The most respectful and well thought out conversation on Gun Violence & Gun Control I've ever seen on Reddit following a mass shooting. U/C_Chris77 shares personal experiences of being a gun owner in the wake of tragedy.

You're not wrong about Republicans, but you're wrong Democrats. They behave in the exact same. The rise in party identity hit both parties equally. It's now the single most identifying aspect of a person's life, and it's that way for both parties.

That being said, I've never heard someone end conversation with party identity. Usually party identity is fairly easy to sort out, but the problem is that we no longer discuss issues without mentioning politics. If I say "how do you feel about gun control?" It immediately turns into "if "insert party" didn't do this, or this, or that" but none of that is what I asked. I asked how that person felt about it, not how did they feel about politics. That's irrelevant.

Washington will do what the people want if the majority is united. If there's nothing for them to divide us on for an issue, they know they have to do it or else their career ends.

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