On average, Democrats (that’s my team*) use guns for shooting the innocent. We call that crime.



On average, Republicans use guns for sporting purposes and self-defense.



If you don’t believe me, you can check the statistics on the Internet that don’t exist. At least I couldn’t find any that looked credible.



But we do know that race and poverty are correlated. And we know that poverty and crime are correlated. And we know that race and political affiliation are correlated. Therefore, my team (Clinton) is more likely to use guns to shoot innocent people, whereas the other team (Trump) is more likely to use guns for sporting and defense.



That’s a gross generalization. Obviously. Your town might be totally different.



So it seems to me that gun control can’t be solved because Democrats are using guns to kill each other – and want it to stop – whereas Republicans are using guns to defend against Democrats. Psychologically, those are different risk profiles. And you can’t reconcile those interests, except on the margins. For example, both sides might agree that rocket launchers are a step too far. But Democrats are unlikely to talk Republicans out of gun ownership because it comes off as “Put down your gun so I can shoot you.”

It does indeed, and not only to Republicans. What gun control advocates don't understand is that they are advocating a very violent civil war that will lead to the end of the Union. Millions of Americans all across the country will absolutely shoot anyone who attempts to disarm them, and moreover,We all know that the government has its lists. Do you really think that gun owners don't too? The only reason they're not shooting gun control advocates now is because they don't believe it to be necessary in order to keep their guns.Do you really want to convince them otherwise?

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