Gun Control Reform Activism

Decoy of Fenris

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5. And I think that's one of our fundamental differences as two factions:

Wed Jul 10, 2013, 11:07 AM

Jul 2013

I prefer to try to mitigate or negate crime "In general", while the Gun Control side only cares about Gun Control. When's the last time anyone posted a news story about a knifing, or a baseball-batting, or a fistfight-gone-fatal? Almost never. To me, it reeks of selective outrage, using the latest tragedy as political motivation.

I understand -where- you're coming from BB, but what I don't understand is "Why guns?" Why not act to directly affect the root cause of violence/crime at the source?

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Study: High-risk youth okay with guns, retaliatory violence [View all] BainsBane Jul 2013 OP

To me, this is less about guns and more about a snapshot of society as a whole. Decoy of Fenris Jul 2013 #1

guns are only relevant if you care how they die BainsBane Jul 2013 #2

No, but the attitude of retribution indicates a non-proportional response Decoy of Fenris Jul 2013 #3

It matters because guns kill so much more efficiently BainsBane Jul 2013 #4

And I think that's one of our fundamental differences as two factions: Decoy of Fenris Jul 2013 #5

You mean you prefer to ignore reality BainsBane Jul 2013 #6

What reality? Crime is always a problem. Decoy of Fenris Jul 2013 #7

all crime isn't deadly BainsBane Jul 2013 #8

This recent upsurge billh58 Jul 2013 #9

I've spent too much time in the gungeon lately BainsBane Jul 2013 #10

re: "I've spent too much time in the gungeon lately" discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2013 #11