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Topic	Those school shooting victims are going in on Republicans
Balrog0 02/20/18 12:27:55 PM #53:	Anteaterking posted... The Top Crusader posted... I mean now is a time you can probably get some support for stricter gun laws, but if you just scream how every NRA member or gun owner is a murderer you are going to turn a lot of people off quick. I feel like this is also a bad take. The people who would use the (survivor of a mass shooting)'s opinion on guns as a reason NOT to support stricter gun laws are negligible, just like the number of people who thought guns were fine after the attack until they heard from the victims is negligible. I don't agree with either of these takes actually You can already see what is happening if you listen to conservative commentators. They will push for some kind of mental health test or restriction, most likely. The politics of it is going to be to satisfice whatever is making their constituents mad now in the least politically damaging way possible. The way to do that is going to be to throw people with mental illnesses under the bus. --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. <cite>Balrog0 posted [p:896434866] in Those scho... [t:76338928]...</cite> <quote><cite>Anteaterking posted...</cite> <quote><cite>The Top Crusader posted...</cite> <quote> I mean now is a time you can probably get some support for stricter gun laws, but if you just scream how every NRA member or gun owner is a murderer you are going to turn a lot of people off quick.</quote> I feel like this is also a bad take. The people who would use the (survivor of a mass shooting)'s opinion on guns as a reason NOT to support stricter gun laws are negligible, just like the number of people who thought guns were fine after the attack until they heard from the victims is negligible.</quote> I don't agree with either of these takes actually You can already see what is happening if you listen to conservative commentators. They will push for some kind of mental health test or restriction, most likely. The politics of it is going to be to satisfice whatever is making their constituents mad now in the least politically damaging way possible. The way to do that is going to be to throw people with mental illnesses under the bus. --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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