Dear Americans .... what are your suggestions on appeasing the gun crime in USA?

This is not about the politics because in the paste years you have had both Republican and Democratic leaders that have not managed to tackle the issue.

Here are some stats for you, based on 2022 alone:

In this year there have been 609 mass shootings, from which there have been 637 deaths (around 58 per month) and 2552 people injured.

There has not been a single week without a mass shooting.and in fact only 83 days this year have been free from a amass shooting.

More children have died in a school shooting than police officers on duty.

I find this shocking but the apathy towards change even more so.

Is it time to give up the guns?

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bijouxbroussard · F

That’s not going to happen. It really isn’t. And it’s not really the issue, believe it or not. We’ve always had guns, since the country was founded. We haven’t always had mass shootings. Guns are legal in Canada— but they’re not constantly shooting each other.

You know how people were saying “Trump is the symptom, not the disease ?" Definitely true about the guns. This will never be a gun-free society.

The very best that we might hope for is being rid of military style assault weapons and not being able to build arsenals. That all goes beyond basic self-defense or hunting needs.

BabyLonia · F

@bijouxbroussard i think i have aske the question before then about what is unique about the culture that makes mass shootings in america so common

bijouxbroussard · F

@BabyLonia And why now, specifically ? From basically the late 20th century forward ? I wish I knew.

samueltyler2 · 80-89, M

@BabyLonia the presence of so many guns!

bijouxbroussard · F

@samueltyler2 There are other countries with guns who aren’t killing each other like this.

BabyLonia · F

@bijouxbroussard no other country has the extent of guns as america

bijouxbroussard · F

@BabyLonia My point is that there are other countries that are not gun-free but they’re not killing each other. Why are people hoarding guns here ? Because it’s a bit like money—it’s not that everyone has a lot—but some people have way more than they could possibly need.

And being a native-born American who has never personally owned a firearm, I couldn’t tell you why that’s so.

BabyLonia · F

@bijouxbroussard but are they more stringent with who can buy a gun? America gun ownership is so much higher per capita, it is possibly not the amount but maybe that they let anyone have a gun. To be honest, for the number of deaths that are caused by guns i am sure there is some pretty extensive research happening , and if not why not?

samueltyler2 · 80-89, M

@BabyLonia the US Congress has refused to allow CDC funding for that sort of research

bijouxbroussard · F

@bijouxbroussard How guns are sold is regulated state-wide. It’s been a major "state’s rights" issue to the gun-nuts, and allows them to avoid stringent gun control laws. A popular fiction among the right has been that of more gun deaths occuring where there’s strict gun control. In Nevada (with very lax gun laws) the Las Vegas shooting that left 59 dead and 527 wounded put that myth to bed. And I’ve seen a few even comment that "shootings only happen during Democratic administrations" The Nevada shooting retired that mythology, too, by occurring in 2017. (under Donald Trump). But considering that shooters don’t generally ask political party before opening fire, it’s frustrating that that would be their focus.