but that number is still way to big.
How many people would you say is acceptable to die in America every year where you can sleep at night? Last I checked there were around 350 million Americans and millions of Americans die every year from non gun sources.
Guns are a problem so we do nothing to reduce the amount of guns available in the country.
The point is that we are trying to reach something better. I’ll sleep better at night when I know that we are at least working toward better gun violence.
More extensive background checks, restrictions on bigger and fully automatic weapons, and maki bug gun owners more responsible for keeping their guns locked and safe.
Also more enforcement on illegal weapon dealers.
That one especially matters now because apparently the shooter stole his dad’s gun.
Be specific. "More extensive" is too general.
Just longer background checks
more resources and money towards illegal gun dealers.
Listen to that. 50,000 people are killed by gun violence each year! For context, about 30,000 to 60,000 people died in the American Revolutionary War. I know the times were different, and a lot less people were alive, but that number is still way to big. This is a huge problem that we need to solve.
Bullshit. We are the only advanced country with this kind of gun violence
No one thinks it’s possible to get to zero gun violence. That’s plain impossible. The point is that we are trying to reach something better. I’ll sleep better at night when I know that we are at least working toward better gun violence.
More extensive background checks,
restrictions on bigger and fully automatic weapons
, and maki bug gun owners more responsible for keeping their guns locked and safe.
That one especially matters now because apparently the shooter stole his dad’s gun.Also more enforcement on illegal weapon dealers.
The only reason why you think 0.0127% is a problem is because the media fails to recount the thousands of instances where guns have saved lives.
Over half of the 50k are due to suicide and gang violence. You can’t seriously be arguing that 0.0127% is significant enough to repeal the Second Amendment and ban guns
We’re the only country with more than 390 million guns.
So now the government is gonna go door to door to check to see if you have a safe and are using it properly.
Why 3-6? Why not more or less? And where is the evidence that it would actually reduce the homicide rate?
What does this mean?
Automatic weapons are already heavily regulated.
So now the government is gonna go door to door to check to see if you have a safe and are using it properly.
And where is the evidence that it would actually reduce the homicide rate?
You’re telling me that guns have saved more than 50,000 lives per year? Because if not, then it’s a problem.
Show me these statistics.
Also, gang violence gun killings can be prevented by the measures I’m proposing.
It means longer and better background checks.
But I would prefer if they were regulated more. In my world, I would have them basically illegal for citizens expect in some situations.
No, there will be legal repercussions for not keeping it properly safe, and you will be legally responsible if someone in your house steals it and uses it to cause a shooting. That one is already starting to happen, which is nice.
Almost every other country with better regulation has lower gun violence rates, and they significantly dropped after the policies were implemented.Australia for example has a 28 day waiting period and much deeper background checks. They also have compulsory buybacks for full auto weapons, and best of all, they require you to be licensed to even carry a gun, especially concealed carry and bigger guns.From 1995 to 2006 (when these laws were put into place) the gun violence rate has dropped by 59% and suicides involving guns have dropped by 65%. Also, they have had ZERO mass shootings since. This is very significant.
