Equally as frustrating as someone accusing you of being a mass-murderer in potentia because you think it's a perfectly fine hobby to take a rifle to the range every few weeks and plink at some targets. All the empathy in the world won't bring back dead kids. All the empathy in the world won't turn irresponsible parents into responsible ones. This is the point Johnnyfive is trying to make. Even here on Hubski, this conversation immediately turns into emotional appeals and 'Your side has already lost and cannot be redeemed to be allowed to participate in the mature discourse of adults.'Have you got any idea how frustrating it is to tell somebody that you think it’s logical that a gun owner should have to prove they can responsibly handle a gun before being allowed to own one only to have them respond with some stat about taking away guns ?
When you throw up your defenses right away you act like you care more about your guns than the 3 year old who just got shot.