This article is a little turgid in parts but stick with it as there are some fascinating insights into the strategies employed against LAFO.
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/ ... 4zp80.html
Some gems include:
They also decided to frame gun violence less as a crime issue and more as a public health problem. "We broke it down into the classic epidemiological model of agent, host, vector and environment," says Chapman. "With malaria, for instance, the agent is the Plasmodium parasite, the vector is the carrier mosquito, the host is the person who gets bitten, and so on. With gun reform, the agent was the gun, the host was the victim, the vector was the gun lobby, and the environment is the public and political climate around the issue.
Guns are, at their very core, weaponised bullying, which makes confronting the gun lobby particularly daunting.
So much of the conversation about gun violence is about geopolitics and lofty ideals. But really, when it comes down to it, it's about the gun. That's what makes people die."
and a reminder from them to think about what we post here:
He and Peters also began lurking around internet chat rooms used by shooters. "We'd use pseudonyms and write things like, 'Hey fellas, I actually don't think a little regulation is a bad idea,' " Chapman says. "We'd then see how people responded, and that would help us shape our arguments in future."