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Guns. Woken up to 2 news stories here in the UK.
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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 663036" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>True on our side of the border as well.</p><p>We may need the band aids - but they are not the real answer.</p><p> </p><p>An interesting point from this side of the border is that it is surprising how much domestic violence is perpetuated by use of guns, and in particular hand-guns. Tighter controls on guns does seem to reduce domestic fatalities, as guns are not available as an "answer" in the heat of the moment. This is a situation that plays out in the city and in the country... it isn't really a GUN problem, it's a domestic violence problem which happens to be made worse by guns.</p><p> </p><p>Is there more <u>gun</u> violence if there are more guns available? My take on this is: likely. Is there less violence if guns are less available? My take on this is: No. Violence is violence, and controlling guns doesn't impact the violence.</p><p> </p><p>This is why dealing with root causes is the only lasting solution. Unfortunately... to do so takes significant funding, and most people are not willing to pay for the changes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 663036, member: 11791"] True on our side of the border as well. We may need the band aids - but they are not the real answer. An interesting point from this side of the border is that it is surprising how much domestic violence is perpetuated by use of guns, and in particular hand-guns. Tighter controls on guns does seem to reduce domestic fatalities, as guns are not available as an "answer" in the heat of the moment. This is a situation that plays out in the city and in the country... it isn't really a GUN problem, it's a domestic violence problem which happens to be made worse by guns. Is there more [U]gun[/U] violence if there are more guns available? My take on this is: likely. Is there less violence if guns are less available? My take on this is: No. Violence is violence, and controlling guns doesn't impact the violence. This is why dealing with root causes is the only lasting solution. Unfortunately... to do so takes significant funding, and most people are not willing to pay for the changes. [/QUOTE]
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