• Pogbom@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      11 months ago

      Of those people that were protected, how many were protected from other people with guns? It’s just an arms race basically. Sure everyone needs guns for protection, because everyone has guns. Funny how all the countries with low gun ownership don’t have rampant murders.

      • shalafi@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        3
        arrow-down
        2
        ·
        11 months ago

        Funny how the countries with high gun ownership don’t have rampant murder. Israel and Switzerland anyone?

        America doesn’t have a gun problem, we have a culture problem.

        • Pogbom@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          2
          ·
          11 months ago

          Also s good point. I feel like that adds to mine actually. Considering the severe lack of education, mental health support, etc. in the US, the solution isn’t to add more guns then. Gun ownership increases safety when everyone is responsible (like Switzerland) but decreases it when everyone is not (like the US).

        • ThunderWhiskers@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          2
          ·
          11 months ago

          Maybe Switzerland and Israel aren’t the best examples. Switzerland has mandatory military service and by extension firearm familiarity training. Israel is…well Israel.