[Fierce Allegiance]

And, to this day, there are people here in NY who hate his guts because "he's a fascist/Nazi."

His anti-constitutional stance on guns makes their feelings justified, I'd say.

[kellynch]

I have to know. What is it about guns that drives people's votes? I have shot guns, but in a controlled environment (at various NYPD shooting ranges). My father grew up in a rural part of the country and learned to hunt, but he has no desire to have a gun now. Why does the average person feel compelled to own a gun? OK, the Constitution says I can have one, but that doesn't mean I "need" to have one.

We need a license to get married. We need a license to drive. We need a license to have a dog. What's so awful about a license and some training to own a gun?

Perhaps it's because I grew up in and around New York City, but I truly just don't get it.