The American gun conversation is what you get when years of propaganda have devoted themselves to brainwashing citizens from childhood on. Thus, mental health is always trotted out after the latest mass shooting. Other countries have mental health issues - these are indeed pretty much a constant worldwide. What other countries do not have is, to actually *name* the elephant in the room, America's gun culture. Thus, Gail, I agree with this 100%: "can we not all see the sense in the simple equation that fewer guns on the street = fewer dead bodies?" Or to paraphrase Bill Clinton: it's the guns, stupid.
I know, it's a big taboo in the US to blame actual guns for actual deaths of actual Americans. Well, I've gone and done it.
Cheers,
John
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