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I subscribe to a site called Quora - peer reviewed questions with answers. I answer some of the firearm related questions and sometime some of the questions on laws and legal requirements regarding firearms.
This question showed up today and I gave this response.

Why do so many people oppose more stringent gun controls in the United States?

I want the same stringent restrictions put on the 1st Amendment IE. - passing a background check and getting permission to exercise it, licensing required, fees and taxes applied to purchase printed material, armed swat teams raiding your house w/ jail time and fines for violating the restrictions. Even shooting you in the head in the middle of the night serving search warrants for books, magazines etc, if they think you may have sold some of them without having a license. Making government meetings prohibited locations for speaking, Police stopping you on public streets if you’re speaking about something they don’t like or agree with or perhaps just speaking and arresting you if you don’t shut up. Treating you like a criminal any time you speak.
If you don’t like the stringent controls I proposed for the 1st Amendment, then maybe you can figure out why gun owners don’t like all the “controls” put on the 2nd Amendment.

puma guy (Actual name used on the website)
Lives in Pasadena, Texas

Leftists will have no problem with your 1A suggestions.

Hey! That's the way free speech is treated in UK and most of Europe so of course they will see gun control the same way.

puma guy wrote: Wed Mar 05, 2025 4:28 pm I subscribe to a site called Quora - peer reviewed questions with answers. I answer some of the firearm related questions and sometime some of the questions on laws and legal requirements.
This question showed up today and I gave this response.

Why do so many people oppose more stringent gun controls in the United States?

I want the same stringent restrictions put on the 1st Amendment IE. - passing a background check and getting permission to exercise it, licensing required, fees and taxes applied to purchase printed material, armed swat teams raiding your house w/ jail time and fines for violating the restrictions. Even shooting you in the head in the middle of the night serving search warrants for books, magazines etc, if they think you may have sold some of them without having a license. Making government meetings prohibited locations for speaking, Police stopping you on public streets if you’re speaking about something they don’t like or agree with or perhaps just speaking and arresting you if you don’t shut up. Treating you like a criminal any time you speak.
If you don’t like the stringent controls I proposed for the 1st Amendment, then maybe you can figure out why gun owners don’t like all the “controls” put on the 2nd Amendment.

puma guy (Actual name used on the website)
Lives in Pasadena, Texas

Great answer!

When I first joined Quora several years ago it seemed more reasonable. In the last year or so, I keep getting more and more woke questions and responses. I don't go there much any more.

I’ve been posting on Quora for years as The Annoyed Man. I’ll have to watch out for your posts. Im y I g trouble finding this one. Can you give me the link? I’ll follow you there.

Nice response!

The reason they aren't doing that for the 1st amendment is the 2nd amendment.

The Annoyed Man wrote: Thu Mar 06, 2025 8:31 am I’ve been posting on Quora for years as The Annoyed Man. I’ll have to watch out for your posts. Im y I g trouble finding this one. Can you give me the link? I’ll follow you there.

This is the link for my Quora answer. Let me know if it works. I'll look for you as well.
https://www.quora.com/Why-do-so-many-pe ... riscoll-21

Edited: Found you on Quora.

I read Quora a lot and have not seen either Annoyed Man or Puma Guy posts. I will start looking. It is great site.

puma guy wrote: Thu Mar 06, 2025 10:59 am

The Annoyed Man wrote: Thu Mar 06, 2025 8:31 am I’ve been posting on Quora for years as The Annoyed Man. I’ll have to watch out for your posts. Im y I g trouble finding this one. Can you give me the link? I’ll follow you there.

This is the link for my Quora answer. Let me know if it works. I'll look for you as well.
https://www.quora.com/Why-do-so-many-pe ... riscoll-21

Edited: Found you on Quora.

Gotcha back, thanks!

chasfm11 wrote: Fri Mar 07, 2025 9:17 am I read Quora a lot and have not seen either Annoyed Man or Puma Guy posts. I will start looking. It is great site.

Here you go: https://www.quora.com/profile/The-Annoyed-Man

chasfm11 wrote: Fri Mar 07, 2025 9:17 am I read Quora a lot and have not seen either Annoyed Man or Puma Guy posts. I will start looking. It is great site.

I don't post under the screen name I use here. I use my given name.
Here's the link https://www.quora.com/profile/Stephen-D ... ?q=Stephen