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here ___---__---__ From the Ridge: Gun control ? a failure to communicate
There should be no compromise to a constitutional right!
I find it laughable to read this author thinking the NRA failure to listen to "reasonable" gun control measure. I have been under the opinion that the NRA is to soft. Granted they have done a lot for gun owners, not taking that away from them. To call for a middle ground?
Do we have a middle ground for freedom of speech, religion?
No Compromise.
Maybe I just need some more coffee this morning.
A fundraiser for the NRA called me the other day, apparently scouring his call list for year-end financial gifts. He invited me to hear some recorded words of wisdom from Wayne LaPierre, Executive Director of the NRA. LaPierre gave me his state of the arms race and explained how the international community was pressuring us to give up our guns.
The polite young man came back on and asked, Do you think Iran should be able to dictate our gun policy, which is rather like asking if Al Quida should head up our national security. What could I say to this leading question but no! Before he could launch into his canned pitch for a donation and membership, I countered that the real problem in the gun debate lies in the failure of either side to listen.
The NRA fails to listen to reasonable arguments that we do not need assault type weapons to hunt, let alone protect our homes. The NRA believes any reasonable compromise will cede territory to the enemy. Meanwhile, a series by the Washington Post details the horrific violence in Mexico and along our border that is being fueled (no, not caused) by gun dealers in the United States.
The anti-gun lobby fails to listen to reasonable arguments that protect our right to hunt and defend ourselves, believing we should ban or restrict all guns in the interest of public safety. That aint going to happen in this country. Although I do not hunt with a gun, my son does, and I hunt with a bow. I cannot imagine, nor would I tolerate those fundamental privileges taken away.
Between those two extremes lies a whole world of common ground. With gun control activists exploring anti-gun legislation and open-carry advocates testing the edge of the law, no one is exploring the middle ground. NRAs unwillingness to explore it and the gun control lobbys inability to see it makes us all less safe.
Finding arguments on either side of gun control is exceptionally easy. Weve heard them all. Finding consensus on a volatile issue is exceedingly difficult; yet it can be found with genuine effort. Are we up to the challenge?
There should be no compromise to a constitutional right!
I find it laughable to read this author thinking the NRA failure to listen to "reasonable" gun control measure. I have been under the opinion that the NRA is to soft. Granted they have done a lot for gun owners, not taking that away from them. To call for a middle ground?
Do we have a middle ground for freedom of speech, religion?
No Compromise.
Maybe I just need some more coffee this morning.