Shorter version of this piece from the Brady Campaign’s former lawyer: We know we just got our asses handed to us but, c’mon, this could be a springboard for reasonable gun laws we can all agree on, you crazy-ass gun nuts.
I mean, seriously, how else would you take this: in a spirit of conciliation and compromise rather than extremism.
Meanwhile, the Violence Policy Center says that they win because anti-gun briefs were more diverse and pro gun briefs were all written by the gun lobby. Only trouble is they’re either lying or can’t do math.
Only trouble is they’re either lying or can’t do math.
Or both!
A reasonable gun law is: Violent criminals, loonies, and unsupervised children can’t have them. That’s my compromise. How far are they willing to come to meet me?
I always thought that the 2nd Amendment was a reasonable law. The people are sovereign individuals and can possess whatever the heck they want to possess.
“Only trouble is they’re either lying or can’t do math.”
Or both.
My compromise is that I will willingly agree to disarming the police and see how that works as a test to stop the violence.
My bet is a lot fewer innocent people will be shot.