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Originally Posted by Fire
There are LOTS of guns in switzerland, but very little gun crime....
There are no legal handguns in England, but more handgun crime than BEFORE they were banned....
There are lots of guns and lots of gun crime in the US.....
There is a gun ban in mexico, and it has been likened to a warzone.....
Culture is the answer.... people inclined to peaceable lives could be given nuclear weapons and there would be few mushroom clouds.... while violent cultures beget violence.... simple and yet so difficult......
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I was going to suggest a similar idea--perhaps Culture rather than the firearms itself are more causative?
Don't get me wrong, I do believe that the firearm is an enabler that lets the otherwise frustrated youth turn in to a rampaging psycho. BUT
I also believe that pointing to firearms as part of the problem is misguided. The U.S.A. has always been about striking it on your own, more capitalist than socialist. Perhaps this leads to a more adversarial mindset? In contrast (and correct me if I'm wrong as I'm just speculating here), Switzerland is highly socialist, right? Yet they issue every citizen a Sig 556 and there's hardly any gun crime?
In closing, I think Culture and economy predict crime much better than firearm ownership, but, to each their own!
