I heard a good test to see someones politics once, which really is a mind set. It was very simple.
It went like this:
Lets skip the reason you have a loaded .45 cal colt 1911 on you.
'You are out side with your family you have the weapon on you. You notice a guy dressed in robes with a knife in one hand running right at you and your family with the look of death in his face. Realistically what do you do?'
Answers:
A. Aim to kill and empty the weapon into the guy.
B. Aim to kill and take one shot.
C. Aim to wound with one shot.
D. knock the guy out with the back of the weapon.
F. This isn't enough information to act on this, then ask important questions like what color are his robes.
If you answered:
A. your a right wing extremist.
B. your a conservative.
C. your a moderate.
D. your a lib
F. your a left wing wacko
I thought this was a really good test to see your politics.
how money is spent and how large government is all seems to fall together with this test.
I doubt it is perfect but I think it is fairly close.
Trying to reason with crazy people will make you insane. To take your test one more step..if they actually believe what they say, then faced with a situation like you describe, they believe they are safer if they throw the gun in the bushes.