I don't think quoting statistics or the constitution can help the discussion very much. Just because you have the right to do something, it doesn't mean you *should* or you should *want to*. The problem is about attitudes and the general illness of a society in which so many people want to (or feel the need to) spend so much effort and money trying to justify why every citizen should be able to have a deadly weapon on their person or in their homes. Do all these people really feel that their lives or property is in so much danger? Do all these people really feel that this property is worth potentially killing someone (including themselves / kids / relatives) over? Are these people really so fearful? If so, why? Is this linked to inextricably to other societal problems around drugs / crime / poverty / education which need to be addressed first?
I get that guns are part of American culture. I get it's a citizen's right under their constitution (as currently interpreted) to possess one. The question is, is a population saturated with lethal weapons for whatever purpose, the mark of a healthy, civilised society in today's world?
I get that guns are part of American culture. I get it's a citizen's right under their constitution (as currently interpreted) to possess one. The question is, is a population saturated with lethal weapons for whatever purpose, the mark of a healthy, civilised society in today's world?
