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That's not the real relationship tree. Mass gun ownership leads to fear. Fear may lead to politeness and caution, but only because of the fear. It may also lead

That's not the real relationship tree. Mass gun ownership leads to fear. Fear may lead to politeness and caution, but only because of the fear. It may also lead to a 'fight or flight' type response, and things might escalate quickly beyond where anyone wanted them to be... If you want to structure society around fear, that is (I guess) a country's prerogative, but it's not something I (as a non-American) would ever support.

virmundi 6y ago
You have made some lovely statements. You have nothing to back them. They will play well here. This coming from a person who lives in Florida and has a carry conceal permit.
dboreham 6y ago
This hasn't been my experience fwiw as someone who moved from a non-gun country to the US. To be honest where I live (Montana) guns really aren't a problem. At least not the kind of problem that makes it a win to require Democrat candidates to support additional gun control measures. I think it's not unrealistic to imagine that we could completely dispense with the crazy Republicans if only democrats would drop gun control, it's such a wedge issue. Imagine that: Trump would never have happened, in exchange for not pursuing gun laws that probably wouldn't have achieved anything.
m463 6y ago
wasn't this story about the police being polite, and then later entering... cautiously?