Thread: Ultimate Test of Civility ~ 2nd Amendment

Feng Li...

The variance in topic is probably my fault as this is what I said in the first post:

Seems like "debatable" threads always get a share of gun ownership being mentioned when they have nothing to do with the original topic. Well, everyone can get it out of their system now. Let's do all of them. Guns, politics, and abortion. Let's see how long it stays civil.

In the meantime, has anyone changed their mind about gun ownership from when the thread first started?

Not even one?

Ah, right. 30 pages later, I must have forgotten about that... :-)

It's been my experience that single instances of discussion don't change people's minds about this; it's a very gradual process, which is why it's so important to keep having the discussion.

What I have seen convert people instantly is a trip to the range. I think so much of the anti-gun position is based on a fundamental misunderstanding (primarily the result of TV, movies, and other media), of what guns are and how they function. Actually being taught to fire a gun is the best means of corrective education, and also promotes the (regretfully, oft-neglected) safety aspect.

I'm sorry, you're misinformed. There has not yet been a successful conviction out of thousands of prisoners.

Hmm... any of them being prosecuted for anything yet?

Joe... can't remember your area of expertise as an attorney. Is it criminal law or accounting/real estate?

because they would never questioned that you had a right to own and use guns as an individual. Their lives depended on it every day.

Now we're talkin'... I like that part