Because gun control is such an emotionally charged topic for some people, discussions about the subject can easily get incredibly heated. Relationships can get ruined, and hostility can linger for days, months, years to come.
Unless you’re someone who just enjoys aggravating people in general, these kinds of discussions, even when necessary, are rarely fun.
Now, we can have a discussion about why people get their hackles up over this issue, and, sure, it’s pretty clear to you and me that much (probably most) of the problem is that anti-2A people respond emotionally based on bad data that’s been fed to them in order to get them emotional and upset over the issue.
That’s how anti-2A “leaders” do things: give incomplete (or completely false) information, slanted in a way to get people to react emotionally and not rationally.
People should feel insulted by the way that anti-2A leaders look down on them in this way.
Occasionally, though (and it is admittedly pretty rare), you may have a discussion on the topic of guns and gun control that remains calm, that remains civil, that allows for real conversation.
Those are a welcome change of pace when they happen, and Turning Point USA caught exactly this kind of conversation on video with Charlie Kirk (hat tip to here for the lead). You can watch it below.
They discussed criminals getting access to guns, red flag laws, gun registrations, the wording of the Second Amendment. They covered most of the issues that anti-2A people bring up in gun debates. Only this guy is civil about it.
I will add that, while I think that it is important for every gun owner and future gun owner to get quality training, I do not think that government mandating that training is a good idea. Government efficiency is an oxymoron, after all.
Getting back on topic, though, if you’re going to have a conversation with someone, a calm one like this is the most productive for everyone.
Rational arguments can be made. People can listen and consider the information given. It allows everyone the possibility of benefiting from the interaction without the common “freak outs” that happen all too often with this subject.
Good for these two guys for keeping it civil.
