If a well-armed citizenry made for a safer society, then America would be the safest country in the world... it's not. The over-abundance of guns leads to situations that interested parties can claim their need for them.
But gun bans are not an effective tool at reducing crime, either. Look at the U.K. The crime they're having to endure is bonkers. Hell, just last year, I think it was Al, he posted a BBC article stating Scotland is the most dangerous country in the developed world.
Yes, but they don't have the mentality "YOU CAN PRY MY GUN FROM MY COLD DEAD HANDS".
Quite frankly, I, along with pretty well the rest of the world, find the average American attitude towards guns to be sick and strange. It's no wonder American society has gun problems when they're so amazingly paranoid about everything.
Hmmm. I've wondered that myself. Maybe it's cause the the U.S.' involvement in the World Wars, or us being a world superpower, or maybe it's cause the media puts shootings on page 1 is why we're so paranoid. Why we are this way I don't know. Being trigger-happy is not a good thing. But being trigger-sad is just as dangerous. I guess that's why I find the gun grabbers' ideas sick and disturbing. There are evil people out there who want nothing more than to hurt the innocent. No amount of gun control can change human nature. I don't believe guns are the problem. I believe it to be evil people who refuse to control themselves.
