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Originally Posted by xelasnave
Come generalising is not helpful.
The little girl thing points to a problem of how parents start training kids at an early age to do this or that and that approach is not limited to the USA.
At least she is being trained , hopefully in responsible gun (rifle) management.
I was watching Pawn Stars and a lady presented a hand gun that she purchased at a garage sale which is alarming and points to the real issue that controls are really needed.
There are many folk over there who would like to see gun laws reviewed and they are not stupid.
Anyways just because a large number of folk voted for Trump there are many not so stupid who see thru him.
Alex
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Wholly agreed, best to avoid the generalisations. I have US friends who want guns banned (and for good reason). Not everyone supports the ideals of NRA etc.
A friend voted for Trump, and now regrets doing so. He was also very surprised that I knew so much about American politics etc.
As far as I understand, getting rid of guns is almost impossible - each state has co-signed the US constitution and EACH state must approve any amendments to constitution. I cannot see states like Texas etc doing so. Like, ever.
There is a direct correlation between gun ownership and death by guns in wealthy modern countries - with the US topping any developed nation for death by gun by a considerable margin on a per capita basis. Sadly, a large number of Americans refuse to acknowledge this, and, I suspect, will never give up their guns, even if it was legislated. The right to bear arms is the only slight on the US constitution imho - it is otherwise an exceptionally well written legal document, with a great deal of foresight. It makes the Australian constitution look rubbish imho.