The level of gun violence in the United States is utterly ridiculous. Arguing that it isn't makes you look stupid, uninformed or just downright callous. The idea that we live in a society where a man can walk into an elementary school with an assault rifle and massacre 20 six year olds ought to be unacceptable. But, apparently, it's not. According to a post from just the other day, that is the price we pay to live in the United States.If they were to call for American citizens to turn their firearms in, are you going to turn yours in?
The reality is that the gun genie is out of the bottle. Even if Americans came to their senses and realized that having such easy access to firearms promulgates firearms violence, here is no way to confiscate or get control of the hundreds of millions of guns that are out there in circulation.
So, every day, we bury the 30 or so people in the US whose death was caused by a firearm and the other 300 or so that suffer gunshot wounds go to the hospital. It is truly insane when you think about it. But, most folks don't. Until it's your six year old being lowered into the ground. Originally Posted by timpage
Jim