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Athlon discusses common anti gun questions

Until we acknowledge and understand the arguments the author is addressing are emotionally rooted, we will be unable to change minds. The fear that drives many of these conclusions is powerful.

"Guns scare me. That should be sufficient reason to eliminate them." That's the rationale a large number of people subscribe to. The anti-gun crowd plays to this sentiment. Until people are willing to consider the possibility their fears are irrational, changing their opinions are nearly impossible.

Unfortunately, many of these people can't (or won't) see the duplicity of their position. Eliminating alcohol consumption will eliminate all alcohol-related deaths. That's is as obvious as their (correct) conclusion that eliminating all guns will eliminate all crime involving guns. Make that argument and they will be quick to argue how that is impractical, or even impossible. The argument about their rights will be voiced.

Sometimes we have to acknowledge that there are people who refuse to listen to reason. They choose to live in fear controlled ignorance. The best we can do is to avoid giving them anecdotal evidence to justify their fears.

There are still people wearing masks in public, thinking a piece of cloth over their face protects them from dying...
 
Blackmesa96 said:
Until we acknowledge and understand the arguments the author is addressing are emotionally rooted, we will be unable to change minds. The fear that drives many of these conclusions is powerful.

"Guns scare me. That should be sufficient reason to eliminate them." That's the rationale a large number of people subscribe to. The anti-gun crowd plays to this sentiment. Until people are willing to consider the possibility their fears are irrational, changing their opinions are nearly impossible.

Unfortunately, many of these people can't (or won't) see the duplicity of their position. Eliminating alcohol consumption will eliminate all alcohol-related deaths. That's is as obvious as their (correct) conclusion that eliminating all guns will eliminate all crime involving guns. Make that argument and they will be quick to argue how that is impractical, or even impossible. The argument about their rights will be voiced.

Sometimes we have to acknowledge that there are people who refuse to listen to reason. They choose to live in fear controlled ignorance. The best we can do is to avoid giving them anecdotal evidence to justify their fears.

There are still people wearing masks in public, thinking a piece of cloth over their face protects them from dying...
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yes. Sometimes the people who refuse to listen is us. We need to discuss these matters. I've won over a few people over the years. It takes work.
 
Blackmesa96 said:
Until we acknowledge and understand the arguments the author is addressing are emotionally rooted, we will be unable to change minds. The fear that drives many of these conclusions is powerful.

"Guns scare me. That should be sufficient reason to eliminate them." That's the rationale a large number of people subscribe to. The anti-gun crowd plays to this sentiment. Until people are willing to consider the possibility their fears are irrational, changing their opinions are nearly impossible.

Unfortunately, many of these people can't (or won't) see the duplicity of their position. Eliminating alcohol consumption will eliminate all alcohol-related deaths. That's is as obvious as their (correct) conclusion that eliminating all guns will eliminate all crime involving guns. Make that argument and they will be quick to argue how that is impractical, or even impossible. The argument about their rights will be voiced.

Sometimes we have to acknowledge that there are people who refuse to listen to reason. They choose to live in fear controlled ignorance. The best we can do is to avoid giving them anecdotal evidence to justify their fears.

There are still people wearing masks in public, thinking a piece of cloth over their face protects them from dying...
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Fears that are irrational are also known as phobias. A phobia is defined as an anxiety disorder characterized by an intense, irrational, and persistent fear of a specific object, situation, or activity. This fear often leads to immediate anxiety responses when exposed to the source of fear, and the effects are typically more severe than ordinary fears. They are one of the most common mental illnesses, affecting many individuals. Treatment options may include therapy and exposure techniques to help manage and reduce the fear. The liberal media constantly fuels this fear by blaming firearms for what ills our society. But try telling an anti gun person they have
a mental illness. Sometimes
I think these folks have an addiction to fear.
 
Do we really need Athlon Outdoors feeding talking points/propaganda to us. Maybe they have a PowerPoint. Does anyone believe that will make a difference? There is a whole swath of this population that don’t like/are afraid of guns and I don’t really think that’s ever going to change and that’s ok. We don’t all have to agree on everything. The people who are the problem are the activists and politicians who are ultimately making coin as much as Sig and HK, etc are. The week sauce from the article above will just bounce off their forceshields.
 
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