See, I actually DO think guns are the largest part of the problem.
Yes, bad social circumstance and conditions cause crime. Of course. Doesn't get much more basic than that.
But the US isn't the only country with poor people. The US isn't the only country with people who are disenfranchised, alone, confused, messed up, ill, etc.
That's pretty universal.
I guess you can argue that the US does have worse social programs than say Canada, France, Scandinavia, etc.
But there are lots of second world nations, with multitudes of poor, that don't match these first world programs.
And no, they aren't offing themselves in record numbers either.
I have been arguing for better social programs in the States since I got on this board. They do need to treat their neighbors better, stop looking at individual rights as higher than social responsibilities and common good.
But that's a much tougher argument and solution over many many topics.
However, on this topic, there is one clear answer that everyone else can see.
The number one factor is gun violence is... surprise surprise... GUNS.
That stats show it, the comparisons to other nations show it. Only one group of people choose to ignore it and throw out all the usual boogeymen. Why is that?
Occam's Razor man.
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