Time to break free of traditional political ideological labeling and divisions. Time to abandon old, divisive sociopolitical labels like "liberal" and "conservative".
A new political party based on a vastly, commonly held virtures lends itself to embrace over 66% of Americans, and it clearly embraces progressive principled thinking. In the most ideal American sense of unity, a political party should not be able to be defined or placed as "to the left" or "to the right" of where the Democratic or Republican parties currently are. Just let it exist organically based on present-day principled thinking. The American Progressive Majority.
Originally Posted By u/Atlanticbboy At 2025-03-23 04:38:18 AM | Source
90% of the US don't want more gun control laws. As a percentage that would be saying that every state in the US except Texas wants more gun laws ... it's not right.
I consider myself liberal, but would never support taking away someone's rights. Own all the guns and even a fucking tank if you want ... but you will go to jail if you harm someone with them.
We were given the right to have firearms for the exact situation that is happening now.
I think most people, including "moderate" Republicans, have polled in favor of regulations that make it easier to catch criminals and prevent people convicted of violent crimes from buying guns.
The firearms lobbyists have prevented this, and politicians conflate normal regulations with the "Obama is coming to take your guns" threat for easy political support.
If we could get people to believe reasonable regulations are possible and not get distracted by the fear mongering we would actually have better laws.
But as it stands, conservatives believe the Republicans and Trump are protecting them from liberals stealing their guns. And this is despite Trump saying ‘Take the guns first, go through due process second’
Le-sigh
Democrats do make this rather easy with bullshit like 'assault weapon' bans
Exactly. Check out what Democrats are pushing through in Colorado right now for an example. Even many registered Democrats in the state aren't in favor of it.
"Hell yes we're going to take your AR-15"
-- Beto O'Rourke
Nah. My state has no gun regulations once purchased. There is a background check to look for felonies, but then that is it. No license, no concealed carry permit.
If you don't want someone to carry a firearm in my area then you put up a metal detector, because a sign can't stop people from carrying. It is really kind of "Wild West".
Passing a background check before you can purchase a gun is gun control. It is possibly the least gun control you can have and still have any, but it is gun control.
And nearly everyone is in favor of preventing convicted violent criminals from having guns for at least some sort of period of time.
Libertarians need not reply to this comment. Go enjoy your fantasy somewhere else.
A criminal that has served their time is supposedly rehabilitated and should reenter society as a full citizen with all the rights afforded to them. Not as a 2nd class citizen. That's bullshit.
I get that the justice system is broken and prison doesn't rehabilitate people. That's a problem with the justice system, not former criminals.
Yes, this is my opinion as well. If they served their time then all restrictions should be removed. If they think they may commit more crimes then probation should have been added to the sentence.
I said for at least some period of time. That's part of most parole conditions. Seems pretty fair to me.
The fact that we have an opposite quote for everything that comes out of the Orange's mouth is pretty hilarious to me.
The whole gun control should be formulated as „sane regulation of gun ownership and sales“. Focusing on illegal guns instead of law abiding gun owners might be a good choice as well. Assault weapons ban and similar are ineffective window dressing policies.
Yes, exactly! Now is not the time to be pushing gun control laws. Now is the time to remind people what the Second Ammendment was meant for.
If ICE comes to your door and you are a legal citizen then you just tell them they are trespassing and need to leave. If they won't leave then they have magically been converted to armed criminals on your property.
“Gun control” comes in many forms: the tracking another user mentioned; requiring continuing education or training courses every so often; ensuring that people with histories of violent or suicidal behavior and/or people who have been identified by a certain number of community members as poor candidates for gun ownership (no idea if this is a popular notion, but I would not have wanted 4/5 of the people I knew who later committed violent crimes with guns to have been allowed to own them, and mutual acquaintances have agreed with me that they were not stable/safe people, and it’s always seemed like a good idea, as long as there are safeguards in place to prevent bullying and other abuse) aren’t allowed to own guns; and in some parts of the country, requiring a gun license for using long guns are all forms of gun control. It’s not hard to imagine that 90% of Americans support one of those at least.
So after the suicidal maniac goes on a killing spree at the local elementary school and wipes out a chunk of the next generation, then you send them to jail (and take their guns away? You didn't clarify that part)
Guns are a hobby. They should be a privilege you earn, and one you have to work to keep (don't get in trouble with the law, keep your registration up to date, etc).
The solution to our current situation isn't to go out and kill people, it's to fight legal battles and go out and vote when the time comes. A civil war doesn't guarantee we'll end up with the country you want even if the MAGA army is crushed. It's going to cause immense death and destruction, and it will open us up to attack from our adversaries. It will almost certainly ruin your life, mine, and everyone you know and love.
But even IF a real civil war is inevitable, getting guns and fighting won't be a challenge. Trump has very few allies in the rest of the world, but democracy does. NATO would not just sit and watch while a nuclear power goes through such a destabilizing event, especially when Trump's ties to Putin are so well known.
Your statement is false. Guns are NOT a privilege in the US. They are a constitutional right. Full stop. I didn't even read the rest of your post
lmao, I think you should go make an appointment with an ophthalmologist before you try to finish reading my post.