You realize that the reason that police get away with homicide in the US so much is that every single person might be strapped?
You know that in Canada and the UK and countries where guns aren’t common, police have a much harder time justifying drawing a firearm, to the point that just drawing one unnecessarily often makes national news?
What’s insane is being the only country in the world with regular mass shootings and thinking that you’ll shoot your way out of the problem.
You realize that the reason that police get away with homicide in the US so much is that every single person might be strapped?
That’s not why. It’s because not enough people care and because police work for the government and secure the interests of the government, so putting them in jail is essentially kneecapping yourself if you’re a politician.
You know that in Canada and the UK and countries where guns aren’t common, police have a much harder time justifying drawing a firearm, to the point that just drawing one unnecessarily often makes national news?
Again, nothing to do with firearms and everything to do with culture.
What’s insane is being the only country in the world with regular mass shootings and thinking that you’ll shoot your way out of the problem.
What’s insane is thinking that we are the only country in the world with a problem with violence.
The Nice, France mass murderer killed more people with a commercial truck than any mass shooter in history.
More people are killed in the US by bare fists than the entirety of all rifles put together.
Killing people en masse is super easy. Even if you were able to take away the guns, there is no shortage of alternatives.
and because police work for the government and secure the interests of the government, so putting them in jail is essentially kneecapping yourself if you’re a politician.
No, that is the case in literally every single other country too.
Again, nothing to do with firearms and everything to do with culture.
Sounds like a gun owner in denial, not a reasoned point.
What’s insane is thinking that we are the only country in the world with a problem with violence.
You are the only developed western country with a problem as severe as yours. You’re the only one where there are regular and repeated mass killings. You are the only one where violence, and specifically gun violence, is a leading cause of death amongst children.
The Nice, France mass murderer killed more people with a commercial truck than any mass shooter in history.
Yes and more Americans have been killed by gun violence in 2024 so far.
Because every other country with similar problems can be slapped with the label of “underdeveloped”, I assume?
What countries are you thinking of?
“Gun violence” is not a cause of death. Murder is.
Technically no, a bullet wound is, or a stab wound, or blunt force trauma, but murder is the legal definition of a crime that involves death, circumstances, and intent.
Do you think if they took away the guns, people would just stop being violent? Or that they would just find another tool?
I think that they would find another tool, be forced to decide whether to commit to a close quarters fight to the death instead of sitting back and spraying from a distance, and in the vast majority of situations the overall outcome will be far less severe and easier for police and security to contain.
be forced to decide whether to commit to a close quarters fight
Do you think this is the only alternative? Did you already forget about the mass murderer with a truck? Or a bomb? Or a lighter? Or an airplane? Or any number of dozens of other ways you can murder people without putting yourself in harm’s way?
Outside of potentially a car or truck, all of those things take significant time and planning.
The reality of most murders is that they do not happen when given a cooling off period. Similar to suicides, they’re often situational and in the moment.
You realize that the reason that police get away with homicide in the US so much is that every single person might be strapped?
You know that in Canada and the UK and countries where guns aren’t common, police have a much harder time justifying drawing a firearm, to the point that just drawing one unnecessarily often makes national news?
What’s insane is being the only country in the world with regular mass shootings and thinking that you’ll shoot your way out of the problem.
That’s not why. It’s because not enough people care and because police work for the government and secure the interests of the government, so putting them in jail is essentially kneecapping yourself if you’re a politician.
Again, nothing to do with firearms and everything to do with culture.
What’s insane is thinking that we are the only country in the world with a problem with violence.
The Nice, France mass murderer killed more people with a commercial truck than any mass shooter in history.
More people are killed in the US by bare fists than the entirety of all rifles put together.
Killing people en masse is super easy. Even if you were able to take away the guns, there is no shortage of alternatives.
Lol, yes it is absolutely part of the reason.
Yes, that is also part of the reason.
No, that is the case in literally every single other country too.
Sounds like a gun owner in denial, not a reasoned point.
You are the only developed western country with a problem as severe as yours. You’re the only one where there are regular and repeated mass killings. You are the only one where violence, and specifically gun violence, is a leading cause of death amongst children.
Yes and more Americans have been killed by gun violence in 2024 so far.
Right, blaming it on denial (of…?) makes much more rational sense.
What a strangely specific criteria. Because every other country with similar problems can be slapped with the label of “underdeveloped”, I assume?
“Gun violence” is not a cause of death. Murder is.
Do you think if they took away the guns, people would just stop being violent? Or that they would just find another tool?
Honestly, just think about it for a minute.
What countries are you thinking of?
Technically no, a bullet wound is, or a stab wound, or blunt force trauma, but murder is the legal definition of a crime that involves death, circumstances, and intent.
I think that they would find another tool, be forced to decide whether to commit to a close quarters fight to the death instead of sitting back and spraying from a distance, and in the vast majority of situations the overall outcome will be far less severe and easier for police and security to contain.
Have you really thought about it?
Do you think this is the only alternative? Did you already forget about the mass murderer with a truck? Or a bomb? Or a lighter? Or an airplane? Or any number of dozens of other ways you can murder people without putting yourself in harm’s way?
Outside of potentially a car or truck, all of those things take significant time and planning.
The reality of most murders is that they do not happen when given a cooling off period. Similar to suicides, they’re often situational and in the moment.