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> That's why countries where gun are banned for general population, does not have mass murder by "common people" like USA. First I beg to differ- compare the E

> That's why countries where gun are banned for general population, does not have mass murder by "common people" like USA. First I beg to differ- compare the EU to the U.S. or the U.S. to India, or to China for that matter or the U.S. to Brazil. Not just "countries". The US is one of the largest countries on Earth (by population and landmass), with one of the most diverse sets of population... It's really hard to even find a comparison. And I can tell you've never used a gun, it's not really something you go - "yeah let's kill people for fun today". Most of the cases (literally all the ones I know of) do it for revenge, or how they feel about themselves, don't really think a hobby is playing into it - more likely it's that when guns are used we plaster their names all over every media outlet.

aaron-lebo 9y ago
Confused with your statement. Do you mean to suggest that India and Brazil aren't large countries with diverse and large populations? The same with the EU (though not a single country). The comparison isn't favorable to the US.
- lettergram 9y ago
  I'm saying look at the mass murder rates at countries of that scale. And that's even with a fairly uniform population, when you get to the U.S. you have a large, disperse group, with various ideologies, incentives, etc. Often this makes people feel isolated or ostracized, because they don't fit in or are being out down. Then you get mass murder or murder in general, because I you don't relate. Basically, you have no incentive to care for one another.
  - birksherty 9y ago
    No, USA is not the only country where different groups of people live and feel isolated. India have more diverse groups of people than anywhere else. Language, culture, cast, religion, economy. It's divide from every possible way. Lot of those groups hate each other. Many of them have lower status in society. And millions of people there have mental issues. People don't give shit about mental health there. If guns become normal there, it would be catastrophic.
birksherty 9y ago
> it's not really something you go - "yeah let's kill people for fun today" I never said people kill for fun. When mass shooting happens, using gun feels normal. Because they have been using that weapon (gun) like it's supposed to (shooting practices and hunting) for a long time.
mcintyre1994 9y ago
Your mass shooters are plastered over every media outlet in other countries too, so that doesn't fully explain it either.
- CompanionCuuube 9y ago
  Why do they do this? The reason we can't restrict the publicity being offered to mass shooters in the US is due to the first amendment. Those other countries don't have such restrictions. Why are they being complicit in creating copycats?

aaron-lebo 9y ago

Confused with your statement. Do you mean to suggest that India and Brazil aren't large countries with diverse and large populations? The same with the EU (though not a single country). The comparison isn't favorable to the US.

lettergram 9y ago
I'm saying look at the mass murder rates at countries of that scale. And that's even with a fairly uniform population, when you get to the U.S. you have a large, disperse group, with various ideologies, incentives, etc. Often this makes people feel isolated or ostracized, because they don't fit in or are being out down. Then you get mass murder or murder in general, because I you don't relate. Basically, you have no incentive to care for one another.
- birksherty 9y ago
  No, USA is not the only country where different groups of people live and feel isolated. India have more diverse groups of people than anywhere else. Language, culture, cast, religion, economy. It's divide from every possible way. Lot of those groups hate each other. Many of them have lower status in society. And millions of people there have mental issues. People don't give shit about mental health there. If guns become normal there, it would be catastrophic.

birksherty 9y ago

> it's not really something you go - "yeah let's kill people for fun today" I never said people kill for fun. When mass shooting happens, using gun feels normal. Because they have been using that weapon (gun) like it's supposed to (shooting practices and hunting) for a long time.

mcintyre1994 9y ago

Your mass shooters are plastered over every media outlet in other countries too, so that doesn't fully explain it either.

CompanionCuuube 9y ago
Why do they do this? The reason we can't restrict the publicity being offered to mass shooters in the US is due to the first amendment. Those other countries don't have such restrictions. Why are they being complicit in creating copycats?