10-08-2015, 01:33 PM
(10-08-2015, 01:28 PM)Blindgreed1 Wrote: The solution is simple. First and foremost address the metal health issue. 2nd, make guns safer. 32,719 Americans died in automobile accidents in 2013. Actually, cars exemplify the public health approach we need to apply to guns. Do we ban cars? No. Do we ban fast cars? No but we do require driver’s licenses, seatbelts, airbags, padded dashboards, safety glass and collapsible steering columns.
What?
The solution is not simple - it has multiple components, in my opinion.
Making guns safer does nothing to address the problem of gun violence homicides. At best, it might reduce the small fraction of gun deaths attributed to "unintentional" or "accidental" firing.