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: 3, Insightful) by Hairyfeet on Tuesday January 10 2017, @01:37AM
Don't forget that the laws restricting guns in the first place to keep blacks from being able to defend themselves against racist violence. Just look up the documentary "fear of an armed negro" and see for yourself as those that wrote those laws? Really weren't shy or coy about their racism, they were pretty blatant and quite clear it was to keep blacks from being able to fight back.
This is why one of the first guns they targeted and demonized was the so-called "Saturday Night Special" which if anyone here has ever shot one like I have can tell you it was a solid reliable self defense weapon that was easily affordable....which is why it was targeted. it was essentially a "poll tax" on guns that blacks could use to protect themselves and their property and again the guys that passed those laws in the late 60s and early 70s? Didn't even try to hide their racism and wrote and spoke about it quite often to pretty much anybody that would listen.
I strongly urge everyone to look up that documentary and give it a watch, its quite an eye opener. Of course if most folks knew the real reason those laws came into being most would oppose them, hence why they are not spoken about, same as the Democratic party just ignores their support of the KKK following reconstruction or LBJ saying "I'll have those n*ggers voting Democratic for the next 200 years." after passing welfare.
ACs are never seen so don't bother. Always ready to show SJWs for the racists they are.
(Score: 2) by chromas on Tuesday January 10 2017, @02:33AM
They sure seem to have a lot of guns though.