• okamiueru@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Fewer guns. Better mental health treatment. Fewer guns. More safety nets. Less extreme poverty. Fewer guns.

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      5 months ago

      I even wonder if no guns at all would somehow decrease public shootings, are there any countries that implement that policy?

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        5 months ago

        What do you mean? If there are no guns… what… what would the shootings be done with? Fingerguns don’t count.

        As for an example that comes close to what you’re asking for:

        There is no silver bullet here tho. There are some pretty obvious directions that would improve things, and some that would make it worse. Adding more guns, is an amazingly stupid approach, and characteristically American. If adding guns makes things worse, could reducing guns help? Surprisedpikachu.

        Gotta defend yourself against people with guns, with guns, so make it more accessible. Give gammy a gun, you never know! How about littly Timmy, he’s old enough to walk home… ah, that’s right, there is no infrastructure for walking. That’d be too dangerous… Meh. Enough Internet for today.

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      5 months ago

      You’re emphasizing the wrong part, imo. The overall societal negligence of mental health, especially for young males, is the biggest ‘fish to fry’. By that I mean the ratio of reduction in gun crime to amount of resources put in is best in addressing that issue head-on, and I feel said issue needs to get a LOT better before that will stop being the case.

      After all, what’s better: preventing a homicidal person from getting access to a gun, or preventing a person from becoming homicidal in the first place?