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
Loving their guns and wanting better gun control laws aren't two opposite things you know. They can easily go hand in hand. See Canada to the north. Lots of guns, and better gun control laws.
I've made an argument in favor of pretty much the most basic form of gun control, having a license that proves you know how to operate a firearm (kinda like you need a drivers license to prove you know how to drive a car). Even that gets push back. Whoever that mythical person is who is both loving guns and wanting better gun control laws, they're a minority of a minority.
I'm here to prove your point.
You really want a historically racist government with a history already of using concealed carry permits and pistol purchase permits to disproportionately deny black people and other POC their right to protect themselves to have the power to do it more, and right when we elect the guy everyone calls "Hitler 2: This time it's personal?" The similar laws that already exist are already abused and not in a way you'd agree with (mostly, there are some states who use those same impediments to just deny everyone their rights instead of targeting POC, except for the rich of course because they're better than us peons and deserve to protect themselves, if you die you just add to the stats, they don't care, but if a CEO dies they'll have to find a replacement, and that could effect donations! But uhh...is that "good?")
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We all know that won't be the end of gun control if we had free training for new gun owners to get licensed. I took Hunter safety before I could hunt as a minor, it was immensely helpful to have such good fundamentals.
Also, should we make people get licensed to vote? Or to be able to say what they want? To practice their religion? How about a "EZ pass" license to avoid random searches in your home? We already normalized it in airports... why not your home to? Don't worry, it's for the greater good.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/26/politics/cnn-poll-gun-laws/index.html
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/06/06/1103252636/many-gun-owners-are-hesitant-to-express-support-for-stricter-gun-control-measure
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/23141651/gun-control-american-approval-polling
It's not some mythical person that wants it.