@jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world • 6 months agoCalifornia is about to tax guns more like alcohol and tobacco − and that could put a dent in gun violencetheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square236fedilinkarrow-up1519
arrow-up1519external-linkCalifornia is about to tax guns more like alcohol and tobacco − and that could put a dent in gun violencetheconversation.com@jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world • 6 months agomessage-square236fedilink
minus-squareChaotic EntropylinkfedilinkEnglish10•6 months agoGreat. So everyone will just continue dying or being in fear of dying in mass shootings, regular shootings, and more. This will continue for the rest of time because one side is scared of making a positive change to the situation.
minus-squareChaotic EntropylinkfedilinkEnglish1•6 months agoUnwilling due to their fear. Of their donors, of their electorate, of losing control. Pick your poison.
minus-square@Cryophilia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink1•6 months agoThe electorate is unwilling. GOP Representatives are actually representing the wishes of their constituents on this one.
minus-squareChaotic EntropylinkfedilinkEnglish1•6 months agoA small subset of the electorate sure, made fearful… by grifters, agenda led news, and arms manufacturers who want to sell them guns.
Great. So everyone will just continue dying or being in fear of dying in mass shootings, regular shootings, and more. This will continue for the rest of time because one side is scared of making a positive change to the situation.
Not scared, just unwilling.
Unwilling due to their fear. Of their donors, of their electorate, of losing control. Pick your poison.
The electorate is unwilling. GOP Representatives are actually representing the wishes of their constituents on this one.
A small subset of the electorate sure, made fearful… by grifters, agenda led news, and arms manufacturers who want to sell them guns.