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Gun violence in America is
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A gun problem
A mental health problem
Both
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Anonymous 5d

A poverty problem

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Anonymous 5d

Access to guns for people who shouldn’t have access and lack of access to mental health resources

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Anonymous 5d

both but more access to deadly weapons AND a culture that glorifies violence

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Anonymous 5d

We are the only first world country with this level of gun ownership & this level of gun deaths. It's mental health, but it’s also certainly the guns

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Anonymous 4d

It’s a problem that can’t be fixed by removing the second amendment or even impeding it.

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Anonymous 4d

People kill people

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Anonymous 4d

Neither. It’s a heart issue.

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 4d

Why would our country be the only country with this “heart issue” ?

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 4d

I never said our country is the only country with this issue

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 4d

Then how do you explain the rate of gun deaths (particularly mass shootings) relative to other countries?

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 4d

Because we have more guns than other countries. Other countries use knives and bats.

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 4d

So how is that not also a gun issue when we see a higher rate of death than those countries with those types of incidents?

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 4d

Okay let’s do some math The more guns you have the more you’re going to have gun crimes by default simply because there is more guns in the population. If other countries had just as much guns as we did they too would have a similar rate of gun crimes.

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 4d

Exactly🙂

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 4d

So we should get rid of all vehicles too since they cause a lot of deaths per year then right?

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 4d

Nope! But as we’ve learned what factors increase the rate of deadly accidents, we’ve introduced safer car designs, safer road designs, & more regulations for drivers. The equivalent should be done to reduce gun deaths

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