I’m happy to concede that tougher Gun laws may help but not without some sort of emotionally neutral and sound argument. I’ll leave you with some fud for thought: Has the ban on recreational drugs stopped people from using them?

This is a good argument most people can wrap their heads around

No, you didn’t hit a nerve. As I know you to be immature fool and un-representative of the majority of Australians, it is impossible for you to get me upset. You are clearly delusional if you think I live in fear. It seems it is I who hit the nerve with you. If you are so brave and manly, why don’t you try walking around New York or Chicago late at night? When some crack head tries to rob you, you can always reason with him, with your skills I sure you escape unscathed.

Bad argument. Most foreigners who have never been here imagine America as a nation rife with crime. This is not true. It just reinforces their belief that American is a violent lawless place where everyone is running around shooting each other. I think it’s OK to use defense against criminals as an argument, but frame it properly.

Also, although you and I know being able to resist tyrrany is a key reason for an armed populace, to ordinary people it makes you sound like a raving lunatic. Most people I think are more persuaded by the self-defense angle. The RKBA issues are persuasive to many as well, but if you say “We should have the right to keep and bear arms so that we may defend life, liberty, and property” most people can wrap their heads around that. If you say “We have the right to keep and bear arms so that we can overthrow our government when it gets despotic” most people will think you’re a nutjob.

We have to be careful when presenting our side to non-gun folk. Be respectful, let them be the bozos, and remember that most people have never though much about this stuff, so ease into it slowly.

There seems to be a notion that gun grabbers cannot possibly be as stupid as they sound. Some theorize that they are actually pro-gunners in disguise. As if they are part of a conspiracy (coordinated or un-) to make the…

I’m going to say calling him a moron is an insult to morons the world over.