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: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday January 10 2017, @06:54AM
Haven't you heard? Being "colorblind" and evaluating people on their own chosen behavior is now racist.
RIP "racist"; you were once a useful word with a valid definition.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday January 10 2017, @09:20AM
> Being "colorblind" and evaluating people on their own chosen behavior is now racist.
Wah!
No, claiming to be colorblind while denying your own biases has always been racist.
It just took the racists a while to figure out how to co-opt the language of anti-racism to disguise their racism.
But you knew that already didn't you? You sound like you really want to believe your own bullshit, so you keep repeating it like a mantra hoping eventually you'll brainwash yourself.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday January 10 2017, @05:55PM
Crying "racist!", as with the boy who cried wolf, no longer has any effect; attempting a kafkatrap [ibiblio.org] does not change the situation.