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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
Simplistic question - How come you don't see the same frequency of this in Canada, Australia or the UK? What is it about American society that breeds lunatics? It has to be deeper than just gun control.
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Originally Posted by opendoor
IMO it's just that there's simply more of a culture of guns and violence in the US when compared to those other countries. It's not even really an issue of access to guns, as it sounds like this was done with guns that someone could pretty easily get in Canada.
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Americans are pretty stuck on their stupid amendment - an amendment based on a time period when they needed to be able to raise a militia at a moment's notice. Not now, when they have organized military and governmental support. But, it's impossible to have that conversation in the US because as soon as there is the start of a conversation about having better control, you get all the gun nutbars screaming "BANNING! YOU'RE BANNING MY GUNS! I HAVE THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS!!" No, that isn't what is being said, you idiots. But good luck with all this and your multiple multiple dead.
I think that we also have better social programs that have a lot to do with it - I think there are societal/economic issues taking place in the US that are *exacerbated* by the presence/involvement of guns.