r3volution 3.0
01-19-2019, 11:14 PM
The popular narrative among pro-gun people is that the government wants to take your guns so that they can force you to do things (i.e. things which you might otherwise use your guns to forcefully resist doing). That's nonsense. Virtually all gun owners in this country will obey any law that the government enacts; there is no risk of any armed resistance. Indeed, for the most part, gun owners positively support the egregious actions of this government.
So, why is it that government is always pushing gun control? There are millions of people who are struck with terror whenever a shooting occurs and, because they're imbeciles, demand that government "do something" to protect them. These people vote, and elected officials like to get reelected. It's really that simple and un-Machiavellian.
This is not to say that the constant push for increased restrictions on the private ownership of firearms isn't a problem, but it isn't the sort of problem that you may have thought it was. There's no impending, righteous uprising by the gun owners of America, in objection to the policies of this government, which the government is desperately trying to prevent; American gun owners are not going to be rising from the couch. There's just a culture war between those who appreciate the value of firearms for self-defense and those who are afraid of loud noises. And this, like all similar divisions, is readily exploited for the purposes of political propaganda.
So, why is it that government is always pushing gun control? There are millions of people who are struck with terror whenever a shooting occurs and, because they're imbeciles, demand that government "do something" to protect them. These people vote, and elected officials like to get reelected. It's really that simple and un-Machiavellian.
This is not to say that the constant push for increased restrictions on the private ownership of firearms isn't a problem, but it isn't the sort of problem that you may have thought it was. There's no impending, righteous uprising by the gun owners of America, in objection to the policies of this government, which the government is desperately trying to prevent; American gun owners are not going to be rising from the couch. There's just a culture war between those who appreciate the value of firearms for self-defense and those who are afraid of loud noises. And this, like all similar divisions, is readily exploited for the purposes of political propaganda.