Xpost: Austrailian gun control...

[gejohnston]

28. because you wanted it or you were manipulated to wanting it

Were those gun owners supporting NFA speaking for themselves, or were they simply actors?
My understanding is that gun owners were simply shut out of the debate. Ever read the book Manufactured Consent? IIRC, it was written by Nome Chomsky.

I'm sorry, police officials in Tasmania should have lost their jobs. Poor response time to mass murder is not acceptable.

There is a logical fallacy US gun control activists use often, post hoc ergo propter hoc along with appeal to emotion. True, there hasn't been a mass shooting since then. Using that logic, the fact that our murder and violent crime rate has been dropping over the past 20+ years means that the states liberalizing concealed carry permitting and increased gun sales is sound public safety policy.

As for where on the left/right scale these politicians fall, doesn't have anything to do with guns. It is about culture war and authoritarianism. In the US, it is less of a left/right issue as it is a cultural issue. One of our most right wing presidents, Richard Nixon, wanted to ban handguns. Argue all you want against or liberal gun laws, but violent crime has been dropping.

And your comment about me somehow devaluing mass killings because guns weren't involved is simply disgusting.

Nothing personal, but when American gun control activists say something like "gun suicide dropped" while ignoring the fact that suicide rate did not, that is the first thought that comes to mind.