Anti-Gunners: If We Can’t Win The Debate, We’ll Just Change Our Language

By Patrick Richardson

I noted last week that the anti-gun crowd has changed their tactics, learning just enough so they don’t sound like complete fools when discussing firearms.

But in a recent article by New York Magazine, we see anti-gunners are doing far more than just learning the lingo; they’re actively trying to change the language their side is using to sound more appealing to a wider audience.

Thanks in large part to the student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, green shoots of optimism are sprouting amid the rocky terrain of America’s gun debate.

But as liberals see real reason for hope, many are still wrapping their policy aims in an unhelpful phrase: “gun control.” This term has long been the default for well-meaning citizens who want to curb the killings that are a fact of American life. But it’s well past time to retire it and come up with something more effective.

They make the point that Americans are just not real fond of government control — and they’re right.

It can be argued that the United States’ bedrock cultural individualism is the wellspring of the country’s history of innovation. But it has also been …Read the Rest

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