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Originally Posted by blankall
I'm not disagreeing with you that the USA is extremely violent. I just think the problem is far more complex than simple gun control.
As I stated the high homicide rate in the USA is largely attributable to gang violence. That is the result of a slew of social issues, that includes gun control.
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I agree. At the same time, the end point for me is always, then why are their not more restrictions on gun ownership? Why are people so freely able to purchase weapons capable of killing dozens or hundreds of people in a matter of minutes? Does it keep it out of the hands of criminals? Not necessarily, but reducing the actual supply of guns certainly will reduce the amount of people (including criminals) that have them.
The crux of my original post was that the US claims itself to be this great nation. It's kind of the whole reason a guy like Trump has any support, all he does spew USA rah rah rah, and everyone eats it up like it's the truth. They have an identity problem that begins with not admitting (or even being overly concerned at all about) their own shortcomings. No change, no reform needed. Just keep going as usual. There's no racism. There's no fundamentalist movement infecting their government, there's no political gridlock, there isn't a problem with guns. If anything, add more guns.