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Forums - Politics Discussion - Santa Barbara Massacre: To Hell With Facts

the2real4mafol on 07 June 2014
SocialistSlayer said:
the2real4mafol said:
NobleTeam360 said:
If the gun control nuts think crime is bad now just wait when all the guns are gone from civilians, and only the criminals have them. Our neighbor to the south is a pretty good example of what awaits.

I thought Mexico (and most of south america actually) had a crime and gang problem of the scale seen today because of America's "war on drugs". The fact that they are criminalised makes the drugs trade extremely profitable while the stupid law means only gangs will do it because they don't care much for the law. The amount of money in drugs only empowers gangs and makes life for ordinary people more dangerous. This was actually proven by the failure of prohibition of alcohol in the 1920s. As soon as alcohol became legal in America again back then, the mafia got considerably weaker as it lost a major revenue source. The same logic would apply to drugs i think. So it doesn't make much sense when you blame Mexico's gang problems completely on gun control. Nothing is that simple

does the irony of your statement elude you? 

if you believe what you are saying, just replace "drugs" or "alcohol" with "guns"

I don't believe in banning guns altogether anymore because it would make sense that doing so would have a similar effect to that of alcohol prohibition or the war on drugs. However, guns shouldn't be so freely accessible to just about anyone who wants them. They are too free in America now and because of that there is a lack of responsibility in ownership. People should have to prove that they are mentally fit to use them in the first place so they won't go on mad rampages but i guess its up to them to stop the weapons from getting into the hands of people who will go on a rampage. Its a tough call but surely stuff like this massacre can be prevented with some changes to your countrie's gun law. Leaving it as it is isn't the answer.

Also, abit off topic but why are guns such a big issue in America? Guns don't seem to matter much elsewhere in the world



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