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People in the USA own a lot of firearms and there are more firearm-related crimes and accidents in the USA compared to countries with low rates of firearm owne

People in the USA own a lot of firearms and there are more firearm-related crimes and accidents in the USA compared to countries with low rates of firearm ownership.

nybble41 7y ago
The USA is a big place, and the "firearm-related" crimes you're referring to are predominately in large urbanized areas where firearm ownership is prohibited.
- minikites 7y ago
  >large urbanized areas where firearm ownership is prohibited Which is why we need national action. Criminals in Chicago buy firearms in neighboring Indiana, criminals in New York City buy firearms in neighboring Connecticut. The parallel to atomic weapons is similar. If many nations own atomic weapons, it's easier for an unstable/untrustworthy state to acquire them.
  - nybble41 7y ago
    Obviously the criminals get their firearms from somewhere else since they can't be purchased legally inside the city, but you'll never eliminate every possible source. Even if you put up a massive wall and have 100% success in eliminating smuggling (which is obviously impossible) these things just aren't that hard to manufacture locally using commonly available and benign tools and materials. Criminals will still have them, and regular citizens will have an even harder time defending themselves.
    - minikites 7y ago
      >these things just aren't that hard to manufacture locally using commonly available and benign tools and materials So this should be a big problem in nations with strict firearm laws, correct?
      - LyndsySimon 7y ago
        Like this? https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/deadly-diy-homemade-guns-hit-sydney-streets-in-record-numbers/news-story/5fdb4a462ef3c50afc70522879813fe7 https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/deadly-diy-homema... https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/homemade-submachine-guns-seized-near-edmonton-1.3558129 https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/homemade-submachine-guns-seize...
        minikites 7y ago
        The first article doesn't list how many firearms are supposedly "hitting the streets" and includes this quote: >Mr Plotecki said that while there was no evidence the homemade guns had been used by local extremists, it was a concern for the future. The second article is about the seizure of four firearms. Truly a menace.

People in the USA own a lot of firearms and there are more firearm-related crimes and accidents in the USA compared to countries with low rates of firearm ownership.

nybble41 7y ago

The USA is a big place, and the "firearm-related" crimes you're referring to are predominately in large urbanized areas where firearm ownership is prohibited.

minikites 7y ago
>large urbanized areas where firearm ownership is prohibited Which is why we need national action. Criminals in Chicago buy firearms in neighboring Indiana, criminals in New York City buy firearms in neighboring Connecticut. The parallel to atomic weapons is similar. If many nations own atomic weapons, it's easier for an unstable/untrustworthy state to acquire them.
- nybble41 7y ago
  Obviously the criminals get their firearms from somewhere else since they can't be purchased legally inside the city, but you'll never eliminate every possible source. Even if you put up a massive wall and have 100% success in eliminating smuggling (which is obviously impossible) these things just aren't that hard to manufacture locally using commonly available and benign tools and materials. Criminals will still have them, and regular citizens will have an even harder time defending themselves.
  - minikites 7y ago
    >these things just aren't that hard to manufacture locally using commonly available and benign tools and materials So this should be a big problem in nations with strict firearm laws, correct?
    - LyndsySimon 7y ago
      Like this? https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/deadly-diy-homemade-guns-hit-sydney-streets-in-record-numbers/news-story/5fdb4a462ef3c50afc70522879813fe7 https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/deadly-diy-homema... https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/homemade-submachine-guns-seized-near-edmonton-1.3558129 https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/homemade-submachine-guns-seize...
      - minikites 7y ago
        The first article doesn't list how many firearms are supposedly "hitting the streets" and includes this quote: >Mr Plotecki said that while there was no evidence the homemade guns had been used by local extremists, it was a concern for the future. The second article is about the seizure of four firearms. Truly a menace.