It looks like we have got a lot of new members, so I'll explain what I've been doing. I've been working with Spike Talon who hosts the Conservative Atheist group. I call it agree to disagree with respect, to see if there is common ground between us and the ammosexuals, trying to find a compromise both sides can live with. The guy is pretty cool and we have had some interesting conversations and found common ground on quite a few things. Gun control ain't one of them, there is no common ground. What I have found out is a better understanding of why they feel the way they do. It is going to come down to one thing, the side with the most votes wins. plain and simple

I remember how people scoffed when Trump said he would round up 11 million "illegal" immigrants and deport them, saying there is no way he could find them all - and they opposed him for it (self, included). If rounding up 11 million people presents an impossible task, imagine trying to ban (which ultimately means confiscation) of somewhere between 200 and 600 million firearms. Imagine the opposition.

Human behavior is largely situational. We can behave based on emotion or rationality, and it can be negatively or positively. For example, this is what allows us to kill in defense (under personal attack) or offensively (as in war or police activity). If you think about it you will see that this explains what allows us to be the decision maker. Each of us is personally responsible. This is a helpful link that explains Situationalism:
[en.wikipedia.org]

Thoughts and prayers are both to see. It's almost like they are non existent.

The fallacy the NRA uses is that there are good guys with guns and bad guys with guns. The truth is not that black and white. The truth is we all have some good and bad tendencies. When the good guy with a gun gets ticked off he just might use the gun.

I was asked to be the local coordinator for Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America. Reluctantly, I turned it down. Our opponents are armed and angry. I felt afraid of being shot by an angry gun zealot.

Washington State has open carry. At Fred Meyer grocery store (owned by Kroger), I abandon my cart when a yahoo with a gun walks in. Why does he need a gun to buy groceries?

Here's my trail report, "Terror on Tibbets Mountains." It begins with "Five gunshots." February 27, 2018

[wta.org]

I joined "March for Our Lives and Gun Control." A fast walker, I returned to the starting point before most people. Hundreds of people marched. Motorists gave us thumbs-up, support, thanks and enthusiastic waves. It was heartening.

I hope November elections change this