As hopeless as it seems for there to be agreement about gun control in America, I think there are some RIGHTS and some WRONGS which are are embedded here.
1) It is RIGHT that we can bear arms, but that RIGHT is clarified and applied to our lives by the RIGHT of majority rule. The vast majority is satisfied with government prohibition of private possession of chemical weapons, some high explosives, missiles etc. By that same logic, it is RIGHT for the majority to decide about the further limitations on weapons. Congress has the obligation to vote on weapons limit legislation according to the will of the majority of their constituents.
2) It is WRONG for Congressional voting to be decided as a result of bribery or any other form of personal pressure by lobbyists; or on the basis of publicity campaigns which falsely claim to represent the majority of citizens.
3) Numerous and continual incidents of gun violence have focused our nation's attention on taking some actions. There has been an undeniable shift in the majority view toward actions like those proposed by the President. As high as an 85% of citizens now endorse those actions.
I think that what is RIGHT and what is WRONG should determine how we act.
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