It doesn't strike me as much a knee-jerk reaction as much as a reaction from people who see little other recourse.
It became obvious that nothing rational will be done at a governmental level if Sandy Hook failed to mobilise things. The NRA has spokespeople who voice repellent and dissembling opinions with little thought to the survivors of these appalling tragedies whilst dogmatically (and effectively) blocking any motion to restrict access of any form. A lot of people find that to be the core issue, not necessarily the production of the firearms themselves.
Corporate interest determines so much of public policy so people are looking at different avenues to register their views.
We could/should all look deeper into who makes what and see where we really lie on the ethical compass, but that shouldn't form the basis of a pointless ad hominem argument on this subject.
March 2, 2018, 1:06 p.m. - stinky_dan
It doesn't strike me as much a knee-jerk reaction as much as a reaction from people who see little other recourse. It became obvious that nothing rational will be done at a governmental level if Sandy Hook failed to mobilise things. The NRA has spokespeople who voice repellent and dissembling opinions with little thought to the survivors of these appalling tragedies whilst dogmatically (and effectively) blocking any motion to restrict access of any form. A lot of people find that to be the core issue, not necessarily the production of the firearms themselves. Corporate interest determines so much of public policy so people are looking at different avenues to register their views. We could/should all look deeper into who makes what and see where we really lie on the ethical compass, but that shouldn't form the basis of a pointless ad hominem argument on this subject.