6 Surprising Ways to Curb Gun Violence That Have Nothing to Do With Gun Control [View all]

[Brickbat]

I've commented on several threads about how reducing gun violence is going to take more talk than just about guns. It takes long, hard discussions about our society; how we view each other; how we view ourselves; what the goals and purpose of our mental health, education and correctional systems are; how we accept casual violence and bullying, and so on. It ties in with things like the recent article from the Atlantic about why young Japanese children are able to run errands and move through cities by themselves, and this Facebook post from Jonathan Byrd.

I'll save you a click and list the six ways in the article:

1. Access to alcohol and drug treatment and rehab
2. Prison reform
3. Curbing the school-to-prison pipeline
4. Addressing structural racism and investing in young black men
5. Correcting income inequality
6. Addressing gender inequality and "macho" culture

I find it frustrating that wanting to talk about everything that goes into gun violence often gets a response of "No, it's the guns!" It's not just the guns -- and to pretend it is only ill serves people who are suffering in this country and kicks the problems our country is facing down the road.

The article:

http://mic.com/articles/126199/6-surprising-ways-to-curb-gun-violence-that-have-nothing-to-do-with-gun-control