CPT Asshole

Deliberate ignorance of Democrats

Want to know why the Captain thinks the Democrats are losing elections, and followers? 80 million gun owners, that's why.

With 37 states having right to carry laws, which means that anyone who is eligible to own a gun in those states shall be licensed to carry the gun, if they apply for the carry license, and studies now show that crime is significantly lower in those states, than in states where gun ownership, and right to carry are restricted. Facts. Facts like Washington, DC, New York and California having the highest crime rates, despite having some of the nations most restrictive gun laws. Facts like in England and Australia, countries that passed laws to take guns out of the hands of private citizens, the crime rate has risen because there are more helpless victims.

The best way for Democrats to regain a majority at the polls is to get a percentage of those 80 million gun owners voting for them. Most Democrats say they favor individual choice. Well no one forces anyone to buy a gun, and it seems 80 million of us have chosen to be gun owners, and users. This never used to be an issue that mattered, there used to be as many Democratic gun owners, as Republican gun owners. Democrats should find a way to attract them to their party, not drive them away. They don't need, and will never get 100%, but they don't need all of them, just some of them.

It's ignorance if one doesn't know that removing guns from private citizens increases crime, and makes private citizens less safe. If one knows that removing guns from private citizens makes them less safe, and increases crime, then removing guns from private citizens is doing something stupid. I contend that Democrats know this, so they remain deliberately ignorant of the facts by refusing to acknowledge them. That way they can claim ignorance, instead of stupidity. I won't vote for someone I think is operating from a base of ignorance or stupidity.

But that's just my opinion, I could be wrong. Ahoy from the Captain.

posted by cpt asshole @ 11:14 AM