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Niel|1458141906|4006127 said:Right, different because we won't pass gun reform.
No. Different because ... we have weak borders, even weaker resources to protect them, and very strong drug cartels trafficking in their product to our citizens who have created demand for it to escape their oh so harsh reality called LIFE. And that product demands guns to protect/defend it (e.g., the bad guys).
Different because ... we don't punish criminals who DO commit gun crimes harshly enough to drive the point home not only to them (to prevent them from becoming repeat offenders) but to set an example for others considering a similar life of crime or committing the same acts.
Different because ... our idea of "punishment" for crime is 3 hots and a cot, a free education, free healthcare, and another opportunity to be in a gang when instead it SHOULD be hard labor, less 'chances', and no 'benefits' that we can't even provide veterans or homeless.
Different because ... we have a far worse mental health problem in this country that constantly gets brushed under the rug, and we're too worried about hurting Jane & John Doe's feelings than facing the harsh truths and facts that some of these people should probably be 'watched' to some degree so they DON'T go shooting up a church, a school, or a government office.
Different because ... we're the melting pot where everyone wants to live and be free (so long as it conforms to THEIR way of life without regard for our founding principles), and we want EVERYONE to be a 'special snowflake', so we don't adequately mitigate risks with immigrants who *may* very well wish to destroy us (again, can't hurt their 'wittle feewings').
Different because ... we've passed "gun reform" and it didn't stop Newtown, San Bernadino or South Carolina from happening.
And lastly, we're different because IT'S OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO PROTECT OURSELVES FROM ALL OF THE AFOREMENTIONED THREATS (as well as our government if/when it decides to go off the rails) since our government can't get its head out of its ass to do it for the nation.
And until those threats are eliminated, you're darn right "I'll cling to my guns" ... every last one of them! How many of these "other countries" that are doing soooo well with regard to their "gun violence" face those same problems day in & out?