I really want some help from you guys. I have tried just about every intelligent and rational argument I can think of with my anti-2A friends (yes, I can still be friends with folks who believe differently than I do), and my head is about ready to explode. And I admit I'm a dumbass for trying to reason with closed minded folks. But just maybe I can open some eyes and minds along the way.
Non-gun folks (in many cases) just don't have the life experience, or Constitutional concerns, to appreciate how far our rights have been eroded. And while I think we all have a common goal of reducing innocent victims of crime, and especially keeping guns out of the hands of folks who just shouldn't have them in the first place, we certainly have different ways to get there.
With all of the current emotional hysteria to ban bump stocks and AR type rifles, right now I'm trying to craft some different approaches that might relate to the hobbies that my friends enjoy that aren't firearm related. Here's what I've got so far, and I encourage everyone to help craft a longer, more complete and more convincing list. I deliberately omitted any reference to the 2A in the lists.
Trying to come up with parallel arguments against more gun control
Relating to cars:
How would you feel if engine size were limited to four cylinders?
How would you feel if you could only own certain brands or models? And it was illegal to buy, sell or trade banned models?
How would you feel if the vehicle’s speed were electronically limited to the posted speed limit? Okay now, no Lone Ranger jokes.
How would you feel about mandatory alcohol breathalyzers to start the car?
How would you feel about a mandatory electronic block against all cell phone communication by the driver?
How would you feel about a limit on the size of the fuel tank to only allow a range of 100 miles?
Relating to powerboats:
How would you feel if the maximum engine size were limited to just getting the boat up on a plane?
How would you feel if there were a mandatory life jacket requirement for ALL passengers to wear one if the boat is underway?
How would you feel about a limit on the size of your fuel tank?
How would you feel about a ban on certain boat types, like ski boats? Or jet skis?
Relating to the First Amendment?
How would you feel about not being able to speak your mind on religious matters?
How would you feel about restrictions on what you could post online?
How would you feel about censorship of everything that is published in the media, to only allow what the government approves?
Other hobbies?
Non-gun folks (in many cases) just don't have the life experience, or Constitutional concerns, to appreciate how far our rights have been eroded. And while I think we all have a common goal of reducing innocent victims of crime, and especially keeping guns out of the hands of folks who just shouldn't have them in the first place, we certainly have different ways to get there.
With all of the current emotional hysteria to ban bump stocks and AR type rifles, right now I'm trying to craft some different approaches that might relate to the hobbies that my friends enjoy that aren't firearm related. Here's what I've got so far, and I encourage everyone to help craft a longer, more complete and more convincing list. I deliberately omitted any reference to the 2A in the lists.
Trying to come up with parallel arguments against more gun control
Relating to cars:
How would you feel if engine size were limited to four cylinders?
How would you feel if you could only own certain brands or models? And it was illegal to buy, sell or trade banned models?
How would you feel if the vehicle’s speed were electronically limited to the posted speed limit? Okay now, no Lone Ranger jokes.
How would you feel about mandatory alcohol breathalyzers to start the car?
How would you feel about a mandatory electronic block against all cell phone communication by the driver?
How would you feel about a limit on the size of the fuel tank to only allow a range of 100 miles?
Relating to powerboats:
How would you feel if the maximum engine size were limited to just getting the boat up on a plane?
How would you feel if there were a mandatory life jacket requirement for ALL passengers to wear one if the boat is underway?
How would you feel about a limit on the size of your fuel tank?
How would you feel about a ban on certain boat types, like ski boats? Or jet skis?
Relating to the First Amendment?
How would you feel about not being able to speak your mind on religious matters?
How would you feel about restrictions on what you could post online?
How would you feel about censorship of everything that is published in the media, to only allow what the government approves?
Other hobbies?