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Originally Posted by Rocksnap
Common sense says follow the DATA. Where guns are legal, especially open carry, crime drops dramatically. Data can be your friend.
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This is one of the most ludicrous assertions I've ever seen on ToTV.
You are approximately 20 times safer from "gun violence" in Europe, than you are in the USA. 20 times.
Among major countries, only Mexico, Venezuela & Brazil have a higher gun violence rate than the USA. Among "democratic countries", not one country has a gun violence rate in the same universe as the United States.
The
data is all there for everyone to see.
There is one and only one reason, the USA lags behind the world in gun control and that's the NRA and their contribution to political parties and public discourse. Luckily for the USA, their influence (money) is in a free fall. Since the mid-2000's, their revenue is down almost 70% in real dollars. Membership is down even more.
Anyone or any group who asserts a 238 year old document, gives them the "right", is grasping at straws. Every single "right" granted by the US Constitution has been modified or diluted over the years, by a myriad of laws ... and rightfully so.
Common sense is taking over, although it might be a few years before the Kool-Aid drinkers accept that.
The 3 biggest myths in 21st Century USA, are: Guns make people safer, elections are rigged and "loud pipes save lives".