Placing the blame on individuals committing crimes and the current state of modern society, raises the question of morality and that raises the question of a declining belief in faith and the practice of religion. The belief in a force greater than oneself and a never ending penalty much more severe than prison. The left just can't allow that train of thought so, they choose to blame the gun rather than the shooter.
Yet other countries have a high rate of gun ownership, and gun violence also occurs i countries where guns are banned.
some are more efficient than others. I'll take my chances a in McDonalds where a mad man walks in with a butcher knife in each hand as opposed to a guy with AR 15 with multi round clips.
Move the goalpost and create some sort of bizarre logic that isn't true.
Murder Rate by Country 2024
www.datapandas.org
If the wrong person doesn't have their finger on the trigger, can they pull it?
Yeah, they do, and even worse. You don't get murder rates 5 to 10 times higher without them, but many countries do not count/track events like it's done here. I'm not defending our situation, as it's far too high and too often. I just get tired of people not being perceptive enough to actually believe it's the worst in the world.
Funny thing about that - there a federal form and federal background check that all FFS dealers must comply with, and those dealers are audited regularly, as much as semi-annually.
I agree 100%.
No other country comes close to our rate of gun ownership. We have more guns than people. The US has 120.5 guns per 100 people, the next highest country is Yemen with 52.8 guns per 100 people.
Another flawed statistic. The percentage of households that have guns in them is more meaningful. And it hasn’t moved in 50 years.
www.statista.com
Yet our murder rate is less than over 60 other countries. Which should allow the objective thinker to realize that the number of privately owned guns is not the only factor involved.
People tend to ignore things that conflict with their ideology, imo. It's one of the reasons I rarely post here any more. Most are completely entrenched and not open to discussion.Another flawed statistic. The percentage of households that have guns in them is more meaningful. And it hasn’t moved in 50 years.
Gun ownership in the U.S. 1972-2023 | Statista
The share of American households owning at least one firearm has remained relatively steady since 1972, hovering between 37 percent and 47 percent.
Also, a shame that everyone is ignoring @dandh posts in this thread.
I have posted statistic after statistic refuting your claim. I dont have the time to post it again. Do a search on my posting history if accuracy matters to you.
Yeah of course. Because those are less scary looking right?
I value being able to keep my gun to keep myself and my family safe more than I value yours or anyone else's, yes. In a world where crime a violence exists at record levels, we cannot afford to make any other value judgements I'm afraid.
“AR style” guns were designed for the military to replace the old M16 style of Vietnam name weapon...and they were designed specifically to kill and maim human beings. The level of actual stupidity on display by some here, used here to defend their sale to the public is unfathomable.
Well I agree and disgree. There are a lot of guns out there thaat are carry far more energy yet dont look as 'scary' and dont seem to be on the target list for guns people want outlawed.
www.thetrace.org
