Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: The Case for Gun Control - more facts about the Second Amendment [View all]gejohnston
(17,502 posts)because it conveniently excludes countries with higher murder rates. Because we have a greater gang problem and a greater drug problem that arms the gangs and fuels the violence. The reasons are complex historical and cultural reasons, and concentrated if few areas. In those areas you have the remaining legacy of slavery, racism, and globalization with a little anti intellectualism on the side. We also glorify violence. Look at a US cop/PI show compared to a Brit or Canadian cop show, even Flashpoint. Dating back to the late 1960s, the show always ends in a shoot out, even if the bad guy was an accountant who was caught cooking the books or the cop shows up just in the nick of time and shoots it out. That is not a cause of course, but simply an illustration.