[nsxwolf]

No, it really isn't. Pro-lifers and anti-gunners use substantially the same arguments and templates for political action.

Both groups believe their object of interest in an intolerable evil that must be eliminated, and use incremental means to achieve their objective.

[knowaveragejoe]

Sorry, but there is only a very small minority of individuals that want the complete elimination of guns from society by confiscation. In contrast, beyond whether the victim of a sexual assault or medical necessity dictates violating one's beliefs, there is essentially no nuance to the Abortion debate. There are people at all parts of the political spectrum who (rightfully) believe that our current system is woefully inadequate and needs a major overhaul - without invoking images of jackbooted thugs and concentration camps. A suggestion elsewhere in the thread seemed like a reasonable middle ground to me, and it doesn't involve firearm confiscation or anything of that nature.

Before you go any farther, let me just state that I own several firearms myself. But I also feel that the idea of not regulating devices designed to penetrate materials, rend flash and snap bones from a distance(with great accuracy, over and over) is foolish.