slippery slope

[Danzig]

ah, the slippery slope argument...

i was just reading about obama's suggested new rules on guns, and some of the commenters said things like 'they'll take your assault weapons, next it'll be handguns and rifles'.
of course in past discussions about gay marriage, we have people talking about how gay marriage will lead to 'bigamy, marrying animals, etc'.

so, i was just wondering-does anyone know of a rule like those above being passed, that did indeed create this slippery slope and lead to more and more restrictions? i'm just curious to see if this line of logic has ever actually produced the supposed end result.

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by Danzig

ah, the slippery slope argument...

i was just reading about obama's suggested new rules on guns, and some of the commenters said things like 'they'll take your assault weapons, next it'll be handguns and rifles'.
of course in past discussions about gay marriage, we have people talking about how gay marriage will lead to 'bigamy, marrying animals, etc'.

so, i was just wondering-does anyone know of a rule like those above being passed, that did indeed create this slippery slope and lead to more and more restrictions? i'm just curious to see if this line of logic has ever actually produced the supposed end result.

You could make a case than smoking bans may have followed that tactic, although I think it was a much more well received "slope" publicly

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by GBBob

You could make a case than smoking bans may have followed that tactic, although I think it was a much more well received "slope" publicly

considering smoking is still legal, i don't know that it's an example. of course mindsets do change, and people evolve when they receive new evidence-in the case of smoking we know how dangerous it can be.

but thanks for the response!

[bigrun]

I got a cartoon for that..



Founding fathers on guns





NRA and guns






Progressives’ Ridiculous Gun Control Argument‏

[bigrun]

Deadly Flu cartoon

[Danzig]

i want a tank!