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its too late for the US to get rid of guns, too many in circulation. they're not civilized like australia, where they got rid of guns and cut down crime by a ton, so gl getting folks to give up their arms.
better education and better healthcare (including psychiatric help) is needed but what do i kno.
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I'd agree with that. I think mental health care needs to be improved rather than changing gun laws.
The point that I was going to type was also brought up. You can't just make them illegal and they'll instantly go up in price. As Crono said, there are far too many already out there. If some sort of mandate went into place, there's no way that these guns would all get taken. I'd say less than half the guns that there are would actually be confiscated.
Also, some quick stats.
Firearm homicides in the US (2013): 11,208
Number of people killed in mass shootings in the US in the
past 7 years: 934
Don't tell me how many more people are killed in mass shootings as opposed to other firearm homicide. If the goal is to keep people safe, the target should not be the mass shootings.
Fix the mental healthcare to stop that, not the gun laws.