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> This is complete nonsense because we know from experience in other countries (UK, Australia) that massively restricting private ownership of firearms is a rel

> This is complete nonsense because we know from experience in other countries (UK, Australia) that massively restricting private ownership of firearms is a reliable way to put a stop to mass shootings. In fact it’s the only one found yet. Don't even have to go that far: see Canada. Sixth in per capita firearm ownership: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estimated_number_of_civilian_guns_per_capita_by_country https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estimated_number_of_civilian_g... Quite low per capital total firearm-related deaths (below FR, FI, CH, AT): * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_firearm-related_death_rate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_firearm-r... Notwithstanding recent changes/legal drama, Canada's gun laws are relatively similar to Massachusetts's: * https://www.vox.com/2018/11/13/17658028/massachusetts-gun-control-laws-licenses https://www.vox.com/2018/11/13/17658028/massachusetts-gun-co...

sudosysgen 4y ago
Canada's gun laws are significantly stricter than MA, and we have wayyy less guns than the US. And we still have a mass shooting every year or two.
- throw0101a 4y ago
  Licensing is the key point: a filter so any rando can't get a firearm by, e.g., just buying an engagement ring wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing: * https://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/shotgun-wedding-buy-engagement-ring-free-gun-184529691.html https://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/shotgun-wedding-buy-en... * https://www.dallasnews.com/news/texas/2016/10/25/only-in-texas-lubbock-jeweler-offers-free-gun-with-engagement-ring-purchase/ https://www.dallasnews.com/news/texas/2016/10/25/only-in-tex... Just teaching ACTS and PROVE would probably help reduce a lot of needless carnage. Yes. But much higher than most other developed countries. Without a crazy high number of shootings, probably because there are fewer 'Rambos' walking around packin' heat, lighting off: * https://wbznewsradio.iheart.com/content/2022-02-01-watch-video-shows-road-rage-suspect-shooting-through-his-own-windshield/ https://wbznewsradio.iheart.com/content/2022-02-01-watch-vid... The list of massacres and mass shootings for Canada over the course of its entire history fits on one not-very-long page: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_massacres_in_Canada https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_massacres_in_Canada * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Mass_shootings_in_Canada https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Mass_shootings_in_Can... Contrast the US: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mass_shootings_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mass_shootings_in_the_... * https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/reports/mass-shooting https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/reports/mass-shooting

sudosysgen 4y ago

Canada's gun laws are significantly stricter than MA, and we have wayyy less guns than the US. And we still have a mass shooting every year or two.

throw0101a 4y ago
Licensing is the key point: a filter so any rando can't get a firearm by, e.g., just buying an engagement ring wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing: * https://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/shotgun-wedding-buy-engagement-ring-free-gun-184529691.html https://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/shotgun-wedding-buy-en... * https://www.dallasnews.com/news/texas/2016/10/25/only-in-texas-lubbock-jeweler-offers-free-gun-with-engagement-ring-purchase/ https://www.dallasnews.com/news/texas/2016/10/25/only-in-tex... Just teaching ACTS and PROVE would probably help reduce a lot of needless carnage. Yes. But much higher than most other developed countries. Without a crazy high number of shootings, probably because there are fewer 'Rambos' walking around packin' heat, lighting off: * https://wbznewsradio.iheart.com/content/2022-02-01-watch-video-shows-road-rage-suspect-shooting-through-his-own-windshield/ https://wbznewsradio.iheart.com/content/2022-02-01-watch-vid... The list of massacres and mass shootings for Canada over the course of its entire history fits on one not-very-long page: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_massacres_in_Canada https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_massacres_in_Canada * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Mass_shootings_in_Canada https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Mass_shootings_in_Can... Contrast the US: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mass_shootings_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mass_shootings_in_the_... * https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/reports/mass-shooting https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/reports/mass-shooting