Monday’s Diane Rehm Show on NPR had a discussion on civility in politics. Former Virginia Representative, Republican Glenn Nye, had this to say about gun control.
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I think we should be cautious in how quickly we move in terms of policy discussions, like gun control, right now. The reason is because we understand it’s an emotional issue. It’s an emotional debate. If we’re going to have a thoughtful discussion on gun control, I’m all for it anytime. But I think it — I think that we shouldn’t rush right now.
Oh, come on. How can anybody rush into a discussion on gun control, when there’s nothing to be said that hasn’t already been hashed over a million times for decades? Honestly, to say in one breath that he’s “all for it anytime… but we shouldn’t rush right now,” does nothing but prove why Nye is an NRA-approved candidate.
The NRA operates on the same “slippery slope” premise as pro-abortion activists — the assumption that accepting any compromise is equivalent to taking another step closer to losing everything. The difference is, that the NRA insists that gun laws don’t work. If they honestly feel that gun crime won’t be reduced by restricting legal access to guns, then prove the point by letting semi-automatic, as well as automatic weapons, be banned — except for the police. But even there I have a concern, and here’s an example why.