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Nice post, Michael.

Doctor Cleveland — Sun, 11 Oct 2015 02:21:47 +0000

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Nice post, Michael.

I think the real trick is that while cigarettes were always cool, guns (or the kind of gun ownership we're talking about here) is always compensatory ... "cool" or "powerful" for people who feel uncool and powerless on some real level.

When cigarettes stopped getting you dates, that was the tipping point for cigarettes. But nobody buys an AR-15 to get a date. They buy AR-15s because they can't get dates.

It's tough to shame people out of a behavior that's already a response to underlying shame.

Um, okay. But you do realize

barefooted — Sun, 11 Oct 2015 00:24:12 +0000

In reply to Yeah, and then the government

Um, okay. But you do realize that no gun control stuff can take the gun you already have, right? And that if you're a good guy you could still get more? Still do all the cool shooting you do? Hey, dude, take your fingers outta your ears ... what's that you're humming?

Yeah, and then the government

barefooted — Sun, 11 Oct 2015 00:10:36 +0000

In reply to Screw you, man, this is just

Yeah, and then the government will use 'em to take control! And then ... what? Well, sure they already have nukes and stuff ... but they want my rifle! Huh? Hell YEAH our military kicks ass! But they want my gun 'cause then I can't fight back!

Michael, loved your article

Oxy Mora — Sat, 10 Oct 2015 20:35:09 +0000

In reply to Yes. And, that was another

Michael, loved your article and signature Maiello insight---"victimless legislation". For the sake of argument, given the investment of gun owners in their rights---doctors didn't rush to the microphone to protest their right to blow smoke into nurses' faces---I'm not sure whether gun control legislation will ever appear to be victimless.

Screw you, man, this is just

Oxy Mora — Sat, 10 Oct 2015 20:17:42 +0000

In reply to Really good, barefooted.

Screw you, man, this is just the slippery slope towards taking away our guns.

Really good, barefooted.

Oxy Mora — Sat, 10 Oct 2015 20:15:01 +0000

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Really good, barefooted.

a href="http://www.evolveusa

barefooted — Sat, 10 Oct 2015 19:51:52 +0000

In reply to A Gun Truth Movement for Gun Truthers

EvolveUsa is a grassroots group that is trying a middle-ground approach, with a focus on gun safety. Their hope is to raise awareness among gun owners without turning them off - with online videos like this funny one, and this one.

While their "aim" is to make owners more careful and less stupid, the group itself is organized, focused and capable enough to expand the message. I do like that the idea is to appeal to everyone who cares about less people dying ... not one particular side of a polarized debate.

Yes. And, that was another

Michael Maiello — Sat, 10 Oct 2015 19:44:54 +0000

In reply to Society also cast its

Yes. And, that was another battle fought primarily in the media. Ellen came out on her sitcom in the late 1990s. Will and Grace started up around the same time. Back then, the idea of same sex marriage was pretty far left. Now, it's mainstream.

CVille, I agree with your

Oxy Mora — Sat, 10 Oct 2015 18:12:39 +0000

In reply to Well, the reason that I used

CVille, I agree with your view of some of the causes. The motel---now there's a wild idea. Make a good movie plot.

I think Michael has introduced an important idea, and one has to ask himself, aren't ads a way to objectify our gun culture in a way that rolls back our sense of powerlessness to stop the idiocy of such things as open carry, wide open gun shows and the dubious right to own assault weapons.

Well, the reason that I used

CVille Dem — Sat, 10 Oct 2015 12:40:14 +0000

In reply to Hey, CVille. I like the

Well, the reason that I used those examples is because the common denominators of these mass shootings seem to be sexual frustration and loneliness in young white men. I even had a wild idea of having a "motel area" at gun shows, with lady volunteers, but I can't really see that happening.