Gun control enthusiasts scare me. They are religious fanatics who, even while their pants are on fire, will deny the very existence of flames. Coming from the Brady Campaign or the VPC, I can understand this approach. It helps them whip the faithful into a religious fervor and donate money. But when I see average people completely ignore the facts laid out in front of them, I can't figure out what drives them.

Take this for example. Here's a classic PSH article from Robyn Ringer where she assumes that, since people are human and humans make mistakes, we should ban guns. Because there might be mistakes. I linked to this the other day.

So, the comments flow in, and all of us pro-rights people are in agreement - Yeah, everyone makes mistakes. We all believe the more you can educate your children the better off they should be, but even then things happen.

Don't take my word for it, go read the comments yourself!!!

Yet, even after we all agree that even gun owners make mistakes, Mr. "I love my daughter more than you love your gun but not enough to use one to stop a pedophile from raping her" himself chimes in with

This is precisely right. The gun extremists don’t like to deal with reality on this; they imagine a world in which careful people never make mistakes, never forget things, never get angry or lose their temper, never have lapses in judgment. They also think that children are like little robots who will do exactly as they are told in all situations, when the evidence is clear that even kids who are taught ‘gun safety’ will do unsafe things with guns–BECAUSE THEY ARE KIDS. And even careful adults will make mistakes with guns–BECAUSE THEY ARE HUMAN.

Our comments prove every bit of this wrong. I could understand this reaction as the first or second comment, but it's not. And I wish this were just an isolated instance, but as the Brady Blog proved, no matter how much fact you put in front of these people, the simply continue to act as if you've said nothing.

It's sad. Facts prove these people wrong and they simply cannot accept it.