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Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Questions on gun-control/rights [View all]EdwardBernays
(3,343 posts)9. We know that's not the case
Because we can look at Western countries without guns and see that they have much lower murder rates - even though many of them don't do endlessly more to address societal problems.
And of course Europe has much more democracy and social justice and universal education and welfare - as a rule - without guns. It's a fallacy to equate freedom and weaponry. Protecting society isn't a party political value, it's a the most basic thing a society must do. Right now American society fails 30k people a year. Allowing those people to die to protect the right to weaponry isn't a value worth fighting for. It's certainly not worth losing 30k people a year - for decades and decades.
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On your statement about Jefferson: I think you've been somewhat misled about him.
Decoy of Fenris
Jun 2016
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