stanc Wrote:Feelings are a big part of reality. Feelings are the main reason why mass shootings are an issue.
If you think body count is not important, then you haven't been paying attention.
I'm not disagreeing with you. It is the amount of focus and propaganda given to this problem compared to other real threats that are glossed over with little attention, since it doesn't serve a political agenda. This is an interesting statement from you about feelings, "since my wife has told me numerous times this is a flaw in my character of understanding". Yet she has admitted, "in the end" I was right when all was said and done. I'm still confused by this none the less! Feelings are feelings and reality is reality!
stanc Wrote:Body count is why 50 people killed in one shooting makes headline news, while one person killed in each of 50 separate shootings receives little attention.I agree again, since solving real problems takes a back seat to political gain by the left. This is why I have kept pounding the drum of perspective vs reality.
stanc Wrote:They do, however, want to ban semi-autos, and this "It would be worse without bump stocks" argument only helps their cause.
If we only sing on their stage, I would agree 100%. We need to focus the dialog on reality, not hyperbole statements turned into false realities. We keep reacting instead of being pro active. Why do you think I mentioned the attack on the 1stA. The left knows it can only win if we play by their rules and they control the stage. We need to pull the blinds away from their distortions and lies. We have already lost if we keep playing tit for tat as Trump and the NRA just did. Slowed the process down, "perhaps" but it does nothing in the long run for finding a cure.
stanc Wrote:Since you've been citing LR55 so much, I'll refer you to what he said in his last post:
You may have a point! When I have encountered a problem, I always directed my focus on reality, not emotion. Perhaps I'm asking too much of others, since I seem to be failing on a gun forum lol. Knowing how to React from a pure emotional state is beyond my neanderthal mind set.