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Gun Control Reform Activism

AndyS

(14,559 posts)

5. There are more guns in America than there are people

Reply to Laffy Kat (Original post)

Thu Jan 6, 2022, 03:06 PM

Jan 2022

and we added 20,000,000 more last year. More people die from guns in the US than any other educated country.

Yet I am told that the availability of guns has NOTHING to do with the level of gun violence.

If it were up to me, I'd take away the guns . . .

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A two-year-old finds a gun in the car and shoots sibling and mother... [View all] Laffy Kat Jan 2022 OP

People Control, Not Gun Control Sancho Jan 2022 #1

Each gun must require liability insurance! Thunderbeast Jan 2022 #3

Yes, blood alcohol level limit for carrying guns same as for driving Walleye Jan 2022 #2

Maybe that will cut down on the number of "hunting accidents" that happen Aristus Jan 2022 #4

Yeah I don't understand why it isn't an a law already.carry a gun under the influence, crime Walleye Jan 2022 #6

There are more guns in America than there are people AndyS Jan 2022 #5

Great song, Andy. Hard-hitting. Thank you. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2022 #7