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NY: Civil conversations about guns are possible and a relief
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Last month in this space I posed questions about the appeal of guns in an America that has long been grappling with violence. The response from readers and neighbors was enlightening and heartening.
Some reactions were initially angry, as we live in a time when we expect to be shouted down or ignored if we disagree. There’s also a reflexive distrust of media. As a journalist of 30 years, I can say that media is a business full of fallible humans of varying perspectives and intentions working under the pressures of “get it done yesterday” deadlines, limited manpower, and bottom line economics. Sensationalism surely sells. |
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PHORTO
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No they aren't, and no they aren't.
There can be no "civil conversation" with people who seek to incrementally "common sense" our rights out of existence.
It sounds harsh, but I keep telling anyone who will listen - since they are de facto enemies of our liberty, they are de facto OUR enemies as well.
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