> You don't trust "anti-gun people" so you therefore don't want to enact policies that you think will reduce gun violence?
You have it all wrong. I don't believe they will reduce gun violence.
I'm saying if anti-gun people were trustworthy I'd be willing to try some of these policies - then if they didn't work we could just stop them - no harm done.
> but I don't see how they hurt either.
And that's the problem: You are happy to infringe upon a fundamental right without clear evidence that it's a big win for society.
That mentality needs to be opposed at every step.
> To me, it seems like more guns, easier and cheaper availability of guns, more destructive guns, less strict and less comprehensive / universal background checks are all things that lead pretty clearly to more gun violence.
But the actual evidence for these is not at all conclusive.
You have it all wrong. I don't believe they will reduce gun violence.
I'm saying if anti-gun people were trustworthy I'd be willing to try some of these policies - then if they didn't work we could just stop them - no harm done.
> but I don't see how they hurt either.
And that's the problem: You are happy to infringe upon a fundamental right without clear evidence that it's a big win for society.
That mentality needs to be opposed at every step.
> To me, it seems like more guns, easier and cheaper availability of guns, more destructive guns, less strict and less comprehensive / universal background checks are all things that lead pretty clearly to more gun violence.
But the actual evidence for these is not at all conclusive.
What is conclusive is firearms are used for self defence all the time: https://fee.org/articles/defensive-gun-use-is-more-than-shoo...
Your anti-gun policies can just as easily ensure more women are raped and sexually assaulted.