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: 5, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 09 2017, @10:06PM
Two weeks ago a couple of guys tried to rob my home. I stood them down with a baseball bat.
I didn't report it to the police either because I don't talk to cops.
Just because someone used a gun to stop a crime doesn't mean a gun was the only way to stop that crime.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 09 2017, @11:01PM
Got that drug grow op or do you just know the police to be worthless and dangerous?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 09 2017, @11:40PM
Why does it have to be both?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday January 10 2017, @02:20PM
You know, if the cops are worthless enough that he is unwilling to talk to them, then I guess it's a good idea to be carrying because crime rates must be insane there with no good cops to do anything about it.
(Score: 1) by mobydisk on Tuesday January 10 2017, @05:53PM
Why don't you talk to cops?
By not reporting crimes:
* The same criminals can commit repeat offenses.
* The police departments are staffed and budgeted by crime rates, so your area will be underfunded and underrepresented.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 11 2017, @02:16AM
uhh, because calling the cops only makes things worse? they can't do shit but take a report and that's if they're not assholes. what frequently happens is they are annoyed that you interrupted their pimping/highway robbery/sitting around getting fat and start screwing with you to teach you a lesson.
* the cops could have already caught the real criminals if they weren't so busy preying on peaceful citizens insztead b/c it's easier.
* maybe we want to be underrepresented...
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday January 10 2017, @09:29PM
You are lucky you didn't bring a baseball bat to a gun fight.