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Old 06-05-2022, 07:34 PM   #1641
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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher View Post
Mass shootings of the broadest category (600+ last year, up from 400 the year before) are a big part of the violent crime wave that has become a huge election issue in the U.S. 70 per cent of Black Democrats (compared with 34 per cent of white Democrats) say addressing violent crime should be a top priority of government in the next year - presumably because they’re exposed to it far more often.

So what’s your plan for reducing gun violence in the next 12 months in communities awash in illegal handguns?
12 months? That's very difficult, I think you have to look further.

Stopping or at least slowing the flow of legal firearms into hands of citizens is obviously number one, as that supply becomes a major part of the illegal gun numbers as well.

And then like MaritimeScout said, you need to move into a major buyback program.

These two things aren't going to change things overnight. But if the bathtub is overflowing, turn off the faucet and then start dealing with the overflow.
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