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21. Defining goals

The goal is reducing the number of murders till it is at a rate more or less matching the average for a developed country.

The US non-gun murder rate (murders by any means other than a firearm) exceeds the overall UK murder rate (all means).

This thread concerns the plan of NYS's attempt to judge fitness to engage in self-defense with gun by examining social media posts where people often come to vent, argue and otherwise emote on various topics. In my youth I would occasionally hear my father suggest that someone should murder the umpire after a contentious call in a baseball game. I can think of no one more patient and even tempered than him.

This proposed law arose due to NYS requiring that citizens prove they were worthy of the use of a gun in self-defense in public while the state allowed for politicians, retired law enforcement, wealthy and powerful folks to have a much easier time exercising that option.

There will always be a means which is used more/most often in assault and murder. When the current most often used means is unavailable another will rise to top.

Have good evening.