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One of the best articles regarding gun control in the US I've seen
Posted on 2/23/18 at 11:07 am
Posted on 2/23/18 at 11:07 am
It was written by a Marine Corps weapons instructor, and goes into population demographics, world history, immigration, and a slew of contributing factors. It might very well be one of the best pieces I've read in response to the question regarding American gun control laws vs other countries with gun laws.
(It's very long with graphics, so I recommend clicking the link and scrolling down past the first response to the one by Jon Davis):
Quora Q&A
(Note the warning before the "tldr" replies ;p )
(It's very long with graphics, so I recommend clicking the link and scrolling down past the first response to the one by Jon Davis):
Quora Q&A
(Note the warning before the "tldr" replies ;p )
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Posted on 2/23/18 at 11:07 am to skrayper
Meh.
In.
In.
Posted on 2/23/18 at 11:16 am to Wolfhound45
TLDR version;
So, in summary, the other states of the world who pride themselves on their low gun violence stance… I’m happy for them, but I don’t think they should be patting themselves on the back so hard. They’ve done well in the current system, but they have advantages that they should be thankful for and not forget to take account of the burdens she bares that would normally crush them. Do I think that their gun policies have had an effect? Sure, but maybe they only account for cutting away 10% off the top. It’s something to be happy about, but when factoring for demographics, such as the currently fat population pyramids, the wealth of the older citizens, the attention given to the young, the high taxation able to focus on social programs, the low diversity, and the fact that they haven’t been forced to maintain or use a military in the better part of a century, all while their ever increasing standards of living are guaranteed by the United States’ military and taxpayers, I’m just not impressed by graphs such as the one below that many people use to prove we in the United States are behind our European counterparts.
Again, I don’t fault the European countries. They do well by their people, but they need to count their blessings. As for Americans, we need to remember that we are a completely different country, with problems unlike any other — bigger than any other. In fact, among our problems is that we can’t screw up, because so much of the world relies on us working. That’s also a big part of why we can’t be as generous as they are, why so many of the things they have, we can’t, why they are in control of their violence better than we are, and why just because they are doing it, doesn’t mean diddly over here.
So, in summary, the other states of the world who pride themselves on their low gun violence stance… I’m happy for them, but I don’t think they should be patting themselves on the back so hard. They’ve done well in the current system, but they have advantages that they should be thankful for and not forget to take account of the burdens she bares that would normally crush them. Do I think that their gun policies have had an effect? Sure, but maybe they only account for cutting away 10% off the top. It’s something to be happy about, but when factoring for demographics, such as the currently fat population pyramids, the wealth of the older citizens, the attention given to the young, the high taxation able to focus on social programs, the low diversity, and the fact that they haven’t been forced to maintain or use a military in the better part of a century, all while their ever increasing standards of living are guaranteed by the United States’ military and taxpayers, I’m just not impressed by graphs such as the one below that many people use to prove we in the United States are behind our European counterparts.
Again, I don’t fault the European countries. They do well by their people, but they need to count their blessings. As for Americans, we need to remember that we are a completely different country, with problems unlike any other — bigger than any other. In fact, among our problems is that we can’t screw up, because so much of the world relies on us working. That’s also a big part of why we can’t be as generous as they are, why so many of the things they have, we can’t, why they are in control of their violence better than we are, and why just because they are doing it, doesn’t mean diddly over here.
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