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Disagree. The solution is to push for as much gun control as possible,

That’s essentially nothing.

…until eventually the dam breaks and the 2A dies.

And I think elephants should fart rainbows, but both of our proposals lack any consideration of how we make that happen.

In the long run, gun ownership in the US will resemble how it works in other Western countries, which is to say not much at all.

Eventually? There are roughly 400 million guns in this country…how many generations is “eventually”?

I’m not even disagreeing with you, but hoping doesn’t make it happen. How do we get there? What are the steps? Does your projected path take into account the systemic impediments?

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It’s the same story as every other form of cruelty or injustice in American history. People look abroad, realize that such a problem never existed or was solved elsewhere, and eventually will push for the same type of reform in the US.

It doesn’t matter how long it takes or how hard it is. It’s the same story as every other big accomplish of the past, whether it’s ending slavery or women’s voting rights. They took decades to happen, but they all eventually happened.

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Again, that’s all great, but how does it happen? What are the steps to take? Saying it will eventually happen seems even more dismissive than saying it can’t happen given current conditions.

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When half the country is literally fascist, sure you can admit it isn’t going to happen anytime soon. But that is a temporary phenomenon. Eventually, all of them will die. At some point, the US will be a country run by normal people. You’re going to have large-scale agreement for major reforms.

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