RE: The BIGGEST Problem is American Gun Culture [dTube]

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The BIGGEST Problem is American Gun Culture [dTube]

in news •  7 years ago  (edited)

The biggest problem is thinking that guns will solve your problems. This error of thought appears to infests too many Americans in their private lives, but it is also a fundamental underpinning of US law enforcement and, so tragically for millions, in US foreign policy. This error of thought appears to infests too many Americans in their private lives, but it is also a fundamental underpinning of US law enforcement and, so tragically for millions, in US foreign policy.

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yes, that's a basic part of the cultural problem I describe

but it is also a fundamental underpinning of US law enforcement

It's a fundamental underpinning of the entire founding of the country.

It would not be a Republic today if it weren't for private firearm ownership.

@blakemiles84 exactly.

I think things have been so safe & peaceful (relatively) for so long, that many people don't see a need to protect themselves anymore.

Yep, 200 years of shooting people.