Reply #52: I suggest first, bringing the more moderate factions of the

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gun rights movement together to discuss, even fund unbiased research into possible interventions. That will require moving from "no way no how" when the issue of guns ownership is brought up, to suggesting there may be ways to make them (and their owners) safer while respecting rights to own guns.

Sadly, whenever a post like this that details an unfortunate event at the hands of a very NON-responsible gun owner, the instinct of most who post in this forum is to close ranks, become defensive, and accuse all who question what might have been done to prevent such a tragedy of wanting to take their guns and rights away. It is as though instinct has blocked any ability to even acknowledge the tragedy--even for a moment--for some, before reacting so negatively towards others. That is a very negative trend imo.