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Originally Posted by jyl
But how?
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There's not much more that can be done, at least if we want to enjoy the style of life we live in the US.
It's a byproduct of freedom.
We could reduce these kinds of things, easily, if we were willing to give up many of our freedoms and rights, i.e., due process rights, privacy rights, etc.
But it's a lot of hand-wringing for a problem that statistically isn't a significant one. It's just one that the media and politicians (and highly emotional subjects) love.
How many people are killed by a crazy person in a mass killing like this each year?
In a country of 330+ million people, with 300+ million guns present?
It's not a lot. In fact, all homicide, by any means (guns or otherwise) account for only .7% of deaths in the US. You are more likely to die from being bitten by a snake or spider than in a mass killing by a crazed lunatic with a gun.