one has to think that eventually the tide will turn and there will be enough political support in the u.s. to stop the NRA. i wonder what the turning point will be.
happened in texas, one of the most pro-gun states.
even the two police-killing-blacks incidents that the crowd was protesting involved victims who were either carrying guns or had a known history of carrying guns, so the conduct of the police officers, while undeniably wrong, could partially be explained by the fact that they were afraid of being shot themselves.
So tough to tell anything other than what happened right, but i was thinking along these lines with the wife last night - would the father in that car have been shot had he not been armed and related that fact to the officer?
Y'know there's a chance, knowing recent decades and how things go - but i bet statistically speaking this guy lives more often than not through that same interaction had there not been a gun in the car.
How many toddlers have killed again this week??
Great, pick something else. Cause most of the things you'll pick are gonna be less lethal than a gun, and more people will live.
Either way, I don't think banning guns, or disarming the cops is going to solve the actual problem, which is systemic racism, oppression and social injustice. We've got folks that don't fucking care anymore with access to guns. You could restrict them from getting guns but they're still folks that don't fucking care anymore. Maybe with knives or cars or bombs instead. If you solve the root problem, then you have happy people with guns. People like me. I'm privileged and have guns and you know what? 99% of the time they're locked in the safe and when they're not, I'm shooting at targets or food. I don't see myself committing mass murder any time soon. Back me into a corner and tell me I can't work or I can't walk down the street without fear for my life and I'll be singing a different story.
So tough to tell anything other than what happened right, but i was thinking along these lines with the wife last night - would the father in that car have been shot had he not been armed and related that fact to the officer?
the U.S. may not be able to solve 100% of the problem by banning guns, but there is no question it would be the single act that would have the greatest impact on stopping the senseless deaths.
curing the underlying societal woes like racism/inequality/etc. are also noble goals that should be undertaken at the same time. nobody says you can't walk and chew gum.
i think it's unfair to punish responsible gun-owners like you, but that bit of unfairness is a small price to pay to stop what has become an uncontrollable problem in the U.S. in a perfect society, guys like you could still enjoy target practice at shooting ranges, and folks that live in remote areas could own rifles for defence against critters. regular folk would not be able to buy assault weapons that can fire as fast as one can pull the trigger, though, cuz that's just insane.
there are almost 100 gun-related deaths PER DAY in the u.s. that's like 2 orlando nightclub mass shootings PER DAY, only spread out across the country.
Good cops need to call out bad cops. The blue wall is bullshit and purely a mechanism to cover things up. This wall needs to come burning down and more accountability needs to be shown. Weed out the bad cops, you can't hide them any more. Fuck the union that encourages this.