Tristan SnellIn 1996, a gunman slaughtered 16 kids and a teacher in Dunblane, Scotland. After a public outcry, the UK passed common sense gun laws.
In the 27 years since then, the UK has had ZERO school shootings.
Lazarou Monkey Terror đđđ@tristansnell for once, we Brits did something right. If we can do it, anyone can.
J$@tristansnell If this isnât jinxing it by awakening somebodyâs FOMO, then what is?
BoneHouseWaspsđ¶đŹđ§đȘđș@tristansnell And you only need your fingers and toes to count the total number of mass shootings (20) since then, too.
I believe the US went past that this year (!) on January 8th...
John Caveney woke is međ ïž@tristansnell Dear NRA this is how you do it. Works much better than thoughts and prayers.
Sean@jaycee @tristansnell So the unfortunate thing is the NRA are completely uninterested in public safety, they are entirely about owning guns. So their response to this will be âif only teachers had gunsâ, âthere should be cops in schoolsâ or vague finger pointing at âmental healthâ
Ironically theyâre doing this against their own interests. If they were willing to compromise (background checks, licenses) theyâd see a decrease or stabilisation in gun crime. However theyâre going to push and push until the public completely turn against them, and then theyâll have to fight total bans.
@smcl @tristansnell Total bans are the only way. Unfortunately there are so many guns of all kinds in the USA now it will take decades to enforce once the will is there to amend the second. Itâs incredible to me that the vast majority wonât understand that the âfounding fathersâ couldnât possibly have foreseen the weaponry available today. And the right to bear arms is no longer necessary in the way it once may have been. Even thatâs debatable in my opinion.
pegacat@tristansnell After the Port Arthur massacre where a gunman in Tasmania killed 24 staff and tourists Australia passed strong gun laws.
In the 27 years since then, Australia has had ZERO mass (>4 victim) public shootings.
Mysterious coincidence.
Bill AdlerGun control works.
12foxfire@tristansnell Americans are too fâing arrogant. Kinda like that masking thingâŠ
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The problem is the American constitution.
I have suggested an effective work around that won't violate the constitution and make America safer. This will also impact criminals.
There is no mention of ammunition in the constitution.
Severely restrict the availability of ammunition to use in gun clubs only, or for legitimate reasons. No availability of ammunition for automatic weapons. Ammunition owners to keep logs of use of bullets/cartridges. People who store/dispense controlled drugs have to do this.
Is there a legal reason why this wouldn't work?
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The problem is the American constitution.
I have suggested an effective work around that won't violate the constitution and make America safer. This will also impact criminals.
There is no mention of ammunition in the constitution.
Severely restrict the availability of ammunition to use in gun clubs only, or for legitimate reasons. No availability of ammunition for automatic weapons. Ammunition owners to keep logs of use of bullets/cartridges. People who store/dispense controlled drugs have to do this.
Is there a legal reason why this wouldn't work?
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#2ndAmendment
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A Content Warning such as "extreme violence against children" would have been appreciated.
A Content Warning such as "extreme violence against children" would have been appreciated.
AnnieOf course, Scotland is the size of Maine, with 1/66th the population of the US.
There is probably some statistically optimal size/population at which a country is effective at governance and caring for its citizens. We are not those optimal things.
Martin Ellis@anne @tristansnell On the other hand, the US population is only 5x that of the UK, so they are at least a similar order of magnitude.
It doesnât seem plausible to me that a 5x different accounts for the orders of magnitude more (mass) shootings.
It doesnât seem plausible to me that a 5x different accounts for the orders of magnitude more (mass) shootings.