Immersiveunreality said:
Dark_Lord_2008 said:
Over the years America has had multiple mass shootings, gun violence, police shootings and gang shootings over narcotics and disputing territory are common in the US.
The gun lobby, NRA, Republicans oppose gun control laws regardless of what happens on the streets.
Small countries like Australia, New Zealand have implemented gun control laws that have been effective because the countries have small populations and manageable and there is no bill of rights that gives people the right to bear arms.
There were a number of factors that lead to the introduction of gun laws in Australia. Bikie gang shootings, serial killer Ivan Milat killing 7 victims and the tipping point was Martin Bryant's mass shooting of 35 victims in 1996, forced the Australian government to introduce gun control laws. An Australia born mass shooter in New Zealand, earlier this year has forced the NZ government to implement tight gun control laws.
It has been a God given right for Americans to own guns for 240 years and it is in the bill of rights of the American Constitution. Republicans, NRA, gun lobbyists are not going to allow any changes to the American Constitution.
There is not much Americans can do to change anything in the US because the Republicans, gun lobbyists, strong conservative media ensures that nothing changes. Americans have a great fear of Socialism/Communism and propaganda is spread to ensure that people vote for no changes and America stays the same. Only 50 to 60% of the American adults vote in Presidential elections ensures that nothing ever changes in America. |
First bolded:But America has states that can behave as "small countries"
Second bolded:Alrighty, let me put my knights armor on and go on a crusade in the next village as it is my God given right as a european!
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Send the Spanish inquisition against those Calvinist infidels! They'd never expect it!
Just to point out that the constitution says "weapon", not "gun". So in theory, nukes would be fair game, as would chemical weapons.
