Gun Control thread (merged many)

[Hawk66]

Originally Posted by Buddahaid

It's just venting. The vast majority of gun owners are responsible owners, and when these high profile shootings occur, we are upset because it's one more brick in the wall of ban. I've experienced too many things that are now outlawed because of the few who abuse their privileges and I don't want gun ownership to be added to that list as well.

The reality is you can't prevent all determined people from doing whatever evil scheme they dream up even in the most restrictive environments. I don't think there really is a solution, or if there is one, it's worse than the problem it's designed to correct.

Frankly, I do not think this is true....just have a look around the world and statistics and you will see that just tragedys are not evenly distributed. And I am not considering non-democratic countries.

Every society seems to have its irrational, beloved, thing. In Germany it's the crazy driving on the autobahn without speed limits. When you think rational about it, it makes no sense....
In the U.S. it's the gun.

Interestingly both topics have similar root causes. In both cases there is a big (commercial) lobby behind it, which has managed to emotionalize the topic and 'auto-spreading' the idea from generation to generation. Even the reaction if someone tries to question it, is often very similar: It's not to be discussed since I am free and this is my right...