Gun-rights absolutism frames compromise as surrender to enemies

Evidence

Richard Venola, a former editor of the magazine, explained the necessity for the absolutist position on gun rights: “We are locked in a struggle with powerful forces in this country who will do anything to destroy the Second Amendment” (Somaiya, 2014). In his view, there is no place for a moderate voice in the fight for gun rights: “The time for ceding some rational points is gone.” — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement, 1343

Categorization

• XREF: Siege mindset justifying no-compromise stance echoes the moral/ideological framing vault claims connect to authoritarianism and purity concerns.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement: How People Do Harm…, 1343