The problem with this is that it assumes that similar problems can not be solved in similar manners to other countries.
To me that's just a side step of saying you don't even want to try.
Also it assumes that we're so vastly different that we operate differently. Differences exist but they aren't so drastic we can't employ what works in other countries.
What I would say is that my argument was purely oriented towards guns and not intending to draw any parallels to the drug issue.
To add to the discussion, I am also aware of the argument of guns being a powerful deterrent against crime that seemed to be collaborated by the Pew Research study (I believe that was the source, can be wrong though) years ago.
This is a side of the issue also worth taking into consideration.
The issue of successful gun control in other countries is worth noting as well, I concur.
But I would add that we need to be very careful when juxtaposing policies of the US and other countires. Given its size, social ambience and cultural make-up the US is in many ways unique in a global context.
People own guns in Britain and we have gun control. I think every European country does. If you want to shoot a wood pigeon for a nice game roast, cool.
If you’re a criminal lunatic who wants to shoot a drug dealer, **** you.
How do Americans not get this? Why don’t you just go back to blaming Mexico.
__________________ Sig by Nuke Nixon Last Edited by Blakemore on Jan 1st, 2000, at 00:00 AM
That is not true. Only a third of Americans actually own a firearm. There are lots of guns here, but they are concentrated in the hands of a diminishing number of people.
Remember folks. The only way to stop a bad guy with a gun in 20 panicky good guys with guns firing several hundred rounds indiscriminately in the hope that maybe a dozen will hit their intended target and if any innocent bystanders get hit....well...they died for you freedoms.
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I'm not against gun restrictions. I think they're nifty.
But "almost seventy percent" means that the number of gun owners is still at least eighty million people. Eighty. It's hard to believe that there isn't some kind of cultural component to it.
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