It seems to me that gun control can’t be solved because Democrats are using guns to kill each other – and want it to stop – whereas Republicans are using guns to defend against Democrats. Psychologically, those are different risk profiles. And you can’t reconcile those interests, except on the margins. For example, both sides might agree that rocket launchers are a step too far. But Democrats are unlikely to talk Republicans out of gun ownership because it comes off as “Put down your gun so I can shoot you.”If only we could disarm the Democrats, much gun crime would disappear.
Sunday, June 26, 2016
Your Sunday Snark
Dilbert creator Scott Adams blogs about gun control, one imagines with tongue firmly in cheek: