They are pretty feeble. But it's good to keep abreast of how gun control advocates are arguing, to avoid being blindsided.
I think people in this country are very concerned about violent crime, and are prone to very knee-jerk responses to proposals which claim to offer relief.
As gun owners, it is our responsibility to answer these concerns as best we can, in order to preserve our rights and to help solve the problems in our country and communities, both real and perceived.
I think promoting shooting sports is one of the best ways to remove the mystique of firearms.
I don't know much about how the criminal justice system really works though. I don't know what is effective in terms of police policy and sentencing to reduce violent crime. It seems like New York and Boston both did a lot in the last decade to to reduce violent crime though, so maybe it is worth looking at how that worked. From what I've read it had to do with intense focussed policing in problem areas.
