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Also, once you have murder on your mind, every other unlawful deed is free, including the procuring of weapons. I did not follow closely, but IIRC the San Berna
by beagle3 11y ago
Also, once you have murder on your mind, every other unlawful deed is free, including the procuring of weapons. I did not follow closely, but IIRC the San Bernardino murderers built their own bombs.
Gun control might be useful, but it is not the panacea that the media and politicians are describing. FYI, access to firearms in Israel and Switzerland is actually easier than in the US, and yet there are fewer (essentially no) mass shootings[0] -- and Paris has much stricter gun control than the either. It's not as simple as recent political speeches make it.
[0] I'm ignoring anything related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict - that one's a war, shooting is to be expected, unfortunately.
- recuter 11y agoI assure you that access to firearms in Israel is not easier than in the US.
- beagle3 11y agoAn 18 year old Israeli going into the army is forced to have a weapon while in basic training, encouraged or forced to have a weapon through most of their service (~3 years) depending on the unit they are in. It is harder to buy a weapon in Israel than in some parts of the US (though, likely easier than NY or NJ), but _accessing_ a weapon is easier. And I say that having lived in both countries.