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Dennis Prager does a great job in showing how both sides start from the same premise… both grieve and sympathize. After that however… we [the is the political left and right] ask different questions and come to separate conclusions.
In anticipating one response which I have heard quite a bit, the challenge of suicide will be brought into the conversation. Mind you, base shootings and suicides were not an issue in 1993 when Bill Clinton for some mysterious reason based this bill making bases strict “gun-free” zones. But the actual claim of guns and suicide are not understood well, below, Larry Elder quickly sorts it out for a caller:
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While talking to a fine young man who currently serves in the military and is worried about guns and suicide… Larry brings some common sense stats into the equation. What he did is show that no matter what you do, if someone is going to commit suicide — men specifically… women attempt suicide but fail at a much higher rate — they will accomplish it some how. HOWEVER, restricting an enumerated right (the 2nd Amendment) is worse than suicide at the same rate. Freedom over fear tactics in other words.