Effectively disarming the populace of the US would be a multi-generational effort. Compared to, say, the process of getting women the vote, which ended up happening nationally in 1920, I'd say the gun-control issue is somewhere in the early 1800's.
You'd think that the last few years: Aurora, Sandy Hook, Virginia Tech, etc. etc. would have been the "Seneca Falls" of the gun control movement, but honestly, until the repeal of the 2nd Amendment becomes the singular focus of gun control advocates, the issue is mired in hopelessness.
Really, what you'd hope is that the #BlackLivesMatter movement would recognize that, while racism is certainly a huge problem in the relationship between police and blacks, that the issue of gun control, the prevalence of guns, the likelihood of police officers needing to face armed suspects, or enter into situations where people stand a significant chance of being armed is at least as responsible for the way police officers treat black Americans.
Similarly to how it was as abolitionists that early suffragettes became active, I hope that the energy being generated in liberal, progressive circles around racial acceptance and equality can be harnessed and turned towards the cause of reducing gun violence.
Again, the only long-term effective solution is repeal of the 2nd. Everything else is a waste of time and energy.
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