Alien Overlord wrote:Vivolkha wrote:"What some would say" is not a valid argument. If some people say that the Earth is flat, will you believe them? And even with weapons, the state maintains a clear superiority on the use of force through the police and the military.
But I understand it in the context of America's cultural mistrust of authority and anti-statism. Realistically gun control can't be implemented in America, but it has to be recognized that the lack of it is one reason behind its violence epidemic.
Perhaps not but they still have the right to believe and say the earth is flat if it suits them. My own beliefs don't allow me to infringe upon the rights of others, and that includes the rights guaranteed to us by The Second Amendment-which the military and police swear to defend, not the government. Considering you can be punished with death for violating the UCMJ and enforcing a 2nd Amendment removal would be a crime in that you're breaking your oath, I don't see the military enforcing such a ban. That's not to mention how many servicemen themselves own firearms and more than likely don't want to turn them over in what would clearly be an unconstitutional act.
Violence epidemic? Humans are naturally violent and that's a fact, just look at human history. In nations like France and Britain you just get mass stabbings and vehicle ramming's instead of shootings. Show me a nation with no violence and I'll be impressed. The issue with the US today isn't violence, it's just perceived that way because the media decides to cover it and blow it out of proportion.
The murder rate in the US is 4.13 times higher than in France and the UK. The US accounts for half of all far-right terrorism incidents and deaths.