"I went to search for a "gun ban" image for the post, and pixabay had images hidden under "Adult Content" because they were drawings of guns, not even real guns! Wow..." The idea of a representation of something needing to be hidden is pretty absurd. There have been incidents here where young kids have been forced to see a psychiatrist for doing that "finger gun" thing at school.

I have no problem with people discussing this issue but it is sad to see the profound ignorance that surrounds the subject. If one is going to make a case for banning something they need to be able to identify the thing that they wish to ban and explain why they think it should be banned. I wish I could find the clip but I once saw some senator saying that a barrel shroud (essentially an aesthetic feature) needed to be banned. When she was asked if she knew what a barrel shroud was, she began describing a sling which, in addition to demonstrating her lack of knowledge, makes me wonder what she thinks the problem with having a sling is. If one can carry his or her weapon more securely, it is actually safer. If someone can make a good case for something, I will listen to what they have to say but I need to believe that they know what they are talking about and when it comes to this issue, I haven't seen a lot of that in the on the gun control side.

That being said, it is worth acknowledging that there are some legit idiots on the other side. We have open carry in my state, which generally doesn't bother me but every now and then I do see people doing things that can be unsafe like trying to attach their holster to the elastic waste band of their basket ball shorts where it could easily come detached. I would definitely be okay with fining people for that type of thing.