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Originally Posted by nfotiu
I'll just ignore your insults and assume that you resort to them since you don't have anything intelligent to say.
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That isn't an insult. That is actually, part and parcel, what gun advocates say, every time. "Oh, we shouldn't politicize this" or "we shouldn't talk about it now". They say this because they know that their greatest ally is inertia. If they can prevent a movement from gaining steam, they can maintain a status quo that favours them.
So even if accidental, you are still arguing the pro-gun, easy access argument that the NRA itself has made its mantra.
It is also a horribly incorrect argument. Tragedies routinely become rallying calls for change. Lac Megantic forced government and the railways to look at safety. Mine disasters force safety changes. The 2013 flood forced this province to create, alter and improve disaster planning.
The reason these become rallying points is because our society only really functions if we learn from our past mistakes to mitigate or prevent repeats. So what the hell makes gun control and the easy reliance on gun violence in the US a sacred cow that shall not be discussed?