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In reply to the discussion: BUT NO, WE DON'T HAVE A GUN PROBLEM IN AMERICA [View all]L0oniX
(31,493 posts)how do you have a country continually at war ...an economy dependant on jobs from the MIC ...a continual stream of solders coming back and living among us and not have gun violence in the public and private sector. Also one may consider the influence of gun violence oriented movies and maybe even gun based violent video games. Maybe if we weren't showing our children that war is acceptable with all its gun and bomb violence the problem may diminish over time. Maybe we shouldn't be such hypocrites to our children about it being ok to kill over there but not here. The lesson we continually teach our children is that it is ok to use guns to kill others as long as its over there and that IMO has its consequences. You will never get most guns out of the hands of some citizens until you get rid of war and even then the criminals will still get them. So you all can continue to use DU as a platform for an anti-gun agenda while supporting our wars and soldiers who have learned to shoot guns and kill people ...and children. It doesn't go un-noticed that the usual gun deaths caused by criminals goes without mention on DU. Also the successful use of guns for defence goes without notice on DU as well. Those who experience robbery, mugging, rape, home invasion and assault who go out and buy a gun for defence are made out to be chickens or cowards and ridiculed here and then told that they should move to a better neighbourhood. While there is plenty of anti gun rants here on DU I don't see many about eliminating the conditions that bring on the use of guns.