Gun Control

I think it has to do with the gun culture in the U.S. Maybe the gun control laws will lead to a decline in this culture and then reduce the number of gun related crimes. I think this logic is solid but i also think it's very difficlut to quell a culture.

 

Owning a gun in my region is illegal and punishable by law. Criminals still manage to get their hands on guns to commit the crimes they have lined up. I think gun control can only work if a government is able to eliminate the trade of illegal guns. This will involve everybody in the community and the police to get rid of this growing vice.

 

I admire the Australian approach, which was to enforce a buy-back scheme to limit ownership of guns. This took form after the Port Arthur Shooting, which was the only real gun massacre of modern Australian history. Since then, there has been none. How many school shootings will it take until it rings clear that regulation is the only way? If you think about it less as an infringement on personal freedoms, and more protecting the freedom of everybody to walk down the street without worrying about gunpoint assault nearly as much as right now. People wouldn't feel the need to protect themselves with guns, against other people with guns, if there were less guns around full stop.

 

I come from a region where owning a gun is a big crime. Most people have never seen a gun with their own eyes. I think that guns are very dangerous to have with all the documented cases about some innocent person getting hurt by their own gun. I saw an article where a two year old shot his mom dead when they were shopping at a supermarket. The gun went off by mistake when the toddler reached for it. I think that there should be a form of effective gun control.

 

It's not something done in a day, I'd say that it would take a couple of generations, but some small gentle steps taken in the right direction can make a big difference let's say in 5-10 years. Right now the situation is out of control.

 

I am not saying disallow people to get guns, I am just saying make it harder than putting them in the shopping cart you know? For example, having a training and awareness course prior to getting a gun?

 

Here in the UK, gun ownership is strictly regulated. Relatively few people are granted a firearms license and nobody carries their gun openly. Guns are hard to obtain here. Therefore, there is little risk of getting shot. In addition, our cops do not carry guns. Of course, weapons can still be bought on the black market but this is not an everyday occurrence.

 

Pretty much missbishi, that makes total sense to me. Making guns harder to obtain reduces the risk of people getting shot, only in the US that doesn't make sense.