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In reply to the discussion: A sincere wish for our DU gun owners: visit Norway! [View all]Lee-Lee
(6,324 posts)If you look at the "gun culture", that is people who are real firearms enthusiasts, what do you see? They are knowledgeable about firearms, have a great interest in them, and often go shooting. They jump through the legal hoops to get a concealed carry license.
If you look at the vast majority of gun crime in this country, you know who isn't committing it? The people in the "gun culture". Take the crowd at your average gun show or firing range on a given day, or your average concealed carry permit holder. For your premise to be correct, we would expect those people to committing the bulk of gun crimes.
But that isn't the case.
There are culture problems in this country, those do lead to crimes and violence- including gun violence. But it isn't gun enthusiasts or the "gun culture" that are the problem.