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Mexico is basically in a civil war with drug cartels, whom are getting their arms from the US! Illegally of course, but still. Good that you bring up Switzerla
by hef19898 3y ago
Mexico is basically in a civil war with drug cartels, whom are getting their arms from the US! Illegally of course, but still.
Good that you bring up Switzerland. Because they have a long history of a militia (!) based military. So, Switzerland is actually a good example what "a well regulated militia" looks like. Glad you see that.
Regarding statistics on gun violence in general, if ypu see no problem because war zones have bigger issues says a lot.
- lazide 3y agomost American gun violence (the vast majority) tends to happen in areas that can easily be classified as urban war zones for the same reasons as much of the violence in Mexico. If you’ve been to the areas of Oakland, Chicago, Salinas, etc. that show up a lot, it’s frankly clear that they are. Much if the South American violence never ends up in an identifiable statistic. Especially in places like Guatemala. As always with statistics, the collection and context matters a lot.
- tptacek 3y agoThere is no part of the city of Chicago that in any sense resembles a war zone. Violence on the south and west sides of Chicago is notable in part for how attractive some of the neighborhoods are. Drop a pin on Englewood or Austin and drive around a bit in Google Maps. Tree canopy, big houses, kids playing in the streets. The violence in these areas is very real, but they aren't no-mans-lands as people so often try to insist they are.