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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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Obstacles are what you see when you take your eyes off your goal.
(Score: 2) by butthurt on Monday January 09 2017, @09:36PM
Sylvester Stallone was in that film. Recently it was rumoured that he was offered an appointment as chief administrator of the National Endowment for the Arts:
After a report that Trump had offered the NEA chairmanship to Stallone, the actor on Sunday released a statement indicating he does not want it, but he said he would be open to a role that focuses on helping veterans.
-- https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/reliable-source/wp/2016/12/19/sylvester-stallone-trump-appointee/ [washingtonpost.com]