I just went by what you said, that seems to be what you meant.
You said we have more guns than "them" and higher crimes than "them"
what else would you be meaning?
Like I said, we are not them, so their ways are not are ways to begin with.
Its not the guns, its the culture, the way of life that has been since it became what it is.
That is not what I was referring to with your response as I was not alluding to comparing us with others in my last post. Secondly, "guns", and how we look at them and use them, is very much a part of a country's "culture", so they cannot logically be stripped away from it.
Certainly there are always going to be other factors involved, and I certainly would never deny that, but the unfortunate reality is that so many of the "pro-gun" people haven't studied the data, and so many simply don't seem to be even interested in studying it or just pooh-pooh it away by citing any excuse they can try and get away with. It's all too often just a reflection of their arrogance on steroids.
A much more honest and intelligent approach would be for them to ask what some of us who are worried about gun violence in this country would suggest be done, but most often all we get back from the "gun-lovers" is to dishonestly take us to the opposite extreme and have us wanting to abolish all guns. And trying to have any kind of civil discussion with this element is darn near impossible based on my experiences and observations.
Therefore, next time let me recommend you
ask maybe what we may recommend instead of stereotyping us and jumping to unwarranted conclusions.
