Practical suggestions for inhibiting mass murders. And not just the ones that use guns.

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7. I would never pretend that "guns have nothing to do with gun violence."

But behind the guns issue is the obsession with power and its unprincipled exercise in physical violence.

I am 100% behind making mass gun murders "a lot less frequent and a lot less deadly." I have only two requests--that they be practical and that they not eviscerate the practical right to self-defense. Come up with a practical non lethal alternative self-defense device that is as portable, as practical, as effective and as inexpensive as a gun and I would seriously consider repealing or at least modifying the Second Amendment.

I think any comparison of countries should involve more than gun prevalence. There is gross inequality in wealth and opportunity in America far more than in many places. There are also cultural differences. When I was in France, I noticed that people were quite different; among other things they seemed less materialistic and status conscious. They took time to eat communal meals.

And, IIRC, England's murder rate was much lower than ours well before their ultra-strict gun laws. Apples to tangerines is always difficult.

Sometimes I get the feeling that if gun possession and gun murders went to zero but murder actually rose, some people would be delighted. (I'm being sarcastic, but I think there's a grain of truth in there.)