(05-31-2022, 03:37 PM)ABNARTY Wrote:(05-31-2022, 08:44 AM)MarioOnTheFly Wrote: I'm a non American. I can see pros and cons on this debate. I dont think it's really a gun issue. Probably more a culture issue from my perspective. But when I say "culture"...this is so complicated that the word doesnt do it justice.
On one hand, I completely understand Americans for wanting to own guns for their own protection, be it from unchecked government or crazy individuals. On the other hand, it certainly provides easier access for these nuts. Would a gun ban reduce these mass shootings....? If I had to bet on it...I would say probably NO.
I agree. It is a culture issue and very complex.
In the US, there are about half a dozen (or so) urban areas that make up the vast majority of the 'gun crime.' It just so happens that those urban areas have some of the most restrictive gun laws in the country. Many argue it's because they get guns from neighboring states with less strict gun laws. Well then why don't those states have any where near as high a 'gun crime' rate? I don't know.
That, sir, is an excellent and insightful observation. I wish I had thought of it, but since I didn't, I'm going to blatantly steal it and make use of it myself!
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Diogenes was eating bread and lentils for supper. He was seen by the philosopher Aristippus, who lived comfortably by flattering the king.
Said Aristippus, ‘If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.’ Said Diogenes, ‘Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king.’
Said Aristippus, ‘If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.’ Said Diogenes, ‘Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king.’