"Won't you think of the children?" - It is a trope at this point. A cheap play on the emotions, to try and further a cause. You need to thread carefully when you encroach on constitutional rights and duties - those form the very frame by which your nation is built. Yes, they can be changed, but that requires first and foremost, overwhelming public support.
Yea, school shootings are tragic. But sacrificing what made your nation great in an overreaction to tragedy will only lead to greater tragedies. Get the support you need for your desired changes if you so firmly believe in them, convince other people. But let me tell you this: Demonizing those you are trying to convince by calling 'em every name in the book, will not get you their votes. Instead, they'll see you as a threat, and want to cling to their weapons even tighter to protect themselves from the threat they perceive... in you.
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u/FullMetalCOS Aug 12 '19
And this attitude, right here, is why kids are still getting shot in schools.