DAGuest wrote: ↑25 May 2022, 07:08The issue is that the second amendment in the constitution explicitly says government can’t restrict the citizenry’s right to bear arms and the constitution can only get amended with 60% state approval. And now it’s a whole sociocultural identity, having guns. Fucked up.Guest wrote: ↑25 May 2022, 06:53I come from a region where guns aren't a thing, you can never buy them they aren't sold to the public and that narrative makes people not even think about owning one. No one needs to buy a gun, because they know no one will attack them with a gun. So we have never had any mass shooting or any gun related crimes, that doesn't mean crimes aren't committed but they happen at a lower rate and using other means that are generally less deadly.
So what the fuck is wrong with Americans? I keep seeing idiots saying they need them for protection when i have never heard anyone kill a mass murderer and stop anything. They keep saying getting rid of guns won't mean people won't have them, and while it takes time the government can confiscate and get rid of guns until they are completely gone. This insanity is out of this world, the fact that anyone can go and buy a gun is fucked up and i can't believe people aren't getting it. Hearing about kids getting killed is heartbreaking, the idea that anyone going about their day can get killed that easily is maddening.
"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
If the people would actually read the second amendment they would know that "everyone can have guns" is not what it means. People being part of a well regulated millitia have the right to bear arms, not random people.