I came across these reasonable comments from Paul Helmke, a former Republican mayor of Fort Wayne, Ind., and the new president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence:
…Concerns for gun violence prevention and public safety should not be categorized as pro-gun versus anti-gun.
What’s “anti-gun� about wanting background checks to make sure that those with criminal records aren’t buying guns legally?
What’s “anti-gun� about restricting bulk sales of handguns, a sure sign that someone wants to sell those guns illegally on the secondary market?
Why isn’t it “pro-gun� to want to crack down on the 1 percent of gun dealers who sell 57 percent of the guns that end up being used illegally; or to support more financing for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives?
This is an example of the murky waters that Centrists chose to enter. Looking for balance between strongly held beliefs.
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