It would take generations, and in conjunction with other steps. Just as it took generations to establish the American gun culture that we live in now.
And yet, they have shootings daily and mass shootings frequently.....even though they have stricter gun laws than many places. Their gun violence is increasing.
No, I don't think Chicago would be safer with everyone carrying guns. Some people should not be allowed to even be in the same room as a firearm.
And the answer is development of communities/infrastructure. Not lax gun laws that will only lead to more violence.
And yet it's easier in America for an 18 year old with a history of torturing animals to get an AR-15 than it is for them to get a driver's license.
We didnt have the internet
Now you become FAMOUS almost immediately
Biggest thing i remember in the 70's was Kent State.....
That would have gone viral in 5 minutes nowadays.....
But back then angry young men used their fists to settle disputes.....and then shook hands after
I dunno.....this is beyond my comprehension
When you live in a place like Chicago you better be armed.
Well, if third hand testimony about Trump trying to grab the steering wheel of the presidential limo and strangle a secret service agent is enough to convince you that the story is true then it's no wonder that a selfie of a guy in a Where's Waldo outfit standing on the road in front of people holding a Trump sign is sure to convince you that he's a Trump supporter himself.Him at a Trump rally.
A reinterpretation of the 2A. Private gun ownership should be a privilege, not a right.What are the other steps?
psychopaths and/or mass murderers? wow. I wouldn't want you on my juryYup...that's the fancy description for POS loser males that I describe all the time in these sad threads.
In fairness I did here he was an anti semite and a member of a right wing group out of Europe.Well, if third hand testimony about Trump trying to grab the steering wheel of the presidential limo and strangle a secret service agent is enough to convince you that the story is true then it's no wonder that a selfie of a guy in a Where's Waldo outfit standing on the road in front of people holding a Trump sign is sure to convince you that he's a Trump supporter himself.
Come to think of it, it doesn't take much to get you guys all riled up about Trump. It's almost like you live for that shit.
A reinterpretation of the 2A. Private gun ownership should be a privilege, not a right.
An aggressive promotion, expansion, and funding of mental health services, funded by taxpayers.
Expansion of social services in general, esp. those centered around troubled/high-risk youth.
The immediate cessation of valorizing anti-intellectualism and the willful promotion of contempt of education.
Gun control laws that at the very least make it more difficult to acquire firearms, for everyone. Severe penalties for lawful gun owners who do not properly secure their firearms and which are later used to commit murder as a result. Mandatory registration, licensing, and training, subject to yearly re-certification.
Stop romanticizing guns in our entertainment, in much the same way smoking was.
These are off the top of my head. They are NOT ironclad, they ARE subject to change, they are NOT exclusive, and they are NOT a one and done solution. So please don't make like I'm suggesting they are in your response.
You answered the question by pasting the second half of my post.How would that look different than what it is now?
Guns have been around for a very very long time.
There is more at work than having guns available. Obviously.
We've gotten to the point where I am consciously practicing situational awareness in every environment I find myself in. Lines of site, available exits, persons of interest (I am not pleased with my gym's floor layout - only one exit from the main workout area on the 2nd floor, unless you're willing to drop 15' to the ground floor via a balcony).
Which honestly, I should have been practicing situational awareness long before now. It's just the current epidemic of mass shootings in America have made me especially concerned, and that's a sad testament to our current culture.
When you live in a place like Chicago you better be armed.
The other thing to not lose sight of are straw purchases, which undermine the stricter gun laws in some states since there's a large amount of these purchases in states with weak laws and trafficked into the former. It plays a big role in the number of illegal guns used in poor neighborhoods or shipped for narco cartels in Mexico.Will stricter gun laws in IL prevent someone from acquiring a firearm illegally in a nation with more guns than people?
Anyone selling stricter gun laws as a one time, final solution to gun violence is a bigger idiot than someone dismissing them outright.
The worst act of U.S. domestic terrorism didn't involve guns from what I recall.
What was learned from that ?
Smart, and like I said something everyone should have been doing anyway.Yeah, my wife and I go to concerts on a semi-regular basis and I'm always looking where the nearest exits are.
Yes, and that's partly why stricter guns laws are NOT the be all end all solution to this problem. It requires a collective paradigm shift that will take generations.The other thing to not lose sight of are straw purchases, which undermine the stricter gun laws in some states since there's a large amount of these purchases in states with weak laws and trafficked into the former. It plays a big role in the number of illegal guns used in poor neighborhoods or shipped for narco cartels in Mexico.
The last murder in Highland Park, prior to this attack, was over a decade ago.
Thanks for reminding us conservatives apparently know literally nothing about the area
Guns fit for a mass shooting have only been widely available to the public for about half a century (and we had a federal ban on semiautomatic weapons from 1994 to 2004). Mass shootings have become an American staple for the past 20+ years.
Yep, and I don't think that will change. I tend to be optimistic about things, but there's been little progress made in this country on the fronts you mentioned, which is why it's hard to see what the catalyst for that cultural shift is. At one point I thought the increase of shootings outside of the inner cities and not committed by gangs might move the needle, but it doesn't seem to. I say this because I remember how the crack cocaine epidemic became a national issue and everyone wanted to end the scourge once it became a problem outside of the inner city.Yes, and that's partly why stricter guns laws are NOT the be all end all solution to this problem. It requires a collective paradigm shift that will take generations.
In the meantime the gun violence will go on unabated.
Mental health, discipline, law & order (other than shootings) - the US lines up ok with other Western nations. Gun crime is the outlier. Why is that?The problem is mental health, loss of discipline, and law and order.
It's not the guns, the guns are just a red herring to distract you from the underlying actual problems.
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