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Gun control is the perfect example of an emotional rush, goaded by powerful political interests who exploit tragedy and death without hesitation, quickly petering out once people resume thinking rationally and asking sharp questions.
It's hard for the Left to sustain the emotional stampede on gun control because one of the first sharp questions people start asking is, "How much gun violence is there overall, and where is it happening?" The Left absolutely does NOT want that question asked or answered.
Then, of course, there is the really devastating question, the logical rock upon which every emotional wave of gun control breaks: "What, exactly, are you proposing that would have stopped this mass shooting?"
It's that shift from generality to specifics that always kills the momentum of gun control. The consistent inability of advocates to propose *anything* that appears directly related to whatever crime they are attempting to exploit is remarkable. Even casual observers notice it.
Conservatives should master the art of blunting the Left's other populist emotional stampedes by relentlessly asking the questions that cannot be answered. Never let them talk about the supposedly sunny destination without mapping out the hard road that leads there. /end
