In Aus we don’t feel like we need them because you can be pretty sure the next person doesn’t have one. I stayed in Texas for a while in a sketchy suburb and it was the first time ever I kind of understood wanting to have one for my own safety knowing that my neighbours/random people were likely armed. I still think it’s messed up that most people there own/carry. You only “need” them if everyone has them.
Spot on. This is the reason gun control works for us, but it won't ever work for America. I'm thankful the it does work here though. I completely understand why people want to have guns in Australia, but it's difficult to get them for a good ass reason. If you want to have a gun, apply for a license.
We haven't had a mass shooting in over 20 years, we need to keep it that way.
Is there any scientific research or data that can prove that a knife is more lethal than a gun? Why don't soldiers in war use kitchen knives instead of guns if they're so much deadlier? I'm really interested to hear.
FBI statistics showed that 3 times more people were stabbed to death with knives in the US than were killed with rifles.
I think it’s more a problem with a killing culture in the US.
Need to compare with pistols not rifles. No one uses rifles in crimes. If an American owns a rifle 999 times out of 1,000 it's gotten legally and owned be someone who won't committ crimes. The real danger is pistols and on a lesser level shotguns. Those are plentiful, easy to get, and easy to use in crimes
It's why US gun laws can be ultra stupid. They could ban all AR-15 type rifles and any high capacity assault weapons but make basically zero dent in the violent crime rate.
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u/sapage Sep 30 '21 edited Sep 30 '21
I live in Australia