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America’s unique, enduring gun problem, explained
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Saved you a click: too many fucking guns
I would add, radicalized ideas around gun ownership
That's the usual, facile, explanation. I have 40+ guns. Am I 40x the danger to society? The nut with a .22 pistol is 1,000x as dangerous as me, because you just about can't make me shoot you.
We had plenty of fucking guns back in the day, and this shit didn't happen. (Hint: This boolshit really kicked off with Columbine.)
Not sure what you mean, but I'd bet you're pointing in the right direction.
Look folks, I'm a LiberalGunNut™ and I've been looking at this for years. Bullshit like "fewer guns", "mag cap bans" and the like are not useful or practical arguments. Here's the nasty part; I don't have any good ideas.
The 2A exists and the courts uphold it as an individual right. Those are facts, not open for argument. So WTF we do now?
I'm open to listen and debate. Unfortunately for most debaters, I can argue both sides because I know the issues well. I keep hoping to get more and better ideas.
I'll throw one out; Red flag laws that allow the police to take your guns, temporarily, if you act nutty.
Sounds like a no-brainer? OTOH, we constantly see police abuse their power and murder people. "Shalafi71 has a shotgun and is talking some crazy shit!" Now the cops show up, shoot my pet pig, shoot me, shoot my wife, the usual. Stuns me that fellow libs distrust the cops on every single issue but this one.
Here's another idea; Educate children on the realities of firearms. Bring home the seriousness (and horror) of pulling that trigger on another human being. At the worst, they'll be able to identify unsafe people to run from. Liberals: "FUCK all that indoctrination!"
IDK, anyone got serviceable ideas for us?
Did you read the article? Yes!
I must ask, do you need 40 guns? Presumably you can defend yourself and /or engage in recreational hunting with just 1 or 2.
Curbing gun ownership, particularly of assault weapons, is the only solution
There's no middle ground here. There is nothing special about America other than the absurd amount of guns here. More guns, more deaths. Get rid of them. Sorry if that hurts your feelings. Better your hurt feelings than 18 dead Americans
… this time. The only thing “special” about this event was a few more dead than last time. There were 130 “mass shootings” in the first 3 months of this year alone. 48,830 gun deaths in 2021, and rising every year.
I know you weren’t saying this, but I think it’s important to state there’s a LOT more than 18 lives at stake here. I know these numbers won’t make any difference, but what people like this are really saying is that their “rights” are more important than the lives of all those people, and the many more to come.