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I think you'll find that talking to those who are "overly emotional" about things such as this goes much more smoothly if you start by listening to what they've got to say.

I agree absolutely. The only problem about this is you have so many groups on the other side such as Everytown for Gun Safety that put out blatant BS and then you have the media pick up that BS and report it as absolute fact.

ETA: Everytown put out the statistic that there have been 18 school shootings so far this year. That statistic apparently includes every shooting within a 5 min radius of any school.

When you call bullshite, more times than not the person you're debating loses their collective mind.

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Posted by bluemoons

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Posted on 2/15/18 at 3:47 pm to bbvdd

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I agree absolutely. The only problem about this is you have so many groups on the other side such as Everytown for Gun Safety that put out blatant BS and then you have the media pick up that BS and report it as absolute fact.

Agreed. My only point was just that. The immediate defensive positions taken by every special interest group affected by these tragedies makes it very difficult to obtain any progress at all. I think the first thing to do is to figure out how to bridge those gaps such that some type of discussion can be had. As basic as it sounds, I think the best way to go about doing that is just to start really listening to each other.

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Posted by reds on reds on reds

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Posted on 2/15/18 at 6:42 pm to bbvdd

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ETA: Everytown put out the statistic that there have been 18 school shootings so far this year. That statistic apparently includes every shooting within a 5 min radius of any school.

Link? I’m trying to find the 5 minute radius but I can’t.

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