Quote of the Day
You will never win the war of emotions against gun control advocates. But you can’t afford to lose that battle either.
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The gun control side does not have a monopoly on emotions. They do not have a monopoly on caring about victims of gun violence, and I am tired of ceding that ground to them because they did not earn it.
Amy Swearer
September 2026
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I realize I’m not normal, but I get turned off or even angry when hearing emotional stories without valid numbers or rational legal analysis intended as a persuasion technique in a gun rights debate.
Know your audience and prepare appropriately.
She has a point, though. Your approach is a good one but a lot of people are not equipped to reason that way. So arguments using emotions can be helpful. They could take the form of innocent victims saved from evil fate by effective self defense, for example.
“Gun rights — if it only saves one child it is worth it!”