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Well, idk about you, but I hear of at least one school shooting in the US every week. Statistically, the numbers might not be much, but it sure caused 95% of sc

Well, idk about you, but I hear of at least one school shooting in the US every week. Statistically, the numbers might not be much, but it sure caused 95% of schools to enforce active shooter drills, no? > A majority of the US population supports stronger gun control. Unfortunately, in our political system, that's not sufficient to make it happen. Isn't US a democracy? If majority of the population supports stronger gun control, it should be easy to pass. Anyway, I don't mean to put you on the defensive. I understand that you love your country.

danenania 4y ago
That's because the media is sensationalist and uses fear mongering to drive up engagement and revenue. Also, it's a big country. When you have a population of hundreds of millions, a lot of things that are extremely unlikely to ever impact an individual citizen will nonetheless happen on a regular basis somewhere in the country. "Isn't US a democracy? If majority of the population supports stronger gun control, it should be easy to pass." If only it were that simple. "Anyway, I don't mean to put you on the defensive. I understand that you love your country." I love some things and hate other things. I just think the discussion should be based on facts rather than emotion and hyperbole. I agree that school shootings are a problem here and would like to see stronger gun control as much as anyone, but it isn't helpful to exaggerate the (very low) level of danger kids face in school.
- PhantomBKB 4y ago
  Fair enough.