And that means we can’t have ANY regulation? That just doesn’t follow.
You seem to be under the assumption here that calls for some regulation means the end of citizen gun ownership, and that doesn’t have to be the case. The NRA just refuses to entertain ANY sort of regulation and it’s not about your right to own a gun, I’m afraid. It’s really about gun manufacturers and their interests.
There are a variety of positions that can include protecting the second amendment and some form of regulation. But the gun rights maximalists refuse to even have that conversation. The SCOTUS has already deemed some regulation constitutional, so it’s legal to regulate arms. But we’re not going to get anywhere if we can’t have a conversation that starts with the position that we can’t have ANY sort of regulation because second amendment. That horse is already out of the barn. It would be nice if gun owners would actually come to the table and help figure out a solution that includes regulations instead of refusing to do so. Some gun owners are already there, of course, but the NRA and those they’ve come to represent aren’t willing to do so, because they are playing out their role in the culture wars in order to keep growing the market for guns in the US.
