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<blockquote data-quote="HoLeChit" data-source="post: 4114196" data-attributes="member: 35036"><p>[USER=24452]@retrieverman[/USER] [USER=43617]@golddigger14s[/USER] </p><p></p><p></p><p>ARTICLE TEXT</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I like clarity. And I see a frustrating lack of it in our nationwide conversation about guns. Americans have been debating gun issues for decades, and we still have the same persistent miscommunication about what guns are and how they work — a topic experts call “ballistics.”</p><p>Pro-gun activists love to chide their opponents for not knowing enough about ballistics, asserting that no one can write smart public policy on guns if they can’t articulate the details of how specific guns work. They’re right. We don’t expect people who know little about the subject matter to make policy on women’s health, traffic safety, or international trade, for instance. So why should we lower the standard for firearms?</p><p>On the other hand, among gun-control proponents, there seems to be a hesitation to learn about guns at all. Many find the subject itself to be morally reprehensible. Some worry that allowing people to get too close to guns will make them more attractive, romanticizing them and contributing to a gun culture that already seems pervasive.</p><p>All of this muddies the waters and leads too many people to believe that there’s no good way to restrict guns. Should we ban assault rifles? But what exactly is an assault rifle? Is it any gun that looks like a military weapon? Should we ban handguns? What if you can attach a stock to that gun so it looks more like a rifle?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HoLeChit, post: 4114196, member: 35036"] [USER=24452]@retrieverman[/USER] [USER=43617]@golddigger14s[/USER] ARTICLE TEXT I like clarity. And I see a frustrating lack of it in our nationwide conversation about guns. Americans have been debating gun issues for decades, and we still have the same persistent miscommunication about what guns are and how they work — a topic experts call “ballistics.” Pro-gun activists love to chide their opponents for not knowing enough about ballistics, asserting that no one can write smart public policy on guns if they can’t articulate the details of how specific guns work. They’re right. We don’t expect people who know little about the subject matter to make policy on women’s health, traffic safety, or international trade, for instance. So why should we lower the standard for firearms? On the other hand, among gun-control proponents, there seems to be a hesitation to learn about guns at all. Many find the subject itself to be morally reprehensible. Some worry that allowing people to get too close to guns will make them more attractive, romanticizing them and contributing to a gun culture that already seems pervasive. All of this muddies the waters and leads too many people to believe that there’s no good way to restrict guns. Should we ban assault rifles? But what exactly is an assault rifle? Is it any gun that looks like a military weapon? Should we ban handguns? What if you can attach a stock to that gun so it looks more like a rifle? [/QUOTE]
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