This thread has been fantastic, and a real insight into just why, in my opinion, nothing will ever change when it comes to US gun control.
The obvious solution would be stricter laws about who can own a gun, how many one can own, and the nature of the guns available given an individual’s justification for such firearms. Alongside this, mandatory health checks, both physical and mental, training and safety classes and annual check ups. You can’t ignore the healthcare aspect of this though, in that there needs to be better investment in mental health awareness and treatment.
The reality is, nothing will change. The politicians won’t vote for something that doesn’t suit their financial backers, and more importantly, the people they represent. Too many people are brainwashed into treating your Constitution as gospel, and until everyone is singing from the same hymn sheet, there’ll never be serious efforts made IMO.
It seems, from the outside admittedly, that the 2nd Ammendment is utterly redundant and a waste of time. It’s not relevant anymore; the right to bear arms....in a world where the US has the most well funded military, supplemented with drones, tanks, aircraft etc. You try and overthrow your government with what you can buy at your local gun store, and see what happens. Leaning on its existence to justify a culture that is obviously deeply flawed is just baffling.
It seems juvenile to demand the RIGHT to have a gun. The rest of the world just don’t get it. Port Arthur happened; Australia reacted. Dunblane happened; the UK reacted. Time and time again, there’s a needless loss of life, and the best people can manage is thoughts and prayers. Over and over again. The US will consume itself in a fire of God-fearing capitalism before their gun control laws are properly looked into.
The obvious solution would be stricter laws about who can own a gun, how many one can own, and the nature of the guns available given an individual’s justification for such firearms. Alongside this, mandatory health checks, both physical and mental, training and safety classes and annual check ups. You can’t ignore the healthcare aspect of this though, in that there needs to be better investment in mental health awareness and treatment.
The reality is, nothing will change. The politicians won’t vote for something that doesn’t suit their financial backers, and more importantly, the people they represent. Too many people are brainwashed into treating your Constitution as gospel, and until everyone is singing from the same hymn sheet, there’ll never be serious efforts made IMO.
It seems, from the outside admittedly, that the 2nd Ammendment is utterly redundant and a waste of time. It’s not relevant anymore; the right to bear arms....in a world where the US has the most well funded military, supplemented with drones, tanks, aircraft etc. You try and overthrow your government with what you can buy at your local gun store, and see what happens. Leaning on its existence to justify a culture that is obviously deeply flawed is just baffling.
It seems juvenile to demand the RIGHT to have a gun. The rest of the world just don’t get it. Port Arthur happened; Australia reacted. Dunblane happened; the UK reacted. Time and time again, there’s a needless loss of life, and the best people can manage is thoughts and prayers. Over and over again. The US will consume itself in a fire of God-fearing capitalism before their gun control laws are properly looked into.
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