Re:Police Kill Too Many People–White and Black (2016)
by zepto on Saturday May 01, 2021 @05:55PM
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> Seems like there's a similar attitude to guns in the US, but legally buttressed.
There really isn’t. Almost no gun owners do anything unsafe with guns or ever shoot anyone. US gun culture is extremely safety focussed.
The media paints a completely bizarre and distorted picture of gun owners in general, picking the stupidest or most outlandish examples they can.
Most people who are involved in shootings in the US are in deeply underprivileged areas where there is a lot of crime in general, and ineffective policing and a dearth of opportunity.
It is often not irrational for young men in these circumstances to get involved in gang or crime related activities given the lack of alternatives, and it’s also not irrational to carry a gun under these circumstances, and it does lead to a lot of shootings.
This has very little to do with gun ownership and gun culture in the US in general.
There really isn’t. Almost no gun owners do anything unsafe with guns or ever shoot anyone. US gun culture is extremely safety focussed.
The media paints a completely bizarre and distorted picture of gun owners in general, picking the stupidest or most outlandish examples they can.
Most people who are involved in shootings in the US are in deeply underprivileged areas where there is a lot of crime in general, and ineffective policing and a dearth of opportunity.
It is often not irrational for young men in these circumstances to get involved in gang or crime related activities given the lack of alternatives, and it’s also not irrational to carry a gun under these circumstances, and it does lead to a lot of shootings.
This has very little to do with gun ownership and gun culture in the US in general.