When I discuss the foundation and appropriate reach of gun laws with advocates of greater control, I am often challenged by the question of what my solution would be to the rates of gun homicide and violence in the United States. The assumption of my interlocutor is that I support handing out weapons of all kinds up to nuclear devices to all and sundry, regardless of age, criminal history, substance use, or other factors relevant to the illegitimate use of force against others. This sounds like an exaggeration, but alas, it is a description of the category of straw men that are dressed up and labeled “Gun Rights Supporter’s Proposal” before being trotted out as a stand-in for my views.
So what’s your solution?
So what’s your solution?
So what’s your solution?
When I discuss the foundation and appropriate reach of gun laws with advocates of greater control, I am often challenged by the question of what my solution would be to the rates of gun homicide and violence in the United States. The assumption of my interlocutor is that I support handing out weapons of all kinds up to nuclear devices to all and sundry, regardless of age, criminal history, substance use, or other factors relevant to the illegitimate use of force against others. This sounds like an exaggeration, but alas, it is a description of the category of straw men that are dressed up and labeled “Gun Rights Supporter’s Proposal” before being trotted out as a stand-in for my views.