Gun Control & RKBA

" the response of the gun lobby is to... increase penalties for gun crimes, despite the fact that every, single gun used illegally or inappropriately first entered the market through a legal sale. "

Above statement per drunk drivers.
"the response of Mothers Against Drunk Drivers is to increase penalties for drunk driving, despite the fact that every, single drink taken by a DUI first entered the market through a legal sale."

It seems like MADD has had a substantial impact on reducing drunk diving deaths, albeit with a significant reduction in the protections offered by the Bill of Rights. This writer not only missed the real life example boat, but missed the dock and seaport to boot. Exactly like current repubs that think trickle down is a viable economic model despite a 35 year record of abject failure.

Finally, " the response of the gun lobby is to 'fix' the mental-health system, a non-sequitur if I ever heard one,".
Puts the writers at odds with a significant number of gun control advocates per suicide by guns and crazed folks shooting up citizens and also ignores the dismal status of the USA's mental health support systems. This hits on the "okay to get killed by anything, but a gun" tunnel vision that invalidates their moral high ground to many of us.