, if it happens. Because the past 20 years don't constitute a good run, in terms of acceptable collateral damage. Again, IMO.

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