The Real Reason We Have Mass Shootings
Guns are not the issue! But a person needs to have critical thinking ability (not pure emotional) to understand these facts.
The vision that sees “easy” availability as the problem ignores the fact of U.S. history that #guns were far more available yesteryear. I’m tempted to ask those who believe that guns are today’s problem whether they think that guns were nicer yesteryear.
What about the calls for bans on the AR15 so-called assault rifle? It turns out that, according to 2016 FBI statistics, rifles accounted for 368 of the 17,250 homicides in the U.S. that year. That means restrictions on the purchase of rifles would do little or nothing for the homicide rate.
Gun ownership is not our problem. Our problem is a widespread decline in moral values that has nothing to do with guns. That decline includes disrespect for those in authority, disrespect for oneself, little accountability for antisocial behavior, and a scuttling of religious teachings that reinforced moral values.
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