Apparently we need to talk about guns. While murder rates are declining, clearly we'd all prefer this to happen faster. So, guns. This diary has only two purposes: to examine the premise that it's impossible to talk about guns here, and also the premise that pro-gun people never offer solutions and are completely closed-minded when it comes to reasonable regulation of firearms.
Since July 30, there have been a number of diaries regarding guns. If they weren't tagged accordingly, I probably missed them.
Arguably, we're already talking about guns. What fraction of the talking about guns is saying that we need to talk about guns more? Hey, this is Daily Kos. The meta is below the noodle.
To summarize in the fewest words possible, gun diaries in the last weekorso:
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JayFromPA is criticizing a proposed gun law
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David Nir is, as the title suggests, merely mentioning a poll result.
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Diane Gee supports the second amendment with a personal narrative, and also suggests ideas for reasonable gun control.
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kwik complains about the influence of the NRA and other right wing power brokers.
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Scribejohn promotes a book.
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Sky Net quotes the former Australian prime minister about gun control in Australia.
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Old Gray Dog opposes a new law favoring concealed weapons licensees in Tennessee.
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indycam shows videos of guns being fired.
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Maianewley proposes banning all guns. And says we need "a real, grown up discussion about gun ownership in this country."
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jjstraka proposes a ban on assault rifles (presumably he means "assault weapons" as defined under the 1998 law,) but doesn't specify how the new law would work.
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cosmic debris... demands a plan to end gun violence. No suggestions are made.
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xaxnar rants against guns and decries mass killings. No specific suggestions.
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Karma for All calls gun control opponents nuts. No specific suggestions.
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ThatPoshGirl says the government should monitor violence-prone extremists and prevent people who talk about violence from owning guns.
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Meteor Blades describes gun control proposals from Congress.
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Daniel Case tries to blame the Aurora deaths (or some of them) on insufficiently rigorous concealed carry laws.
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Karen Hedwig Backman doesn't actually say much about guns.
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theatre goon discusses the possibility of banning or regulating high capacity magazines.
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Cuentame talks about the smuggling of guns into Mexico. Suggests tracking purchases of "assault rifles." (one diary, one comment).
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Chrislove writes about a nutcase running for Congress in MS. Not really about guns.
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By JPax. News diary, not really about gun control.
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Addikell suggests banning guns and shunning NRA members and everyone else who opposes gun control.
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xxdr zombiexx: News diary, not really about guns.
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jusjtim35: About the tea party, not really about guns.
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Captain Janeway defends civilian ownership of a particular model of "assault weapon."
So, you have:
2 RKBAer types*, opposing gun control proposals
1 RKBA type discussing gun control without taking a specific position
1 RKBA type supporting making it harder to buy guns
2 non-RKBA types supporting making it harder to buy guns
2 non-RKBA types supporting comprehensive gun bans
2 non-RKBA types opposing concealed carry
1 non-RKBA type supporting reinstating the AWB
...and 5 non-RKBA types talking about how it's impossible to talk about guns.
*No, I don't care whether or not you're officially a member of the group.
I'm not even going to try to categorize Meteor Blades, so that's a week of gun diaries on Daily Kos.