Not gun control... Gun safety.

[hurl]

My red state is steeped in gun culture. In fact, the GOP in my county got some national attention by raffling off an AR-15 at a Republican fundraiser - after the Florida massacre.

I attended my local county Democratic party meeting last night. The Chair made a request that our candidates replace "gun control" with "gun safety" in their statements. I think it's a good idea. About time we stop letting the right always frame the conversation.

[greyl]

1. Nah, no retreat necessary.

Guns are out of control in this country. Gun safety is best used for limited use about how to handle, store, and operate gun weapons.

Edit: in red areas like you describe, maybe remind them of how scared they might be of foreign terrorists getting auto, semi-auto, or any large magazine weapons. Gun safety and terrorists don't mix well.

[Fred Sanders]

3. No retreat...deep red states? like the OP's, are not the best examples to lead the charge. Must be a

real fright to NRA puppet Republicans/

[greyl]

4. Yes, but please see my edit. nt

[DLevine]

2. I prefer gun control. nt

[TheSmarterDog]

5. Changing the language is letting the GOP frame the conversation.

Banning assault weapons, making it harder to get gun & reducing the number of guns in circulation - everything associated with actual gun control - ***IS*** gun safety!!

[leftstreet]

6. +1

[hurl]

7. But the GOP originally framed the argument - at least here in the red boonies

Government control has been turned into a bad phrase around here for decades, from Reagan's "Government IS the problem" onward. The GOP already framed it. I don't see how changing that lets them do it again. To pick up your point, we frame control = safety (I would argue = freedom to go to public events without fear of being killed), whereas for GOP control = government overreach.