patrickaa317 wrote:thegreekdog wrote:Andy wins.
NRA Stand and Fight - "We want you to buy more firearms so you can indirectly line our pockets. Sensible laws be damned!"
So you trust Congress to make these so-called "Sensible Laws"? Have they demonstrated an ability to make "Sensible laws" in the past that gives you such confidence?
Do you feel the elite members of society should play by different rules than the rest of us? The current Feinstein bill in the Senate would exempt government "officials" from this law. Is that "sensible"?
Are you willing to let Congress make some "sensible laws" around other amendments? Such as the fourth and seventh?
No, I do not trust Congress to make sensible gun laws.
No, Congress has generally not made sensible gun laws in the past.
No, I do not believe elite members of society should play by different rules than everyone else, although I would not call government officials "elite."
No, that is not sensible.
No, I am not willing to let Congress make sensible laws around other amendments, although I admit I do not know what you mean by "around other amendments."
No, I do not trust Congress to understand the Fourth (clearly they don't) and Seventh amendments.
I hope I've answered your questions. Don't confuse my contempt for the NRA as support for Congress. One can (and I do) hold contempt for both sides in this issue. There are sensible gun laws that should be passed. We've been over those before.
And hey, we all learned a political lesson today! Even people like patrick are swayed by the idea that there are only two sides to an issue because there are only two political parties. More evidence that our system is fucked up.