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posted by on Monday January 09 2017, @08:49PM   Printer-friendly
from the second-amendment dept.

The love of guns in the United States has been well documented, as have multiple mass shootings across the country such as those in Orlando, San Bernardino, Newtown, and Virginia. The ease of access to guns in American society comes at a shocking cost.

As of September 2016, almost 11,000 people have been killed as a result of gun violence. Despite this high death toll, mass shootings in America show no sign of disappearing.

The Stateside obsession with guns can appear baffling to UK observers unfamiliar with its origins. So just how did this gun culture become so deep-rooted in the American psyche?

BBC source: Why Are Americans so Obsessed with Guns?

Wikipedia: Gun politics in the United States


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  • (Score: 2) by maxwell demon on Monday January 09 2017, @09:18PM

    by maxwell demon (1608) on Monday January 09 2017, @09:18PM (#451639) Journal

    Third, hunting is seen as an alternative food source if apocalyptic conditions arise. Evangelicals are especially worried about such because they are often taught that the end times are near, based on their interpretation of scripture.

    I'm sure that during the biblical apocalypse, there would be no opportunity to hunt.

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  • (Score: 3, Touché) by turgid on Monday January 09 2017, @09:22PM

    by turgid (4318) Subscriber Badge on Monday January 09 2017, @09:22PM (#451643) Journal

    And you can't kill the undead with a gun, no matter how powerful. I reckon Satan himself is impervious to anti-tank rounds and RPGs. You need something that squirts holy water or flings crucifixes at least 100 yards. Question is, though, is it Catholic or Protestant holy water?

    • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Monday January 09 2017, @09:30PM

      by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Monday January 09 2017, @09:30PM (#451657) Journal

      "Question is, though, is it Catholic or Protestant holy water?"

      Holy crap, what are you trying to do here? Start another Holy War?

    • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 09 2017, @10:43PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 09 2017, @10:43PM (#451696)

      Get the water blessed by both. Assuming it doesn't cancel each other out at least.

    • (Score: 3, Informative) by nethead on Tuesday January 10 2017, @01:29AM

      by nethead (4970) <joe@nethead.com> on Tuesday January 10 2017, @01:29AM (#451809) Homepage

      Catholic or Protestant holy water?

      Just go with Episcopalian. It's kind of the O-positive of holy water.

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    • (Score: 2) by mhajicek on Tuesday January 10 2017, @06:52PM

      by mhajicek (51) on Tuesday January 10 2017, @06:52PM (#452175)

      Arnold Schwarzenegger blew up Satan with a grenade launcher in End of Days. Didn't kill him, but slowed him down and messed up his plans.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday January 10 2017, @12:30AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday January 10 2017, @12:30AM (#451781)

    What's the exact scope of the Apocalypse? My edition didn't come with a map.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday January 10 2017, @01:46PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday January 10 2017, @01:46PM (#452030)

      What's the exact scope of the Apocalypse?

      The bible. Outside of the bible, any attempt to invoke it is invalid.