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<blockquote data-quote="Dale00" data-source="post: 1491968" data-attributes="member: 688">The tide is changing but it&#039;s not as fast as any of us would want.In a heated situation where the one-liners are flying, about all you can do is have some questions prepared. Think of them as arrows you carry in your quiver. Ask them one at a time and politely insist that they be answered.&quot;Why is it legal for a permit holder to carry a gun on that side of the line but not on this side?&quot;&quot;Do you really think a law against firearms is going to stop a mentally disturbed person or a robber or rapist from bringing a gun onto a campus?&quot;You are not trying to convince the hot-headed anti-gun guys. You are trying to convince the people listening to the debate. If you look at the audience much of the time as you ask your questions/make your points and keep your cool, then the audience will see you as a reasonable person and be likely to believe what you are saying.That would be my strategy.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dale00, post: 1491968, member: 688"] The tide [U]is[/U] changing but it's not as fast as any of us would want. In a heated situation where the one-liners are flying, about all you can do is have some questions prepared. Think of them as arrows you carry in your quiver. Ask them one at a time and politely insist that they be answered. "Why is it legal for a permit holder to carry a gun on that side of the line but not on this side?" "Do you really think a law against firearms is going to stop a mentally disturbed person or a robber or rapist from bringing a gun onto a campus?" You are not trying to convince the hot-headed anti-gun guys. You are trying to convince the people listening to the debate. If you look at the audience much of the time as you ask your questions/make your points and keep your cool, then the audience will see you as a reasonable person and be likely to believe what you are saying. That would be my strategy. [/QUOTE]

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