re: #228 HappyWarrior

Which is the problem with shaming D.C, Chicago, and NYC for their gun laws because it ignores that in the case of Indiana and Virginia, those two are literally a short drive from D.C. and Chicago. I don’t know what the ultimate solution it but I don’t feel we can do nothing either. I know a lot of gun owners are uncomfortable with it but it bothers me moer that we let the NRA push around on this debate. I’m willing to make some compromises on the issue but I will always favor strict background checks and things like that.

The solution is Federal regulations that are applicable in every locale. That goes back to the automobile paper I posted above. It will take many years to move the narrative from “guns everywhere” to “highly regulated,” just as it did to move the narrative from “autos everywhere” to “highly regulated.”

This is an issue that will take decades to move the needle, but until we start working on a Federal solution, just as cases went to the Supreme Court over cars, we will get nowhere. As long as states are left with the ability to set minimum standards rather than the Federal Government, we will be left with the Iron Highway from Virginia to New York, or from Indiana to Chicago.