EyeRunMD wrote:
chaparral wrote:
EyeRunMD wrote:
907Tri wrote:
Kay Serrar wrote:
I just don’t understand how so many people in this country still think lax gun controls are a good thing for our society.
I live in a very conservative area art of the country and I cross these people daily.
I can tell you that in their minds it’s not lax gun controls they are focused on it’s the narrative of the government taking away their right to bear arms. They see it as a non-negotiable. If they give way to one law it will further become harder and harder and their right to the 2nd amendment will weaken.
These past 2 years has along made that thought worse with the way it was handled in their minds.
This is the problem that will take 1-2 generations to reverse that mindset and then get those in office to enact change.
Also, I know a lot of people who have purchased more guns because of recent events, particularly the calls for defunding police. Based in truth or not, these events scare a lot of people enough that they are willing to bring even more guns into our world.
The gun industry loves to stoke those fears like "defunding police" and crime. They know it drives up sales. So of people fall for it and give them exactly what they want.
Not sure the gun industry can take all the blame for this part. With the George Floyd related riots, multiple cities calling for defunding police, and rising crime rates reported on the news nightly, it’s not unusual for people to be afraid
But what cities have actually "defunded" the police? How much have we heard about "defund" the police? The difference between those two questions shows what I am talking about.
Also, what crime specifically went up? It was gun violence! Guess what also increased at the same time? Gun purchases. It is a self licking ice cream cone for gun manufactures. They sell more guns, which causes more crimes, which causes more sales. They have every incentive to keep crime rates up.