Message from @Soyaman
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I live in gun centric america
show me the problem
There is a crime problem in America
is probally more accurate
first define what "gun culture" even is
a "newsworthy" crime problem
Its like when people say rape culture
its not like gun owners live in camps like lepers on the outskirts of town we're regular people everywhere
a subset of the larger population not exterior to it
Then why do you have all those school and church shootings?
several reasons
the biggest factor is the fucking media
You should really be asking why there's so much violent knife crime
Seeing as it's waaaaay higher
Mass knifing?
think about it, if youre a lonely deranged asshole the quickest, easiest way to get your face plastered onto every TV in america for a week straight is to shoot up someplace
You are saying gun = knife?
both are weapons
One's a tool.
Both are tools
That's the difference between gun owners and non owners
its purpose is decided by the person using it.
a device or implement, especially one held in the hand, used to carry out a particular function
hmmmm
to think that the manufacturers intended purpose is in any way relevant is ridiculous
A hammer is as much a tool or weapon as a gun
Or even...A sickle
So in what way can you use a gun then?
how about recreational shooting since thats 99% of the ammunition expended in the US
Currently there is an epidemic of wild pigs in the central US
why do effectively nonlethal calibers like .22LR wildly outsell large bore calibers?
Because squirrels ruin our birdfeeders
most people own guns exclusively for recreation
So you're undermining your own point by making a different statement.
or hunting, or defense
Hunting and defense are both using the gun for killing.
Gheto safaris?
yes but thats like saying we should ban fire extinguishers to prevent fires.
No, it's not. Not even close.
Why is having a gun for home defense a bad thing then?