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
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Tuesday January 10 2017, @01:42AM
No, it's only mostly correct. This is true. I hang my head in shame that generalizations are not true to the last man/woman/child.
Wealth inequality is the cause of violence you say? Well, you would, wouldn't you? The reason it's happening has to fit your narrative. Must be someone else causing them to be criminals or all your cards come tumbling down, right?
Partisan? You know it's not only Republicans who hate the Democrat party's platform and policies, yes?
Now, how about some critical thinking of your own. Look at the cities that lie in red counties and compare violence levels to those in blue counties. Can you see the correlation or would that create too much cognitive dissonance?
My rights don't end where your fear begins.