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In reply to the discussion: A serious question about gun control- Isn't it too late? [View all]riqster
(13,986 posts)At a time when we have rooms full of dead children, we cannot take a fatalistic approach. Just because a problem is massive, complex, and deeply rooted in a culture does not mean it is "too late".
I would argue that rape and control of assault weapons are in fact far more alike than you might think: both are related to aggression, control, violence, a sense of entitlement without responsibility to others, and so on.
To say "too late" is a cheap and easy out. And it is a way that will only result in more dead children. To hell with that. We must do what we can; ask any of the parents or loved ones of those who were slain.
I confess to a high degree of emotional investment- having buried my son this year, I am not of a mind to accept the counsel of temporization or desperation.
Yes, there are many weapons out there and we cannot get rid of them all. But these individual slaughters are not carried out by millions of guns: they are carried our by a few, each time. So every small measure we take can make a huge difference.