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My last post on the subject- 5 links in total posted:
Some more interesting info concerning gun violence and gun control. I will state for the record, that I am an NRA Life Member for almost 10 years now and though I love guns and shooting them when I can, gun violence has been prevalent within the American culture since its founding.
Is there a clear path towards reducing gun violence? I honestly do not know, but to blame specific groups of people, to say liberals are trying to take guns and only conservatives defend the second amendment rights of gun owners, to try and label our laws as too strict or not strict enough and to ignore the issue is not a way to figuring out how to make things better.
Having laws we do not enforce is not a solution.
Having laws we cannot enforce is not a solution.
Not passing common sense laws that we can enforce is not a solution.
Not coming to common ground on sensible outcomes is not a solution.
So the question, I ask of you my fellow RP'ers, what do you think the solution is?
Some more interesting info concerning gun violence and gun control. I will state for the record, that I am an NRA Life Member for almost 10 years now and though I love guns and shooting them when I can, gun violence has been prevalent within the American culture since its founding.
Is there a clear path towards reducing gun violence? I honestly do not know, but to blame specific groups of people, to say liberals are trying to take guns and only conservatives defend the second amendment rights of gun owners, to try and label our laws as too strict or not strict enough and to ignore the issue is not a way to figuring out how to make things better.
Having laws we do not enforce is not a solution.
Having laws we cannot enforce is not a solution.
Not passing common sense laws that we can enforce is not a solution.
Not coming to common ground on sensible outcomes is not a solution.
So the question, I ask of you my fellow RP'ers, what do you think the solution is?
America and Gun Violence: A History in 13 Covers
Posted from newsweek.com
Violence
Weapons
American History
Regulation
Law Enforcement
Posted 8 y ago
Responses: 3
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Re-posted from a previous response:
Remove the gun violence statistics for about 6 specific cities (most with stringent gun control control laws) within the United States, and the US is on the bottom of the list regarding gun violence in the world. Maybe we need to look at why society and the criminal justice system has failed in those cities.
300 million firearms of all varieties are estimated to be privately owned in the United States. Lets average 12 rounds per gun (extremely conservative estimate) for well over 3 billion rounds of ammunition privately owned in the United States. If there truly is a problem with firearms it would be painfully far more obvious.
Remove the gun violence statistics for about 6 specific cities (most with stringent gun control control laws) within the United States, and the US is on the bottom of the list regarding gun violence in the world. Maybe we need to look at why society and the criminal justice system has failed in those cities.
300 million firearms of all varieties are estimated to be privately owned in the United States. Lets average 12 rounds per gun (extremely conservative estimate) for well over 3 billion rounds of ammunition privately owned in the United States. If there truly is a problem with firearms it would be painfully far more obvious.
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It's hard to have a rational discussion with people on gun laws. Considering how prevalent training is in the military, I don't see a major issue with some sort of training being required for a permit. Strict bans are obviously useless, as the only people that obey the laws are already law abiding citizens. Actual enforcement of existing laws would be a good start.
All that being said, gun violence isn't technically the issue; violence as a whole is. Unfortunately you can't legislate people into non-violence.
All that being said, gun violence isn't technically the issue; violence as a whole is. Unfortunately you can't legislate people into non-violence.
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