Comments on: Is the NRA losing its battle to put a gun in every dresser drawer?

By: Stu

Stu — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 19:25:39 +0000

You should search on household with guns. The indication is that the number of households with guns has been dropping every year. So yes, the NRA is losing. They are only creating a group of very dangerous individuals.

By: Warren

Warren — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 21:41:13 +0000

Ah, the NRA. These are the same people who believe that Obama rolled back bans on assault weapons just so he could fool the US electorate into complacency … and repeal Amendment II in his second term!

I imagine their court cases are every bit as well-argued.

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 12:19:21 +0000

If you value life unconditionally over property, that means an intruderâ€™s life is worth more than your property â€” but the alternative is far, far worse.

It does seem that a lot of people dont’ feel that way, yet don’t manage to say it explicitly.

By: AJS

AJS — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 08:31:00 +0000

As a Briton, I’m entirely comfortable with only outlaws — who are, after all, a minority by definition — having guns. My right not to get shot trumps your right to carry a weapon.

If you value life unconditionally over property, that means an intruder’s life is worth more than your property — but the alternative is far, far worse.

By: drivebyposter

drivebyposter — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 08:06:22 +0000

Yes, there are indeed people who think the only way to be safe is to have guns everywhere. That’s not hyperbole on Greg’s part in the least.
In at least 2 recent editions of Shotgun News magazine there is in ad in the back (for the company Elzetta) that has a guy point out a “No Firearms on Campus” sign at a college and declares it to be the most dangerous thing he has seen in a while or forever or something. If I could find a picture of it I would link to it.

By: NewEnglandBob

NewEnglandBob — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:00:33 +0000

It is not hyperbole. There are many people who think the safest way to stop criminals is for everyone to be armed. In my opinion, this is very frightening. These are the last people I would want to see with guns.

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:14:01 +0000

Why do you think that is hyperbole?

By: cleanhippie

cleanhippie — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:45:36 +0000

With hyperbole like “a gun in every dresser”, who needs real misinformation?

As a freethinker, I would assume that a more rational, logical POV would be espoused here. Who would have thunk that an inanimate object would make so many smart, sane people absolutely lose their minds when it comes to discussing this topic.

By: AJS

AJS — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:41:07 +0000

If you extrapolate “a gun in every home”, don’t you end up with “a nuke in every nation”?