Abortions and Guns

I've said it before, but it bears repeating every now and again, until we get it right, that Anti-Gunners and Anti-Abortionists are two sides of the same coin.

There is no doubt that they are almost always on opposite sides of the two issues, and there is no dobut whatever that each side seeks to completely outlaw the other.

As a result the two issues are perennial dividers of huge groups of people whose time would be better spent on different issues.

Here's my proposal:

Whereas the Anti-Gunners hate guns because they believe they kill too many people, and support abortion on demand without restriction, and

Whereas the Anti-Abortionists hate abortions because they believe they kill too many people, and support unfettered gun ownership without restriction,

Let's compromise.

Gunners are prepared, indeed have accepted, reasonable restrictions on firearms, whereas Abortionists refuse to consider any restriction whatsoever.

I suggest that Abortionists accept reasonable restrictions on abortions, upon the guarantee of the anti-abortionists, that they will will cease and desist from seeking to further restrict or outlaw abortions.

I suggest that Gunners continue to accept reasonable restrictions* on firearms, upon the guarantee of the anti-gunners, that they will cease and desist from seeking to further restrict or outlaw guns.

Perhaps we can put these two divisive issues behind us and move on.

[I think it is fair and necessary to point out that everytime a firearm is used, death does NOT result, but that every time an abortion is performed, death does. It would be wise for the Abortionists to remember that as they rail against the "dangers" of guns.]

Gunners must allow abortions to be as freely available as they wish firearms to be. And Abortionists must allow firearms to be as freely available as they wish abortions to be.



*Reasonable does not include the draconian measures currently existing in California and New York under which keeping and bearing arms is made effectively impossible for the average citizen.