The anti-fact gun opinions

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The facts:
- The weapon used in the North Park Elementary School shooting in San Bernardino was a .357 magnum revolver.
- The targeted individual was a teacher.
- The assailant was her ex.
- The assailant was allowed into the school and permitted access to the classroom.

An example of an uniformed irrelevant opinion:
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/readersreact/la-ol-le-gun-control-san-bernardino-shooting-20170414-story.html

Gun control is not about eradicating the 2nd Amendment; it is about establishing guidelines for owning these weapons and outlawing those kinds that are good for only one thing: killing a lot of people.

The weapon was a typical handgun based on a 75 year old design. It's not a modern scary black rifle with a folding stock and bayonet. It did not have a high capacity magazine.


Clearly: the type of weapon used in this incident and any laws looking to ban it or similar weapons are going nowhere and are accomplishing a few entirely counterproductive effects:
1- Perpetuating the idea that Democrats want to "take your guns"
2- Alienate some fellow party members
3- Taking attention and resources away from measures that might actually reduce criminal access to guns
4- Discourage potential new Democrats interested in labor, wages and healthcare who respect an rkba
5- Give the Republicans a somewhat point to use in criticizing our party
6- Perpetuating the idea that "control" via the law is anything more than minimally viable

Learn it, embrace it: Control, beyond self-control, is a myth.