Quick Comment on Guns

I think we lose credibility and the likelihood of changing hearts and minds when we blatantly ignore the 'other' sides valid premises. Guns are evil. Plain and simple.

There are more peaceful ways to do what they accomplish, other than the destruction of human life. 

But the adult real reality of life here is that they cannot be disappeared, and no one benefits from an arms gap between the law abiding, and the violently intended. If I could magically disappear all guns forever; I would. But I can't, so I own as many and as powerful as I can.