Guns or abortion

Poll - Total Votes: 5

I'm fine with outlawing guns if it also outlaws abortion

I want to keep guns legal even if it means abortion is also legal

You can only vote on one answer.

I saw this question and thought it was interesting. Imagine that the Republicans propose a law that would make all abortion illegal. Several Democrats are willing to sign on if the law also includes a total ban on private gun ownership. Assume there's enough support in the state legislatures to repeal the Second Amendment if this passes. But if the bill doesn't pass, guns will remain legal and a different law will kick in requiring abortion on demand to be legal across the country.

I'm just curious if anti-abortion conservatives would be willing to give up their guns if it meant stopping abortion.

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justanothername · 51-55, M

There needs to be another option to outlaw guns and legalize abortion.

Stoping both or allowing both is like a double negative, it doesn’t solve anything.

While abortion is not everyone’s ideal outcome to a pregnancy, some pregnancies do need to be aborted and ALL women deserve the right to choose.

Also ending the life of a foetus is no where near as destructive as opening fire on a crowd of innocent people with a semi automatic rifle, regardless of whether that person is a licensed gun owner or not.

LeopoldBloom · M

@justanothername I’m not asking about compromise. I made it a binary choice to force people to decide what their priorities are. You get either both or neither.

justanothername · 51-55, M

@LeopoldBloom I saw that after I replied. Neither is a preferred outcome but from what I read in your post it sounds like the only two options available as part of the compromise are “shit” or “shit”

justanothername · 51-55, M

@LeopoldBloom my question would be why is forcing someone to make a choice that they don’t want a “good thing”?

LeopoldBloom · M

@justanothername It’s not good or bad. I’m just interested in peoples’ priorities. If you can’t answer because both options are equally shitty, that’s fine.

justanothername · 51-55, M

@LeopoldBloom Yes that pretty much sums it up. It also shows you how peoples opinions get out of wack when given bad choices.