CrazyGamer2017 said:
Or more to the point, if no one in the US had guns, this mass shooting and indeed all the others would probably not have happened. An inherently violent society coupled with massive access to guns is a very bad mix as demonstrated time and again. Not saying an inherently violent society without guns would be perfect as violence would find other ways to express itself but I'm pretty sure whatever the outcome it would be tremendously less dramatic than it is in one where guns can easily be obtained. As things are, I'm surprised the NRA is not advocating free to purchase mini nukes for the good people of the US. And as soon as someone would say but that's dangerous, imagine these mini nukes get in the wrong hands, the NRA would reply: That's why we need EVERYBODY to have nukes so that the good guys can defend against the bad guys... |
How would one propose removing all of the guns that currently exist? Remember, the estimates are >300 million guns exist in the United States, a country with low population density (meaning concentrated efforts are more difficult), 3.97 million square-miles of land, prohibitions on searching people's homes without specific warrants, and a strong and prolific black-market with strong organized crime.
As for the comparison to nuclear weapons, a gun can be used against specific targets and therefore can be used in self-defense, a nuclear weapon cannot as it is an AoE weapon and its use in a population center will necessarily kill innocents.
