The Providence, RI Journal has a gun control board. I stumbled on it while raising Hell about the "Tater Tourist" racist flap.
Start at the topic "Have gun, will not fear it anymore". It deals with a home break-in and how the lady of the house, even though shot, managed to get her Ruger and nail the goblin.
A lady named Michele got everybody going by saying the woman shouldn't have resisted.
While others make some valid comments, follow the give-and-take between her and "Al"
(me) as I took her statements, one by one, and refuted them. Some of "Al's" posts are really long, but I after a few smart-alecky comments, we started down the long road.
IMHO, it's a good example of using facts, a little humor, and LOTS of patience. It helps that she is open-minded, and pretty thick-skinned to boot.
It's like playing a 10 lb fish on 4 lb line - gently, gently. She's almost there. Join in if you feel like it, but please read our point-counterpoint and fill in any gaps I may have left.
The dialogue is at: http://www.projo.com/twocents/get/guns.html
Start at the topic "Have gun, will not fear it anymore". It deals with a home break-in and how the lady of the house, even though shot, managed to get her Ruger and nail the goblin.
A lady named Michele got everybody going by saying the woman shouldn't have resisted.
While others make some valid comments, follow the give-and-take between her and "Al"
(me) as I took her statements, one by one, and refuted them. Some of "Al's" posts are really long, but I after a few smart-alecky comments, we started down the long road.
IMHO, it's a good example of using facts, a little humor, and LOTS of patience. It helps that she is open-minded, and pretty thick-skinned to boot.
It's like playing a 10 lb fish on 4 lb line - gently, gently. She's almost there. Join in if you feel like it, but please read our point-counterpoint and fill in any gaps I may have left.
The dialogue is at: http://www.projo.com/twocents/get/guns.html