I agree and disagree with Ed Morrissey’s point about this video:
Yes, Ed is correct in that that the process could be short-circuited with a few crucial Supreme Court nominations, but the sticking point is always going to be Step 5: enforcing confiscation. I’ll tell you this right now: gun owners will not give up their guns voluntarily. And I don’t think that the anti-gun movement quite understands the logistics, demographics, and complexities of gun ownership in this country. Unfortunately, they think that they do, which is of course a recipe for disaster.
Well, just speaking for myself, I lost my guns in a tragic canoe accident some years back. Sorry, no guns here. Also, the registered ones where the only ones I had.
I keep hearing of tragedies like that. Somebody should have a talk with canoe manufacturers. Clearly there’s a design flaw.
I don’t think _they_ actually care if they can confiscate the guns; for the most part it is quite enough to suppress the culture that is associated with gun ownership.
My model for this is “what is the underlying purpose of stop-n-frisk”?
p.s. Apologies in advance for the bitchy tone. The video is fun but will change nobody’s mind.