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of course the gun has something to do with it.
This murder probably wouldnt have happened if it wasnt for the easy access to the gun.
The fact you didnt kill anyone doesnt mean anything Seaver, most people would not - but there are a portion of people, a combination of issues and circumstance and lack of morality, where having easy access to a gun makes ALL the difference and tips the balance.
Pulling the trigger is a lot different to clubbing someone to death with a hatchet.
Of course a determined murderer can kill with a knife or poison or something else, but the easy access to guns create both far more spur of the moment murders, and also create a morbid fascination in some unsettled minds that feeds their aggression.
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Every time these kind of killings occur it makes a lot of buzz, but teenagers are getting shot in urban area's every day... America can have as much gun related murder as it is prepared to tolerate to be honest. People dont make the conscious connection because it is uncomfortable and unpleasant... but the rights to own firearms that so many (mostly peaceful and honest) people seem to hold dear equate to an extra number of deaths each year because of the availability of guns.
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The Gospel of Thomas
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