| VGKing said: Guns aren't the problem. Just look at marijuana. Just because that is illegal, it doesn't mean people can't get their hands on it. Banning guns would mean only criminals would have access to guns...that is bad. What we need is better mental health services so people don't have that urge to kill in the first place. |
I think gun control does work, just not in the USA. If gun control is to be implemented, this has to happen before the guns are in circulation. I think Germany is a pretty good example. Gun Control was implemented after WW2, in that time the german firearms were collected and destroyed, as a result only the Allies had access to guns, not even the police had any. Of course gun control worked. In the following years gun control was reduced, more and more guns came into circulation, but still with much regulation. As a result it is much harder to obtain illegal guns in Germany than in the US and the legal ones are strictly regulated. Of course we still had massacres in Germany, but not as many as in the US. Also gun related accidents occur far less.
In the US far too many guns are in circulation to give gun control any chance to work, also most massacres were done with legal weapons anyways. Thus I completely agree with your bolded part, mental healthcare is the key.
TL;DR: Gun control can work, but only if it is implemented at the right time. Mental healthcare is far more important.
