24 July 2015
Watching President
Obama’s BBC interview earlier today, I share his frustration about the
lack of common sense when it comes to passing sensible gun legislation
in the US. To those of us who grew up with very limited (or no) access
to firearms, their omnipresence in US society seems both excessive and
absurd.
The Pew Research Center estimates that Americans own somewhere between 270 and 310 millions guns, putting the number of guns per one hundred people at a staggering 88 – more than any other country in the world. What’s puzzling is that household gun ownership has been consistently declining over the decades, which means that fewer people own more guns, many more guns. Why is America armed to its teeth?
The Pew Research Center estimates that Americans own somewhere between 270 and 310 millions guns, putting the number of guns per one hundred people at a staggering 88 – more than any other country in the world. What’s puzzling is that household gun ownership has been consistently declining over the decades, which means that fewer people own more guns, many more guns. Why is America armed to its teeth?
Arthur Collins
12:57 PM
Guns should require periodic proficiency licenses just like driver licenses for cars
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And enforce better mental health laws and use common sense to not allow the mentally disturbed people lose in a normal society. It is not the fault of our stats, or guns, but within ourselves that leads us to a better place to live.
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Joe Kennedy
1:03 PM
The
US is being brainwashed by all these 'random' shootings. It's just
another ploy by our 'government' to take more of our freedoms away.
Outlawing guns will not keep them out of the hands of criminals, just like the war on drugs has not kept drug addicts away from getting drugs.
Outlawing guns will not keep them out of the hands of criminals, just like the war on drugs has not kept drug addicts away from getting drugs.
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